Case Studies
Case Study: A Small Publisher Makes Royalties Easy with MetaComet
Nikki Krysak is the publishing manager at the Seth Center (also known as New Awareness Network). She started her job during a period of significant structural change. Taking over the publishing arm of a small, informal organization meant that Nikki needed to modernize operations while maintaining the high level of trust among the members of the close-knit, longstanding Seth Center community. Throughout this process, MetaComet Systems has been more than just another software provider.
Case Study: Royalties Made Simple—and Flexible
Christopher Robbins, Founder and CEO of Familius, has been in the publishing industry since 1992. When he launched Familius in 2012, he needed a royalty management system that was efficient, affordable, and scalable. “I wanted a system,” he says, “That with a push of a button would give me my royalty statements and not take a lot of time.”
Case Study: Reducing the Royalty Workload from Months to Days
Megan Trank is the client manager for financial statements for IPG, the leading book distribution and sales company. She previously oversaw accounting and royalties, among other responsibilities, for a small independent book publisher. In both roles, she used MetaComet’s Royalty Tracker® to drastically reduce the time she spent calculating royalties, distributing statements, and providing guidance to royalty recipients.
Case Study: Royalty Tracker® and Sales Aggregator Scale Up Painlessly
The largest private audiobook production company in the US radically upgraded its royalty management process using MetaComet® software. By adopting Royalty Tracker® and Sales Aggregator, John Marshall Media and Lantern Audio Distribution saved multiple days of work per quarter, eliminated errors in calculations, and streamlined the payment process.
Nelson Case Study: Publisher Royalties Become Visible
Nelson is Canada’s leading K–12 educational publisher, currently distributing thousands of products and managing tens of thousands of royalty agreements.
Dragonblade Case Study
California-based Dragonblade Publishing is a boutique publisher specializing in historical romance. Here, Director of Operations Shawn Morrison explains the background and benefits of Dragonblade’s partnership with MetaComet Systems.
Trafalgar Square Books Case Study
David MarlinDavid Marlin is the President and Co-Founder of MetaComet® Systems, a prominent provider of royalty automation tools. Since founding the company in 2000, David has spearheaded the development of a suite of best-in-class systems that effectively facilitate royalty processes for nearly 200 publishers. David has also served as the chair for The Book Industry […]
Nav Press Case Study: Royalty Automation = Competitive Advantage
David MarlinDavid Marlin is the President and Co-Founder of MetaComet® Systems, a prominent provider of royalty automation tools. Since founding the company in 2000, David has spearheaded the development of a suite of best-in-class systems that effectively facilitate royalty processes for nearly 200 publishers. David has also served as the chair for The Book Industry […]
An Agent’s Perspective on Royalty Statement Errors
Tis the season, right? Agent Kristen at Pub Rants is certainly caught up in the spirit, and has the decorations to prove it: a desk full of royalty statements. Yes, it’s high royalty season – the period in late Fall, before the close of the fiscal year, when publishers are tallying volumes and percentages at […]
Soho Press Case Study
David MarlinDavid Marlin is the President and Co-Founder of MetaComet® Systems, a prominent provider of royalty automation tools. Since founding the company in 2000, David has spearheaded the development of a suite of best-in-class systems that effectively facilitate royalty processes for nearly 200 publishers. David has also served as the chair for The Book Industry […]





