Author Portal | Publishing author solution | Schilling

Make your publishing house more attractive and competitive with our author portal

As self-publishing options grow and publishers battle over lucrative contributors, it’s never been more important to show authors and agents why they should choose you.

Schilling’s Author Portal helps you make information available online – whatever information you decide to share and whenever authors and agents want access to it – securely protected, of course.

Such transparent and flexible extra services demonstrate your value as a publisher, enhances communication, and improves author relations, all while keeping you in compliance with EU transparency directives and taking some of the burden off your editors, your customer service, and royalty departments. 

You’ll save time maintaining master data and sharing sales figures with authors. Plus, you’ll have all communication with authors documented easily and accurately.

Simplify compliance with EU directive and national legislation on transparency
In response to the European Union’s Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, adopted in April 2019, publishers across Europe are now faced with the challenge of enhancing transparency and ensuring fair remuneration for authors. Our automated author portal directly addresses these needs by simplifying compliance with the new regulations. By providing real-time, detailed data on how authors’ works are being used, our portal not only aligns with EU requirements but also facilitates a more efficient and trusting relationship between authors and publishers.

• Store all written communication in one central, easily accessible location.
• Sign author and rights contracts online, save time, and minimise costs.
• Release information such as royalty settlements and sales figures immediately.
• Enable authors to update their personal data themselves.
• Simplify negotiations by uploading contracts, enabling authors to make comments and suggestions, print contracts, and even sign contracts online.
• Enhance author satisfaction and make yourself more attractive to authors.
• Increase author engagement and trust by providing easy access to important information.
• Reduce operational costs by minimising the need for manual updates and communication.