We recommend that publishers evaluate several royalty software applications before making a purchase decision. We have worked with and recommend the software listed below.
AcumenBook – Complete ERP solution (accounting, inventory, sales, royalties, marketing) used by over 180 book publishers. Some publishers purchase ACUMEN and use only its royalty module.
Anko Pubishing Manager – Anko Publishing Manager handles royalties, ONIX title information management and production management in one application.
AnyBook – Very affordable; $240 to $730, publishing shareware software for publishers with simple royalty requirements. Available in six versions. Versions III, IV, V and VI offer increasing levels of royalty functionality.
Bradbury Phillips – A leading rights and royalty software solution with 200+ clients. Agents accounts program for literary agents. A Microsoft Access application. Title based pricing.
Counterpoint Systems - Rights and royalty accounting software for music, film, television, computer games, apparel, technology and merchandising.
Easy Royalties - Affordable and customizable royalty software that is frequently updated. Optional rights management module. For small to medium sized publishers. A Microsoft Access application. Title based pricing that ranges from $500 to $10,000.
Klopotek - A leading editorial and production management solution that is available as a standalone and hosted solution for large publishers (publishers with sales above $25M USD). Used by over 200 publishers.
knk Publishing – Integrates with Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Contract administration of all kinds of royalties, license and commission contracts with license partners and authors. Certified by Microsoft.
Media Services Group – Powerful hosted rights and royalty solution for book publishers with sales of $5M+. Mirrored hosting by data centers located in Texas, Arizona and London. Written in .NET. Hosted solution priced at $900/month.
Musicalc - Hosted software for music publishers.
Publishing Technology – A powerful and easily customizable royalty software solution for book publishers with sales of $5M or greater. Available as a hosted or standalone solution. Written in .NET
Real Software Systems – Powerful rights and royalty software for book, film, music, pharmaceutical, software and toy companies.
SAP Intellectual Property Management – Powerful intellectual property management functionality for larger companies. Highly customizable.
