From: Thode, Jon
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 3:19 AM
To: 'info@pubassist.com'
Subject: Request for information

 

Hi

I’m searching for alternatives for a SW solution for Aller Medias publishing unit. Our primary focus at this point is base functionality like production scheduling/project management/workflow control, royalty management and also cost of ownership/lease for the solution. Our publishing unit is currently small with limited number of user licenses required.

Could you please provide me with some information on the above subjects?

Regards

Jon Thode

 

From: From: Ron Lawrence
Sent: 7. august 2012 17:43
To: Thode, Jon
Subject: RE: Request for information

 

Hi Jon,

PubAssist is primarily an accounting system with support for bibliographic data management and communication with your trading partners.  We also offer an integrated set of Web Services that will allow you to port your title data directly to your web site, and port your web orders directly into PubAssist.   

Publishers’ Assistant really does not address project management—other than tracking your project expenses.  I have been asked about project management in the past, but haven’t found a great deal of overlap in these areas.  There are other programs that are dedicated to project management. So to date, we haven’t developed anything in that functional space.  One thing I am happy to point out is that PubAssist is free!  Even the support is only $35/month.  That leaves a lot of room in your budget for acquiring software for project management.

Concerning what we do offer, here is a couple of detailed question and answer articles from another prospective customer that you may find helpful:

http://www.pubassist.com/questions/ProspectiveInquiry.asp

http://www.pubassist.com/questions/ProspectiveInquiry2.asp

Good luck in your evaluation of publishing software.  Thanks for your interest in Publishers’ Assistant.

Ron Lawrence

 

From: Thode, Jon
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 9:38 AM
To: 'Ron Lawrence'
Subject: RE: Request for information

 

Hi Ron

Thanks for your answer. I have 1 question that I didn’t find an answer to in the product description; does the software handle royalty calculations? If so, could you provide me with a brief summary of alternative royalty models covered? – flat, step wise based on number of sold books or total revenue, minimum payments, payment schedules..

Regards

Jon

 

 

From: Ron Lawrence
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 10:20 AM
To: 'Thode, Jon'
Subject: RE: Request for information

 

Hi Jon,

Royalties is really what we do.  More generally, we have the ability to track liabilities based on the sale of your books.  Royalties are calculated based on the royalty contract specifics you enter into PubAssist.  Each royalty spec has the following attributes:

You can have an unlimited number of royalty spec’s for a title.  That means that you can have as many authors associated with a title as you want—each with their own royalty contract.

Royalties are calculated and posted to the authors’ accounts at the following events:

I hope you can see that through this mechanism, you can have either very simple royalty contracts, or very complex contracts.  We’ve been at this for over 20 years.  This system has worked very well for hundreds (if not thousands) of users.

In addition to royalty calculations, we have similar liability tracking for consignment sales, as well as commissions for sales representatives.

I hope that answers your question.  If not, don’t hesitate to give me a call:  800-310-8716.

Best wishes and good luck with your evaluation,

Ron