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Description
Moonstruck Software builds specialized business intelligence solutions for the publishing sector. Our flagship desktop engine, Imprint, delivers 100% offline royalty accounting and consolidated analytics specifically for boutique presses and independent authors.
Running natively on macOS and Windows, Imprint eliminates the friction of scattered spreadsheets. It directly ingests and merges sales metrics from 11 international storefronts—such as Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, ACX, and Draft2Digital—into one centralized workspace.
Key Capabilities:
Unified BI Analytics: Evaluate multi-channel sales performance side-by-side, track extensive 10-year+ historical backlist trajectories, and monitor overall catalog profitability from a single interface.
Absolute Data Sovereignty: Your complete financial records and sales archives remain strictly on your local machine with zero cloud storage risks.
Exact FX Reconciliation: Parses raw Amazon Payments files to calculate highly accurate exchange rates for multi-currency splits.
Streamlined Distributions: Dispatch automated author statement PDFs via batch emailing and export native PayPal Mass Payment files for instant global payouts.
Description
Start a Press offers a comprehensive white-label platform tailored for independent publishers, book coaches, ghostwriters, and organizations that assist authors in bringing their books to market. Each publishing entity can access a customized website, storefront, author interface, and publishing workspace, all managed by an AI agent linked to the press's ChatGPT account. The platform's publishing process encompasses various stages, including responding to author inquiries, drafting quotes, intake of manuscripts, copyediting, and producing cover and interior layouts, along with managing metadata and distribution via the press's IngramSpark and Amazon KDP accounts. Publishers are also equipped to import sales reports, calculate royalties, manage treaty withholdings, and monitor author tax documentation. Designed to maintain the integrity of the press's brand, domain, ISBNs, author connections, and revenue, the platform ensures that all contracts and payments require owner approval. Pricing plans vary based on catalog size and include a monthly subscription fee alongside an initial setup cost. Additionally, Start a Press streamlines the publishing process, allowing independent presses to focus more on their creative endeavors.
API Access
Has API
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API Access
Has API
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Pricing Details
$149 plus optional $29 p/a sub
Imprint has three pricing tiers.
Imprint Basic is free to use
Imprint Core is $149 with an optional $29 support and update cost after the first year
Imprint Core VIP is $399 with lifetime support and mapping updates
Imprint Basic is free to use
Imprint Core is $149 with an optional $29 support and update cost after the first year
Imprint Core VIP is $399 with lifetime support and mapping updates
Free Trial
No
Free Version
Yes
Pricing Details
$99/month
Plans cost $99, $199, or $349 per month, based on total titles. A one-time setup fee is $1,500; founding licensees are offered a $500 setup fee.
Free Trial
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Free Version
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Deployment
Web-Based
No
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
Yes
Mac
Yes
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
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Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Vendor Details
Company Name
Moonstruck Software
Founded
2021
Website
www.moonstrucksoftware.com
Vendor Details
Company Name
Archieboy Holdings
Founded
2001
Country
United States
Website
startapress.com
Product Features
Publishing and Subscriptions
Advertising Management
No
Books
Yes
Campaign Management
Yes
Catalogs
No
Circulation Management
No
Content Management
No
Layout & Design
No
Magazines
No
Newsletters
No
Newspapers
No
Product Features
Publishing and Subscriptions
Advertising Management
No
Books
No
Campaign Management
No
Catalogs
No
Circulation Management
No
Content Management
No
Layout & Design
No
Magazines
No
Newsletters
No
Newspapers
No