For publishers and authors
Publishing softwareEvery tool a book needs, from manuscript to royalty statement
Familiar runs submissions, contracts, formatting, advance readers, production schedules and royalties for independent presses, and gives authors the tools to format, check and launch their own books.
- Plans from $15 a month
- Royalties free for your first 10 books
- No per-seat pricing
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Royalties · Q3 2026
The Moth Orchard
Ninefold Press · publishes March 3, 2027
Advance · $5,120 of $8,000 recouped
For publishers
For independent presses, and for authors who publish under their own imprint: acquisitions, production and royalties for the whole list.
Royalty management
Import statements from 27 sources, apply each contract’s terms and send every contributor a statement they can check.
Contributor portal
Authors and agents sign in to see their own earnings and download their statements.
Submissions platform
Open a submission window, read and assign manuscripts as a team, and flag likely AI-written ones.
Contract management
Send contracts for e-signature from your own templates, and carry the signed royalty terms into royalty tracking.
Book formatting
Produce the paperback, large print, mass market and EPUB from one manuscript, in your house design.
ARC programs
Approve readers for each title, send every one a traceable copy, and see who reviewed on Amazon and Goodreads.
Project management
Build a production schedule back from the publication date, assign the tasks and keep every title on track.
Built for teams
Bring editors, operations staff and contributors into one workspace, with roles and no per-seat pricing.
Shopify integration
Publish the books you choose to your Shopify store and import its sales into royalty tracking.
For readers
Read new books before they come out.
Pricing
A flat monthly plan for the tools, and royalty management priced by the book. No seats and no setup fees.
For authors
From $15 a month
Your author page, unlimited formatting, private ARCs and monthly AI credits in one plan. Extra credits are $5 each.
Author pricingFor publishers
From $39 a month
Formatting, author pages, ARCs, submissions and monthly AI credits, with unlimited team members on every plan.
Publisher pricingRoyalty management
First 10 books free, then $1 per book per month
A separate subscription. A book counts once it has royalty terms set up. The contributor portal is included, and there are no per-seat fees.
Royalty management pricing
Start with the tool you need today
Your first 10 books of royalty management are free, and you can add a plan for the rest of Familiar when you need it.