Klopotek rights, royalties and editorial management software is now available as a Software as a Service.
Small and medium sized publishers can access online a standardized version of the Klopotek software for a monthly charge.
You can start with 4 users and gradually add on more users and functionality as you need them.
For more information visit http://www.klopotek.com/
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Configuring QuickBooks for Royalty Software
Do you know how to configure QuickBooks for use with your royalty software?
http://www.royaltysoftware.info/ has a free report that tells you how to do just this.
This report covers;
Configuring your general ledger to properly track royalty related assets, liabilities and expenses
Customizing your product record so that you can easily export information that includes information such as ISBN, product format (paper, hardcover, eBook, DVD) and subject area.
Customizing author records so that you can export only the author record and assign an ID number to each author vendor.
http://www.royaltysoftware.info/ has a free report that tells you how to do just this.
This report covers;
Configuring your general ledger to properly track royalty related assets, liabilities and expenses
Customizing your product record so that you can easily export information that includes information such as ISBN, product format (paper, hardcover, eBook, DVD) and subject area.
Customizing author records so that you can export only the author record and assign an ID number to each author vendor.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Easy Royalties Website
JDC Software's American distributor has a website: http://www.easyroyaltiesusa.com/ that provides the browser with a information about royalties and the royalty software.
Not only does it provide you with information about their software, but they also provide (in their support section) a royalty software guide that lists solutions from other vendors.
In the news section they provide links to articles about royalties - such as royalty rate announcements, author royalty audit results and sample royalty statements.
Not only does it provide you with information about their software, but they also provide (in their support section) a royalty software guide that lists solutions from other vendors.
In the news section they provide links to articles about royalties - such as royalty rate announcements, author royalty audit results and sample royalty statements.
US Naval Institute Implements knk Publishing
The US Naval Institute recently implemented Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) and the knkPublishing software.
knkPublishing solution is 100% integrated with Dynamics NAV and certified by Microsoft.
- From a user's perpective this means that they are working in one software solution. The knkPublishing menus and screens are seamlessly integrated into the Navision screens.
- From the IT manager's perspective this level of integration means that there is no need to export information out of a publishing system and import it into an accounting solution.
- From management's perspective this 100% integration means that the information in the system is always current. When information is entered into any module - be it financial or knkPublishing - information in the other modules are instantly updated.
Press Release
knkPublishing - live at U.S. Naval Institute
The US Naval Institute (USNI) - a 135 year old publisher of provocative defense analysis - successfully launched knkPublishing in June 2009. Employing knk Publishing, USNI was able to bring together accounting, magazine management and advertising sales data bases.
knk Business Software AG is the only Microsoft certified partner in the world providing full integration for publishing software services. With knkPublishing, the U.S. Naval Institute benefits from a single database solution merging and streamlining the organization's business processes.
USNI's CTO Rick Woodcock on how knkPublishing will impact company profits:
"We are certain the new capability will create efficiencies. More importantly, we believe it will allow us to better fulfill the Institute's mission of providing an independent forum for international defense issue debate - by allowing us to better recruit and retain members, and sell more books, magazines, advertising, conference registrations and heritage materials.
The improved ability to smartly mine existing data will significantly increase our capabilities in marketing, production forecasting, promotional campaign tracking, book list management, production projections and more. The immediate demonstrable benefits - and additional perks we are certain will emerge in coming months - would not be available to the US Naval Institute were it not for the meticulous support and technical expertise of our support team at knk Business Software AG."
The Go-live of the knkPublishing modules "Rights, Royalties and Licenses", "Book Editorial Office & Production" and "Book Distribution" is planned to be realized in January 2010.
Company Website: http://www.knk.com/
End of Press Release
Monday, June 8, 2009
Project Success Tips
At Book Expo America 2009 we talk to publishers and vendors about successful and unsuccessful implementation experiences. These conversations basically confirmed a few rules for successful projects;
Rule 1. Appoint a project manager.
Rule 2. Appoint an experienced project manager, someone who knows your company and its people. Not a greenhorn that was hired just a week or two ago.
Rule 3. Keep it simple. Ideally, you don't want to customize the software.
Rule 4. Keep it simple. Don't want attempt to integrate a best of breed application that the vendor has no experience with. It will cost you money and time, and may not work.
Rule 5. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate. Hold weekly status meetings and make sure that the top people - the publisher, the CFO and the vendor's project manager attend.
Rule 6. Don't be afraid to shake the tree. If you have a problem take it to the top.
Rule 7. Keep a single list of outstanding issues. Circulate it. Make sure that its updated. Such a list helps to focus attention on the issues that it presents.
Rule 8. Go for a rapid implementation. The faster that you implement the software the less it will cost you in terms of money and staff time. Moreover, you will see benefits from the software sooner.
Rule 1. Appoint a project manager.
Rule 2. Appoint an experienced project manager, someone who knows your company and its people. Not a greenhorn that was hired just a week or two ago.
Rule 3. Keep it simple. Ideally, you don't want to customize the software.
Rule 4. Keep it simple. Don't want attempt to integrate a best of breed application that the vendor has no experience with. It will cost you money and time, and may not work.
Rule 5. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate. Hold weekly status meetings and make sure that the top people - the publisher, the CFO and the vendor's project manager attend.
Rule 6. Don't be afraid to shake the tree. If you have a problem take it to the top.
Rule 7. Keep a single list of outstanding issues. Circulate it. Make sure that its updated. Such a list helps to focus attention on the issues that it presents.
Rule 8. Go for a rapid implementation. The faster that you implement the software the less it will cost you in terms of money and staff time. Moreover, you will see benefits from the software sooner.
Monday, June 1, 2009
BEA 2009 - knkPublishing
At Book Expo America 2009 we met with Wayne Kopesky, of Solution Dynamics. Solution Dynamics is the North American distributor of knkPublishing Software - the only Microsoft Certified Publishing Solution for Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision).
We discussed their latest projects and came away with two interesting tidbits from a recent implementation;
We discussed their latest projects and came away with two interesting tidbits from a recent implementation;
- First, the external auditors of a publisher that implemented knkPublishing were very impressed by its audit trail.
- Second, this publisher's controller was able to provide her CFO and the board a set a consolidated financial reports that were unavailable with their previous system.
In the next few weeks we aim to interview officials from this company about how knkPublishing is working from them.
BEA 2009 - Klopotek
Klopotek announced their software as a service offering at Book Expo 2009.
Essentially, publishers can now purchase on-line access to Klopotek applications - such as rights and royalties, editorial planning and title marketing information. What sets Klopotek's offering apart from other SAS solutions is the breath of Klopotek's offering. They have a wide range of optional modules that are ready to go. You can start with Rights and Royalties and add-on production management at a later time.
This SAS offering also has a pre-configured selection of software settings that speeds up the implmenetnation. A small press, using a standard configuration can be up and running in under a month.
Klopotek's SAS offering makes this solution, previously marketed to companies with sales of $30M+, an attractive option for publishers with sales of $10M or more.
Essentially, publishers can now purchase on-line access to Klopotek applications - such as rights and royalties, editorial planning and title marketing information. What sets Klopotek's offering apart from other SAS solutions is the breath of Klopotek's offering. They have a wide range of optional modules that are ready to go. You can start with Rights and Royalties and add-on production management at a later time.
This SAS offering also has a pre-configured selection of software settings that speeds up the implmenetnation. A small press, using a standard configuration can be up and running in under a month.
Klopotek's SAS offering makes this solution, previously marketed to companies with sales of $30M+, an attractive option for publishers with sales of $10M or more.
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