Trouble managing author royalties? Distribution feel out of control? Information in too many places?
We do the math for you.
All the tools to manage your press — just like the biggest publishers.
- Royalties Managed
- Distribution Controlled
- Titles Centralized
A working publisher's companion · Made proudly in Portland, OR
What publishers are saying.
WorkingLit makes me wish I still had a press.
WorkingLit is the reason that we became the #1 Publishers Weekly fastest growing publisher because it automates all of our backend processes and helps make key decisions.
Having outgrown our royalty reporting system, I set myself the formidable task of completing the royalty reporting for our recent period in less than a month while learning the software. I chose WorkingLit because I was familiar with the people and had confidence in them. How they supported me in this intense gathering and uploading of sales reports from all of our income streams was phenomenal. I pushed a button and my royalty reports came tumbling out, accurate and professional. I was very happy with the process.
We do the math for you.
WorkingLit is your one-stop shop for book management, author management, royalty calculations, ordering, and more — without the spreadsheets. One dashboard to help make decisions and understand your business. Title management and forecasting, made easy.
It is also, notably, the only software of its kind wholly owned by book publishers. Microcosm Publishing built it from scratch starting in 2002, and credits it with the press's survival — and with becoming the Publishers Weekly fastest-growing publisher while remaining fiscally solvent.
Three honest answers.
If those questions ring true, you are exactly the publisher we built this for.
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Your author royalties, calculated.
List price, net receipts, profit-share, regional terms — we calculate them and produce contributor-ready statements at the push of a button.
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Your distribution, under control.
Distributors, wholesalers, direct — set the terms once. Track every channel, every order, every payment in one place.
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Everything, in one place.
Metadata, sales, expenses, assets, contracts — consolidated into one dashboard. No more spreadsheet acrobatics or hunting through inboxes.
Contents.
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Title management that holds up.
Metadata to ONIX standards with CSV import and export, multiple formats per product, BISAC codes, cover images and marketing assets in one place.
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Royalties, calculated.
Track sales and expenses; we generate clear, contributor-ready statements. List price, net receipts, profit-share, and regional terms — all supported.
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Customers, on your terms.
Customizable customer classes — distributors, vendors, direct — with shipping and payment terms suited to long-term relationships.
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Sales & expenses, demystified.
Log income and outgoings through accessible dropdowns. Link expenses to products or categories. No accounting degree required.
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Reports that read.
Profit-and-loss statements, top-revenue products, revenue-versus-expenses analyses. Exportable to CSV and PDF — share without spreadsheet acrobatics.
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Yours, securely.
SSL in transit, salted password hashes, role-based access, and regular backups. Your data is yours — we never share it.
Pay for what you publish.
By the product (ISBN). Subscribe annually for a discounted rate.
| ISBNs | Monthly | Annual |
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| 0–10 | Free | Free |
| 11–50 | $25 | $270 |
| 51–100 | $49 | $525 |
| 101–250 | $119 | $1,200 |
| 251–500 | $219 | $2,350 |
More than 500 ISBNs? Contact us! →
Try it with your catalog.
Free for up to ten titles. Upgrade as you grow — and own your data the whole way.