Author Portal – Relationship Management Software
Author Portal – Relationship Management Software
Stay ahead with Schilling’s Author Portal: Online management software that strengthens your author relationships
Building and maintaining strong relationships with authors and agents is getting tougher as competition in the publishing industry intensifies. With self-publishing options expanding and publishers competing over lucrative contributors, it is more important than ever to show authors and agents why they should choose you.
Authors expect transparency, prompt communication, and easily accessible data. Without the right relationship management tool to deliver these services, your publishing house may appear outdated and unresponsive, which can undermine your reputation and weaken author relationships over time.
Schilling’s Author Portal makes it easy to connect with your authors. You can give them secure access to sales figures, contracts, and other critical data – all available online, anytime they need it. This flexibility builds trust, strengthens relationships, and showcases your value as a publisher.
Unlock the full value creation within your organisation and in every single author relationship
- Save time in the finance department: streamlined processes save valuable time for your finance team.
- Save time in editorial teams: optimised editorial workflows enhance productivity.
- Happy authors 24/7: satisfied authors with round-the-clock access to essential information.
- Stronger relationships worldwide: build stronger connections to authors and agents on a global scale.
With multiple portals you can target your portal to specific audiences, for example portals with different branding, or build custom sites that are available for particular user groups or agents.
Author Portal – Relationship Management Software
Features
All
Collaboration
Author view
Easy and secure access
Efficiency
Enhance transparency and strengthen relationships
Improve collaboration with authors through increased insight and digital workflows
Online signing
Upload contracts, allow authors to comment and sign them digitally, and track the status of signatures if more people need to sign.
Communication history
Store all written communication for easy and secure access for both authors and publishers.
Personal data management
Authors can update their personal details themselves.
Overview of performance and finances
Make it easy for authors to track their book sales and financials.
Royalty settlements
Clearly presented sales figures and royalty settlements.
Complete publication overview
All the author’s works gathered in one place.
Payment schedule and history
Easy access to previous payments and settlements, and overview of upcoming payments.
Preliminary settlements
Insights into potential earnings before the final settlement.
Performance tracking
Authors can monitor sales figures for all sales channels and price groups.
DSM directive compliance
Ensures accurate reporting of sales figures for key contributors.
All-in-one information platform
Provide authors and agents with a central and secure hub for all relevant data.
Contract access
Authors can see their contracts anytime and anywhere.
Transparent payments
Authors can track their payments in real time.
24/7 self-service
Authors can download their royalty settlements in PDF format at any time.
Secure access
A GDPR-compliant solution that ensures proper handling and protection of personal and financial data.
Optimise workflows
Free up resources by simplifying information sharing.
Reduce administrative burdens
Authors can independently access sales data, download settlements, and update personal details without any staff involvement.
Effective financial management
A centralised overview of the author communication regarding settlements ensures transparency and efficiency.
Enhance transparency and strengthen relationships
Improve collaboration with authors through increased insight and digital workflows
Online signing
Upload contracts, allow authors to comment and sign them digitally, and track the status of signatures if more people need to sign.
Communication history
Store all written communication for easy and secure access for both authors and publishers.
Personal data management
Authors can update their personal details themselves.
Overview of performance and finances
Make it easy for authors to track their book sales and financials.
Royalty settlements
Clearly presented sales figures and royalty settlements.
Complete publication overview
All the author’s works gathered in one place.
Payment schedule and history
Easy access to previous payments and settlements, and overview of upcoming payments.
Preliminary settlements
Insights into potential earnings before the final settlement.
Performance tracking
Authors can monitor sales figures for all sales channels and price groups.
DSM directive compliance
Ensures accurate reporting of sales figures for key contributors.
All-in-one information platform
Provide authors and agents with a central and secure hub for all relevant data.
Contract access
Authors can see their contracts anytime and anywhere.
Transparent payments
Authors can track their payments in real time.
24/7 self-service
Authors can download their royalty settlements in PDF format at any time.
Secure access
A GDPR-compliant solution that ensures proper handling and protection of personal and financial data.
Optimise workflows
Free up resources by simplifying information sharing.
Reduce administrative burdens
Authors can independently access sales data, download settlements, and update personal details without any staff involvement.
Effective financial management
A centralised overview of the author communication regarding settlements ensures transparency and efficiency.
Why keep your organisation and authors waiting?
Start the journey today by booking a free personalised demo of the Author Portal.
What to expect:
- A 30-minute live walkthrough of the software, tailored to your needs
- Answers to all your questions
Fill out the form and we’ll get back to you quickly to schedule your demo.
Trusted by publishers
We are happy to have released Schilling’s author portal to Studentlitteratur’s authors and we expect that our authors will highly appreciate the service and information it will give them. We already see the potential for a next step with the agreements we make with our authors.
Simplify compliance with EU Directives and National Transparency Legislation while strengthening author relationships
In response to the European Union’s Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, adopted in April 2019, publishers throughout 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.
Easily maintain compliance with EU transparency regulations
Simplify compliance with EU directives and national legislation on transparency and enhance author engagement services.
Everything authors want in one convenient place
Authors have access to sales figures, contracts, calculations, payments, master data, and more, whenever they want it. Communication has never been more convenient.
FAQ - Author Portal
An author portal is an online platform that allows authors to manage various aspects of their work and to access for example sales figures, contracts, and royalty settlements. Publishers can use author portals to share sales data, automate royalty settlements and payments, and send contracts for signature. An author portal is a user-friendly platform designed to enhance the overall author/publisher relationship by improving communication and taking some of the administrative burdens off editors and customer service and royalty departments. Features typically include secure storage of communication, access to contracts, and tools for authors to update personal information.
An author portal is a powerful tool for publishers that helps them streamline operations, save time, improve communication, enhance author relations and author satisfaction, and ultimately help retain authors. Moreover, an author portal significantly reduces the time publishers spend on author support by automating and centralising processes. This efficiency gain enables publishers to manage a larger volume of authors, including those with smaller, niche publications (often referred to as the 'long tail') in an effective and scalable manner. Key features often include online contract signing, easy access to past and future royalty settlements, sales data for different sales channels, and seamless communication with authors.
Communicating effectively with your authors is key to maintaining a strong and positive relationship. You can use an author portal to share essential data such as sales figures, royalty settlements, contracts, and other documents with your authors. Automated tools on author portals ensure that authors always have up-to-date information, improving satisfaction and retention by fostering transparency and reducing delays.
Various software platforms and tools are commonly used to facilitate communication between authors and publishers, ensuring smooth collaboration throughout the publishing process. E-mail and file sharing tools such as WeTransfer or cloud storage platforms can be used but an author portal can be a far more efficient tool for author/publisher communication. An author portal enables efficient, transparent, and organised communication between authors and publishers, helping to ensure a smooth and collaborative publishing process. The choice of software depends on the specific needs of the publisher and author.
Good relationships with your authors are essential to ensure author satisfaction and good author retention. Regular updates, transparency, and accurate and timely royalty payments are all important and can be streamlined and automated via efficient author communication software such as an author portal.
