Book Publishing Software GuideThe vertical market publishing software solutions in this section are designed for the needs of book publishers with features including backorder management, consignment sales, customer relationship management, direct mail campaign analysis, inventory, returns processing, royalties, sales analysis, standing orders, stock reordering, and more. For information on the software selection process visit www.kensailtd.com Large Publishers - with sales of $30M to $1Billion Book publishing software in this section is priced at about $200K to over $5M for a typical implementation.
Medium Publishers - with sales of $500K to $30M Book publishing software in this section is priced in the range of $8K to $150K and offers publisher specific features not found in general accounting packages. The software is supported by companies that offer extensive technical support and training.
Small Publishers - with sales under $500K The software in this section does what you need it to - i.e. sales and royalties, but generally lacks the advanced features and accounting controls found in more expensive publishing software programs. The price of publishing software targeted at this sections ranges from $99 to $10,000.
Tip 1: Spend no more than 1% to 2% of sales for an IT solution. Tip 2: Review at least 3 software solutions prior to making a selection. Tip 3: If you are a new book publisher we recommend that you use QuickBooks until your sales exceed $300K a year.
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