Software for: Small Publishers | Medium Publishers | Large Publishers Publishers with sales of $1M to $30M can choose from several packages;
Book publishers with $1 million to $15 million in sales will find that two packages dominate this market segment; Acumen and Cats Pajamas (and both can handle sales up to about $50M). Both of these firms have over 160 clients each. ACUMEN Book is an affordable full-featured ERP solution for book publishers with sales of $1M thru $75M. They have over 170 clients clients in the US, Canada, UK, Malaysia, Singapore and Nigeria. IBS Bookmaster is especially suitable for publishers that run their own distribution operations and have sales of $10M thru $1B. They have clients in 16 countries and are well known for rapid implementation of large complex installations. They have a growing client list of 115+ clients. Bookworks is tightly integrated with with the Media Services group of periodical management and conference management software. Cats Pajamas is an easy to use order processing and royalty management software. They recently announced support for ASNs (Advance Shipping Notices) required by major chains and wholesalers. Focus on Publishing is an integrated publishing management and accounting solution for publishers based in the United Kingdom. Klopotek offers powerful editorial, contracts, royalty, rights and production management functionality for larger publishers. Knk offers a suite of Microsoft certified optional modules for Microsoft's Dynamics NAV (Navision) product line. The software is distributed in the Midwest USA by Solution Dynamics. Trilogy Publishing is a UK based software vendor. They have one client in the United States and 90+ clients in Europe. Advantage and Global Turnkey offer strong subscription systems to publishers in this market segment. Vista offers leading edge technology and ASP solutions for larger publishers in this market segment.
Acumen Book ACUMEN Book is an integrated ERP software with a true Windows graphical user interface. It handles order processing, inventory management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial reporting, job costing, purchase orders, direct mail analysis, and contact management. Optional modules for e-commerce, EDI, on-line credit card authorization, consignment sales, foreign currency transactions, point of sale, subscriptions, VAT, and fulfillment import for publishers that use an outside service or distributor for order fulfillment. The Acumen book publishing software allows you to start with a license for a few users and add more as your company grows, and it does not require a MIS department to maintain the software. The software is updated quarterly with new features and clients can vote on-line for the new features that they want to see implemented. The March 4,2002 issue of Publishers Weekly listed the fastest growing small publishers. Half of these publishers use the Acumen Book publishing software. In the 2005 Publishers weekly survey 3 of the top 5 independent publishers used Acumen Book. Read more Acumen Book is targeted at companies with $500K to $75M in sales with prices starting at about $12,000 including implementation. Request a free 36 page overview of the Acumen Book software. Web Site: www.acumenbook.com Our Opinion: Acumen's power and affordability has given it the largest market share; 175+ clients, among publishers with sales of $1M to $15.
Advantage Computing Systems Ideal for publishers who market magazines, journals, newsletters, electronic products, books, directories, catalog items, other ancillary products or information to a single database, the Publisher's Advantage Computing System® is a comprehensive yet highly flexible in-house software solution to your circulation, fulfillment, customer service, and data analysis system needs. Multiple platform options are available, including Windows NT and 2000, and a variety of UNIX. Database options include SQL Server and Oracle make it especially suitable for companies look for a most robust software solution. Advantage is targeted at companies with $5M to $200M in sales with prices starting at about $100,000. Web Site: www.advantagecs.com Our Opinion: Advantage is best suited for publishers that handle a large volume of orders. With Advantage publishers must supply their own title information management solution. Some Advantage clients use Quality Solutions products to fill this functionality gap.
IBS Bookmaster The IBS Bookmaster book publishing software ERP solution is used by over 110 publishers worldwide.
It is known for its best of breed warehouse management and distribution software in addition to fast implementations. As a division of IBS, a publicly traded company with sales exceeding $300M USD, it is one of the more financially stable vendors in the industry.
Bookmaster is targeted at book publishers with sales of $15M to $2B with prices starting at about $100,000. Web Site: http://www.ibs.net/industries/publishing Our Opinion: IBS Bookmaster's staff is the most experienced in implementing warehouse and distribution management solutions for book publishers.
Bookworks The Bookworks modules are offered by Media Services Group, a company well known for its magazine management software. These modules handle inventory management, royalties, job costing, sales analysis, direct mail sales, accounts receivable, and comp tracking. Media Services is one of the few companies to offer an ASP service to book publishers. Offices in Stamford, Toronto, Los Angeles, and London answer your support needs. The Application Service Provider supplies the robust hardware, high bandwidth, server security, people-intensive and expensive system admin, reliability and software upgrades needed to keep your enterprise focused on your business and not on the complex technology infrastructure. Your company is freed from technology support and maintenance -- and from its overhead. The cost for this service is about $250 to $275 per month per user + a setup fee + a data conversion fee. Media Services is working to convert Bookworks to a .NET platform. Download a PDF about their order entry & fulfillment module. Web Site: www.msgl.com Our Opinion: Magazine publishers that sells books along with advertising should evaluate Media Services' Bookworks and Ad Manager software.
Cats Pajamas This is a tried and true book publishing program that does a few things very well. - accounts receivable, order processing, royalties, and inventory management. Its simplicity and ease of use make it a powerful option for publishers wishing to complement their existing accounting systems. Cats Pajamas is targeted at companies with $500K to $5M in sales with prices starting at about $10K, including implementation assistance. Read more Web Site: www.tcpj.com Our Opinion: Cats Pajamas is the simplest program to use.
