Trade Book Publishing Reimagined

Your Publishing Solutions for the Digital Future

Improve your production processes and increase your revenue with the power of Microsoft combined with the ingenuity of knkPublishing’s trade publisher software. We offer full-service ERP and CRM in addition to publishing specific functionality, like rights management. Explore just some of the benefits:

Publishing Simplified with knk’s Editorial Office

With customizable views for specific roles and easy milestone management, our Editorial Office makes it easy for your team to go from idea to finished product.

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Workflow Automation

Automate your publishing workflow with an intuitive, all-in-one solution.

Contract Templates

Take advantage of easy-to-configure contract templates to avoid errors and save time and effort.

Data Simplification

Simplify your editorial schedules, acquisitions, and metadata.

Workflow Efficiency

Work faster and more efficiently with custom tools, built-in workflow, and easy sharing of assets.

Access a Range of Production Management Software Solutions

With a Variety of Integrated Modules, knkPublishing Helps You Produce Books in Print and Digital Formats.

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Production Management

Use a powerful production management system that enables you to create, distribute and sell your content.

Content Management

Easily organize and manage the content for your books using a content-based structure not limited to just ISBNs.

Content Reviewing

Create, review and approve content, and then automate the production process from start to finish.

Digital Conversion

Transform print-oriented businesses into digital-first businesses, increasing revenue and ROI

Experience a CRM for Publishers that Drives Customer Engagement

Give your sales team the tools they need and master your D2C channel by providing your customers with the exact information they want when and where they want it.

Reader Experience

Create meaningful connections and deliver better experiences to readers through tailored content, personalized recommendations, and more.

Customer Experience

Give your customers a great experience every time with automated workflows, built-in artificial intelligence, and more.

Marketing Automation

Automate your sales and marketing with a single platform for managing accounts and leads, automating email, and sharing content to keep your audience engaged.

Relationship Management

Manage relationships with subscribers, leads, influencers, advertisers, and more.

Experience the Most Comprehensive Solution for Rights & Royalties Management

Publisher Software that Makes It Easy to Get It Right.

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Error Avoidance

Avoid errors with customizable templates that save time and effort.

Content Protection

Protect your content by ensuring that you get paid for every use.

Revenue Management

Manage your entire revenue cycle, from acquiring rights in the first place to collecting royalties.

Seamless Integration

Connect seamlessly with the other business tools you may already be using.

Meet Us At These Events:

Publish Confidently with Improved Efficiency & Reliability

Get Organized with Production Management for Print & Digital Content

Build Relationships with Your Customers, Partners, Vendors, & Advertisers.

Manage Your Rights & Royalties with Best-in-Class Industry Software

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You might be wondering…

These examples represent a selection of frequently raised topics related to the functionalities covered by the knkMedia system.
Please contact https://www.knkpublishingsoftware.com/book-a-demo/ or info@knk.com for additional information.

knkMedia brings finance, inventory, order-to-cash, and other publishing workflows into one platform so trade publishers reduce handoffs, rekeying, and spreadsheet work.

knkMedia is built for publishing realities – like returns, royalties, and title lifecycle, so trade publishers don’t have to custom-build basic industry processes.

knkMedia ties royalties to actual sales/returns and contractual rules, all within the system, improving accuracy, auditability, and speed, for large royalty workloads.

Yes. knkMedia supports rights/licensing visibility and connects related revenues and costs to the finance and reporting module, helping trade publishers see profitability beyond print sales.

knkMedia supports returns as part of the standard order-to-cash flow, helping trade publishers keep inventory and inventory stocking policies, credits, and financial postings aligned.

knkMedia supports structured title/project management so trade teams can manage key milestones, handoffs, and readiness from acquisition through publication.

By centralizing title status, milestones, and dependencies, knkMedia helps trade publishers reduce “surprises” and coordinate across editorial, production, and finance.

Yes. knkMedia (built on Microsoft Business Central) supports multi-entity operations so trade publishers can standardize processes while keeping imprint-level reporting.

knkMedia supports consistent title/product data management such as metadata so trade publishers reduce downstream issues in sales channels, discovery, and distribution.

knkMedia supports integrated pricing, customer terms, order processing, invoicing, and fulfillment patterns that trade publishers need across channels.

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