Question 1

What is royalty management software?

Accepted Answer

Royalty management software calculates, tracks and reports what each author and contributor is owed. Instead of copying distributor statements into spreadsheets, you import them, the software applies each contract’s terms, and every contributor gets a statement.

Question 2

How does Familiar royalty management software work?

Accepted Answer

Upload a statement from any distributor or retailer you sell through. Familiar recognizes the format, matches every line to the right book, applies each contributor’s royalty terms, advances and splits, converts currencies, and produces a statement for each contributor that they can also read in their own portal.

Question 3

Which distributors does Familiar support?

Accepted Answer

Familiar reads 27 statement formats: Abrams, ACX, Asterism, Authors Republic, Baker & Taylor (Lakeside), Beacon Audio, CBS, Chicago, D.A.P. (Artbook), Draft2Digital, Google Play, Hachette, Hoopla, Inaudio, Ingram, Ingram Ebook, IPG, iTunes, KDP, KDP Orders, Kobo, Kobo Plus, Lakeside, Shopify, Simon & Schuster, Square, Squarespace. Sales from anywhere else can be imported from a spreadsheet.

Question 4

How much does royalty management software cost?

Accepted Answer

The first 10 books are free, then $1 per book per month. There are no setup fees or long-term contracts, and you only pay for the books you manage. Formatting, ARCs, submissions and AI editorial tools come with a separate platform plan, from $39 a month.

Question 5

Can I manage royalties for multiple authors on the same book?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Each contributor on a book can have their own terms: different rates by format, escalators by units sold, advances and reserves, and payment through an agent. Familiar calculates every share from the same imported sales.

Question 6

What makes Familiar different from other royalty management software?

Accepted Answer

Royalties are one part of a whole publishing platform. Terms come straight from contracts signed in Familiar, contributors check their earnings in their own portal, and the same books carry through formatting, ARCs, metadata and launch planning.

Question 7

How long does it take to set up royalty management?

Accepted Answer

Most publishers set up their first book in under 10 minutes: upload a statement, set the royalty terms (or start from a template), add contributors, and Familiar handles each statement after that. Advance balances and sales history can be brought over from another system.

Question 8

Is my financial data secure?

Accepted Answer

Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access is limited to the people in your organization, and contributors only ever see their own earnings. Familiar never sells or shares your sales data.

Feature	Spreadsheets	Other software	Familiar
Setup time	2-4 hours	1-2 hours	10 minutes
Monthly processing time	4-6 hours	1-2 hours	15 minutes
Automatic statement import		Limited
Multi-author splits	Manual
Error risk	High	Medium	Minimal
Contributor portal
Cost	Free	$50-200/month	$1/book/month

Royalty management softwareClose the quarter in an afternoon

From statement to payment, without the spreadsheet

Drop in a statement. Familiar knows what it is.

Every contributor’s terms, applied the same way each time.

Statements authors can read without calling you.

Sample royalty statement

Fewer “where’s my money?” emails.

How a royalty run works

Upload statements

Set the terms

Review the run

Send statements

Royalty management software comparison

Royalty management software pricing

Royalty management software FAQ

Works with the rest of Familiar

Guides to royalty management

Make this the last quarter in spreadsheets