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What is Start a Press?

Start a Press provides an all-inclusive white-label solution specifically designed for independent publishers, book coaches, ghostwriters, and organizations that aid authors in launching their books into the market. Each publishing entity benefits from a personalized website, storefront, author interface, and publishing workspace, all operated by an AI agent that is connected to the press's ChatGPT account. The platform's publishing journey involves multiple phases, such as addressing author questions, generating quotes, accepting manuscripts, performing copyediting, and creating cover and interior designs, as well as handling metadata and distribution through the press’s IngramSpark and Amazon KDP accounts. Publishers have the ability to import sales reports, determine royalties, manage treaty withholdings, and oversee author tax documentation effectively. The system is crafted to uphold the press's brand integrity, domain, ISBNs, author relationships, and revenue streams, ensuring that all contracts and financial transactions receive the necessary owner approval. Pricing structures differ based on the size of the catalog and comprise a monthly subscription fee combined with an initial setup cost. Furthermore, Start a Press simplifies the publishing workflow, empowering independent presses to dedicate more time to their artistic pursuits while still maintaining a professional standard in their operations. This unique approach not only fosters creativity but also enhances efficiency in the publishing process.

What is Imprint?

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.

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Integrations Supported

ChatGPT

Integrations Supported

ACX
PublishDrive
Spotify

API Availability

API Availability

Pricing Information

$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.

Pricing Information

$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
Free Version

Supported Platforms

SaaS

Supported Platforms

Windows
Mac

Customer Service / Support

Web-Based Support

Customer Service / Support

Web-Based Support

Training Options

Documentation Hub

Training Options

Documentation Hub

Company Facts

Organization Name

Archieboy Holdings

Date Founded

2001

Company Location

United States

Company Website

startapress.com

Company Facts

Organization Name

Moonstruck Software

Date Founded

2021

Company Website

www.moonstrucksoftware.com

Categories and Features

Categories and Features

Publishing and Subscriptions

Books
Campaign Management

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