Understand what information contributors can access once they sign up for an account
When contributors sign up for a Familiar account after receiving their first royalty statement, they get access to a personalized contributor dashboard. This dashboard is designed to give contributors transparency into their royalty information while keeping your other business data private.
Important: Contributors only see information that pertains to them—their own books, royalties, and statements. They cannot see other contributors' data, your organization's financial information, or any books they're not associated with.
Contributors can view detailed information about their royalties, including:
Contributors can see which books they're associated with, including:
However, contributors cannot see detailed book metadata, publication information, or books they're not associated with.
Contributors can:
Contributors can view and update their own payment details, including:
Note: While contributors can view their payment threshold, they cannot change it. Only you (the publisher) can adjust payment thresholds.
Contributors can:
If a contributor has an advance, they can see:
Contributors have limited access to protect your business information and other contributors' privacy:
Contributors cannot see other contributors' names, emails, royalty amounts, payment details, or any other information about fellow contributors—even if they work on the same books.
Contributors cannot access your organization's overall financial information, total revenue, organization settings, or any aggregate data beyond their own earnings.
Contributors do not have access to raw royalty reports from distributors (Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, etc.) or the detailed sales data that includes retailer information and wholesale pricing.
Contributors cannot see the specific royalty contract percentages, tier structures, or how royalties are calculated. They only see their final royalty amounts.
Contributors cannot add books, modify royalty structures, upload statements, manage other contributors, or perform any administrative functions. Their access is strictly read-only for their own data, plus the ability to update their payment information.
Contributors can only see books they're associated with. They cannot browse your full catalog or see information about other books in your organization.
Once signed up, contributors can:
Familiar's system automatically filters data so contributors only see information related to their own contributor record. This happens at the database level, ensuring complete data isolation.
Contributors must verify their email address and create their own password. They cannot access the system until they've completed the sign-up process through the invitation link.
Contributors must sign up using the exact email address you have on file. This ensures that only the intended contributor can access their royalty information.
Contributors can only modify their own payment details and pen names. They cannot change royalty amounts, historical data, or any information that affects your records or other contributors.
No. Contributors only see their own royalty amounts. Even if multiple contributors work on the same book, each contributor can only view their personal earnings.
Contributors see the final royalty amounts shown in their statements. If you make adjustments, those will be reflected in their dashboard, but they won't see the underlying calculations or adjustment details unless you include that information in the statement message.
No custom access controls are available. All contributors have the same level of access to their own data. If you need to withhold information from a contributor, consider not sending them statements for specific periods or books.
If you remove a contributor's association with a book, they will no longer see that book in their dashboard going forward. However, they will still see historical royalty statements and earnings from when they were associated with the book.