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Editorial & Production Management
for Book Publishers
The following software packages offer editorial and
book production management functionality.
Integrated Solutions:
IBS Bookmaster, Klopotek, knkPublishing, Trilogy, Vista
Standalone Solutions:
Klopotek, Quality Solutions, Trilogy,
Virtusales, Vista
Hosted Solutions:
Klopotek, Quality Solutions, Virtusales, Vista
IBS BookMaster
The IBS BookMaster ERP solution for book
publishers has over 100 clients worldwide including some of the largest
English language publishers.
The IBS Editorial & Book Production module covers the following steps in
the editorial and book publishing process:
- Planning
- Specifications
- Estimating & budgeting
- Cost management
- Project management/scheduling
- Resource management
- Amortization
- Paper control
- Reporting
Integrated and controlled
production of books
This system brings together many
functions that are currently managed manually or via spreadsheets by
most publishers into one integrated and controlled system. It is
integrated with the core IBS Bookmaster publishing and distribution
system so executives can easily and quickly see the progress of
publishing plans and individual projects and can compare estimates
with actuals on an individual or aggregated basis.
IBS BookMaster is targeted at book publishers with sales of $10M
to $2B.
Web Site:
www.ibs.net
Klopotek
Read More About Klopotek's Product Planning and Management System
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.
Schedule Functionality includes: Project planning and
control with schedules. Planning data, deadlines, reminder dates.
Task planning per employee and department. Schedule templates.
Complimentary copies: Import contract terms from contract module.
Production functionality includes: Editing the
specification data in the product pool. Synchronization of the
production and product data. Extended calculation on the basis of a
customer-specific Excel sheet. Preliminary estimate, production
estimate and final calculation can have different versions in the
product pool. Project based management of modification costs for
typesetting. Typesetting cost calculation: number of characters
(including spaces) per book. New reference size "No. of Characters".
Redesign of the calculation parameters: display of the data on the
records: Project, Spec., Sections, Cover, Inserts, Costs. Selection
of a reference project as template when creating a new calculation.
Delete option to delete the last calculation. Price calculations
optimized for quantity. New reference size "Parts Extent".
Klopotek runs on an industry standard Oracle database.
Also Available as a Hosted Application.
Their target market is publishers with sales of $20M to $2B.
Web Site:
www.klopotek.com
Quality
Solutions
Quality Solutions standalone Schedule
Management module allows your to develop publishing project plans
easily using configurable and customizable templates.
Use pre-configured options or define
unique Schedule Types (Jacket, Manuscript, Chapters, etc.) ,
Identify Key Dates (or major milestones) and assign Personnel to
accomplish tasks with Estimated and Actual dates.
Generate high level Project Plans as
standard reports, or develop "To Do" or "Past Due" lists to manage
people and tasks closely.
Features of the Schedule Management
Module include:
- Title Information, ISBN, Author, Pub
Date, etc.
- Key Dates, Schedule Dates
- Personnel Assignments & Roles
- Schedule Types
- Ad hoc scheduler
- Schedule Forward of Back from
"locked" dates
- Schedule Templates
- Estimated & Actual dates
- Task Duration (in days)
- Unlimited number of Tasks
- Title Change History (title audit)
Web Site:
www.qsolution.com
Trilogy Title Management
Download the Title Manager Factsheet
Written in VB and .NET. Trilogy's Title Management covers Contributor
Management, Editorial, Product, Production Costing/Scheduling, Rights
and Royalties functionality and manages the development of a book from
concept to production.
You can control acquisitions, author contracts, rights and royalties
from a single database.
The Trilogy Title and Production Management software interfaces
with most other programs on the market to provide a central source
of ONIX compliant title information along with production management
tools.
Web Site:
www.trilogypublishing.com
Web Site:
www.trilogynorthamerica.com
Distributed in North America by;
Trilogy North America
Pubtech Consulting, Ltd
Phone 1-888-269-0535
Email
info@pubtechconsulting.com
Virtusales Publishing
Solutions
Biblio3 is an enterprise-class system
that has been developed extensively, ensuring that your key
publishing processes are handled with ease. Developed in the
latest Microsoft .NET technology and SQL Server, Biblio3 is
browser-based, which means that the system works equally well
across both Mac and PC platforms and provides for straight
forward remote access. They have a wide range of modules
that cover everything related to editorial and production
management, including digital asset management and ONIX data
feeds.
Production and Print Control Module
Streamlines scheduling, costing and
estimating and provides efficiencies in the book production
process and reprints. Biblio3 fully handles scales and has
been designed to manage and estimate any type of product. A
complete margin analysis and P&L report is available even
for the most advanced projects involving complex co-editions
and non-book products.
Web Site:
www.virtusales.com
Vista Computer Services
Read More About Vista's Production Manager
Vista's Production Manager solution allows publishers to
effectively manage the editorial development, pre-press
and production processes to the highest industry
standards.
Production Manager
includes:
- Detailed product specification capabilities,
including ISBN-13 generation
- Real-time estimating plus forecast comparisons
- “One source” title profit and loss statements
- Sophisticated publication scheduling
- Automated purchase orders, print orders and invoices
- Comprehensive reporting and analytics
- Early detection alerts of scheduling delays or cost overruns
- Raw materials allocation and tracking
- XML or EDI automated data sharing with suppliers and freelancers
Also Available as a
Hosted Application
Eliminate implementation and in-house
support costs by utilizing Production
Manager as a hosted application. VISTA
professionals handle support, upgrades and
maintenance while you enjoy the benefits of
a functionally rich and powerful system.
Vista has offices in the United States, United Kingdom and
Australia.
Their target market is publishers with sales of $10M to $2B.
Web Site:
www.vistacomp.com
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