Focus on Publishing Is an integrated production management and accounting solution for book publishers with optional modules for EDI and title information management. Focus on Publishing is targeted at publishers with sales of $500K to $12M in sales. Web Site: www.focusservices.co.uk
Global Turnkey Global Turnkey Purchased by Klopotek | | September 2006: Global Turnkey Systems was purchased by Klopotek. |
The GTS System, Unison6, is a technologically advanced system for publishers of both books and subscriptions providing the ability to manage and deliver their content in various media. The GTS System is a fully integrated, feature-rich system comprised of order processing/fulfillment, real time inventory control, full financials with job costing, subscription management, direct mail and campaign analysis, royalty management, customer service and telemarketing functionality, college text marketing (review copy analysis), powerful sales analysis/business intelligence tools, shipping and warehousing support, EDI and e-commerce in a GUI easy to navigate environment. In addition, the system delivers a true e-business solution with real-time order entry, customer processing, account management and inventory processing with web transactions. Database options include Microsoft SQL and Oracle. Pricing starts at about $75,000, including implementation, for a 10 user system. Web Site: www.gtsystems.com
Hipoint Hipoint Ultralight provides publishers with a low cost standalone title bibliographic and royalties solution. Hipoint Professional is a scalable book publishing software solution for publishers with sales up to $50M. - ISBN-13 Compliant
- Built in BookNet Canada Compliant EDI
- BookNet Canada compliant Bibliographic Data
Web Site: www.hisoftwareinc.com
iPub iPub from iPro Business Systems is a modern web enabled software solution for book publishers that offers integration with Microsoft Office and EDI translation functionality. iPub offers a unique transaction based pricing model for smaller publishers. Web Site: www.ipubtech.com
Klopotek 
Klopotek is a leading ERP solution used by over 250 publishers. They are known for their excellent contracts, royalties, rights and production management software. They have offices in Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA. Klopotek runs on an Oracle database. Their target market is publishers with sales of $30M to $2B. Web Site: www.klopotek.com Our Opinion: Klopotek offers powerful contract, rights, royalties and production management solution.
Knk  
Knk offers a suite of Microsoft certified publishing specific optional modules that integrate with the Microsoft Navision software. The Knk publishing software has been developed for the business organization of small and medium-sized editors of books, journals, magazines, newspapers, electronic media and other kinds of media (e.g. yellow pages, calendars and so on). It does not only cover all kind of typical editorial requirements , but it pays attention to the newest and important developments in this industry, i.e. eBooks, new media; standardization of information interchange with authors, surveyors, printers; and best business practices in the publishing industry. KnK is distributed in the Midwest United States by Solution Dynamics . Web Site: www.knk.com
Morse Data - InOrder System 
InOrder is a real-time order management, e-commerce and retail POS software system. It provides publishers with order processing, inventory control, promotion analysis, and list management. Optional modules include subscription processing, royalties, web shopping, retail sales, commissions, job cost, warehouse management, contact management, purchasing, payables and multiclient processing. InOrder runs on an Windows 2000/XP Server and supports from 5 to 200+users. Crystal Reports is used for all InOrder reports. Pricing Starts at about $37,200 including implementation for a 5 user system. Their target market is publishers with sales of $5M to $50M. Web Site: www.morsedata.com
S3 CISPUB S3 CisPub Sold to MSGL | | April 6, 2005: S3 was sold to Media Services, the owner of the Bookworks software solution. |
CISPUB offers fully scalable solutions for publishers of all sizes and disciplines based on the renowned CISPUB ERP System. First designed and implemented in 1977, CISPUB has grown and evolved with the Publishing Industry throughout the years. Capabilities cover; Order fulfillment, Inventory Control, Warehouse Management, Invoicing and Picking Lists, Job Costing, Royalties, Subscriptions, Standing Orders, Accounts Receivable, e-Commerce, EDI, Credit Card Processing, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Data Analysis and more. Some CISPUB clients include: Andrews & McMeel, Mel Bay, Meredith, Harvest House, McGraw Hill, O'Reilly, University of Chicago Press, Oxford University Press Canada, Phiadon. CISPUB is targeted at companies with sales of $5 million to $500 million in sales with prices starting at about $50K, including implementation, for a single user version. Web Site: www.s3pubtech.com
Trilogy Publishing Manager 
Integrates with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains Publishing Manager does not just offer to save you time and money but gives you the opportunity to enhance profitability and turnover through active marketing, greater knowledge of customers buying history, improved efficiency and the automation of time-consuming, routine tasks. This book publishing software solution runs on a Windows 2000 MS SQL server platform and is written in VB and .NET. It is among the few software solutions; including IBS Bookmaster, Klopotek and Vista, that offer integrated production management. Read more.... Read the Trilogy Publishing Manager Overview Web Site: www.trilogypublishing.com Our Opinion: Trilogy offers the only publishing solution written in VB and .Net that closely integrates with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains.
Vista Computer Services 
VISTA’s author2reader™ enterprise-wide software applications framework has been designed to meet the unique demands of the publishing industry at all stages of the publishing process. The author2reader framework provides a modular approach that allows VISTA to assemble software components to satisfy the needs of individual publishers from a standard set of applications. Available modules include: Advertising, Customer Care, Customer Self Service, Distribution & Warehousing, Financial Analysis, Fulfillment, Membership, Product Information Management, Production Management, Publishing Intelligence, Royalties and Subscription Management. Vista has offices in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Web Site: www.vistacomp.com |
