Features
One dashboard for the whole press.
Authors, contracts, royalties, catalog, pipeline, portal, analytics — eight tools, one data model. Built for independent publishing houses running 10–500 titles. Used by Sapatrishi every day.
8h → 15min
Royalty close per cycle
0%
Cut of your sales we take
10–500
Titles per press supported
5
Contract templates included
Invite. Track. Pay. Done.
Onboard authors by email or shareable link. Set per-author revenue splits. Track every manuscript from submission to publication. The author lifecycle, organized.
- Email + link-based invites with EmailMate
- Per-author revenue share % + contract type
- Author portal access — no separate signup needed
- Catalog authors auto-created from added books
Every dollar accounted for. Every author paid.
Import sales from KDP, IngramSpark, BookStand, or upload a CSV. Royalties auto-calculate per contract. Generate printable statements. Full audit trail per payment.
- Auto-calc by contract type (distribution / standard / full-service / traditional / custom)
- CSV import with dedup by order ID, manual entry fallback
- Printable statements + CSV export, P&L per book
- 6-month bar charts: revenue vs payouts
5 contract types, each driving automation.
Distribution (5%), Standard (15%), Full-Service (25%), Traditional (35%), or Custom. The contract you sign drives every royalty calculation that follows.
- Pre-built templates for the 5 most common arrangements
- Per-contract advance tracking + recoupment
- Status flow: draft → sent → signed → expired/terminated
- Custom commission % when none of the templates fit
Every title. Every format. Every author.
Search across paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook. Track ISBNs, status, and cover art from one screen. No more taping spreadsheet tabs together.
- Tabbed book hub: Overview, Files, Editions, Notes, Publish
- Multi-edition pricing (USD + INR), separate ISBNs per format
- Cover thumbnails + manuscript / EPUB / interior PDF uploads
- Status flow: draft → editing → reviewing → published → archived
Manuscript to marketplace, on a kanban board.
See every book in flight. Move titles between stages with a click. Editorial notes per book per stage. No more 'what's the status of X?' Slack threads.
- Kanban view across all books in your catalog
- Per-book notes attached to specific stages
- Pipeline summary stats + status distribution bar
- One-click move between stages from the board
Four steps from finished manuscript to live listing.
Overview, Files, Editions, Publish. Each book runs through the same checklist — readiness checks at the end mean nothing ships half-done.
- Drag-drop manuscripts, EPUBs, interior PDFs
- Auto-publish to BookStand marketplace when ready
- Sales auto-sync back to royalty dashboard (dedup by order ID)
- Per-edition Stripe sync for global checkout
Self-serve dashboard for every author you publish.
Authors accept an invite, see their royalties, download statements, track their books. Multi-tenant — every author gets their own /author/[name]/ scoped view.
- Stats, books, recent sales, royalties, contract terms
- Mobile-friendly sidebar navigation
- No separate signup — invite link works as login
- Publisher-branded experience under your domain
Revenue by title, author, format, period.
Identify top performers. Spot stale catalog. Track sales trends over time. Sales by channel breakdown — Amazon, BookStand, direct, distributors.
- Revenue overview: total, avg per book, top channel, published count
- P&L per book + per author, sorted by revenue
- Production cost tracking + profit margins per edition
- Top authors by commission, top books by units
A typical week
Monday's sales report. Friday's payouts.
No spreadsheets between.
Sales arrive
KDP report drops. You upload it once. PublisherKit dedups against orders already imported and lines them up against the right author and contract.
Royalties recalculate
Auto-calc runs. Each author's split, advance recoupment, and outstanding balance all update. You don't open a spreadsheet.
Authors see their dashboards
The author portal shows yesterday's sales. No 'where's my money?' email. They see exactly what they earned and when they'll get it.
Payouts go out
Generate statements, run payouts via Stripe Connect (global) or Razorpay (India). Every payment ties to an audit trail tied to the contract that produced it.
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