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DAM Easy Social Share

If you’d rather be writing instead of posting on social media yet another ad or one more book cover banner, this feature is for you. Accessible from the Digital Asset Management interface, you can easily share the desired graphic or video on the social media network of your choosing with one simple click or tap.

Email Ticket System

Whatever your issue we’re here to help. Open a ticket easily with an email. Attach screenshots of the issues you’re seeing, or ask questions. Thinking of a feature you’d like to see on AuthorExclusive? Let us know.

Copyeditor

All plans include a copyeditor role, essential for the publication of any successful book. Send your favorite editor an invitation to join your team on AuthorExclusive for no extra charge, and start working efficiently on your new book, or even on the older ones.

Copywriter

Professional copywriters can write book blurbs sprinkled with the right keywords to ensure discoverability of your title in the highly competitive publishing market. A must-have!

Phone

Request a call from one of our senior support representatives and we’ll be happy to assist.

Chat

Chat is available to you to engage with our support team and get answers in real time.

ONIX File Generation

Only for publishers of a certain size and above, this feature refers to the generation of a specialized file format meant to upload book metadata on hundreds of titles at the same time, for publication on various distribution channels like Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

Secure Cloud Storage Limit

You won’t run out of file storage space on AuthorExclusive’s powerful cloud storage. Your information is protected by top notch security systems monitored 24/7/365 by expert information security teams.

Agent Query

We will assist you in crafting the perfect query and we’ll make sure you submit all the needed documents to increase your chances in landing the representation you’re seeking. With one click, your query will land in the hands of a curated list of agents that represent your genre.

Agent Query – Foreign Translated Rights

Find an agent who can identify and negotiate foreign translated rights for your books. Our system will match your book with the best foreign rights agents in the industry.

Agent Query – Literary Representation

The age of exclusive agent submissions is gone, and the best of agents know and respect that. Submit your query to the best matched agents in the industry for your particular book, and receive their replies in your own inbox. Get a discount with Expert, Elite, or Enterprise plans.

Marketing Plans

Not sure where to start the marketing of your book, or how to keep track of all the opportunities that could make a difference in your book’s performance? Search no more. AuthorExclusive comes with a preloaded marketing plan that only needs you to assign tasks and set deadlines.

Digital Asset Management

Agency-level digital asset management will make it easy for you to navigate the many files that constitute the digital assets of any well-published title. Never waste time searching for that final, FINAL copy of the manuscript, or for that one particular banner you really liked. Find, tag, and share with ease, by title, by designation, by keyword, and more.

Piracy Check Alerts

Receive alerts in your inbox whenever your enrolled titles appear to be listed on potentially unauthorized websites.

Piracy Checks

Worried about pirated copies of your books popping all over the Internet? With one tap you can easily find ut if anyone’s been infringing on your intellectual property rights.

Book Metadata Management

AuthorExclusive makes sure you have all the bases covered before releasing your title. Then the system structures the information for easy retrieval and dissemination.

QR Code generator

Add a stylish QR code to your book back cover and drive traffic to your author website.

ISBN Bar Code Generator

The savings continue with our automated and free ISBN bar code generator (a $25 value).

Free ISBNs

Save time and lots of money by requesting an ISBN from us (a $125 value).

Publishing Cheatsheet

Ready to publish, but would rather not have to click through the entire platform looking for the various bits and pieces of book metadata, interior files and cover files? Choose Publishing Cheatsheets and conveniently find all data structured and organized neatly by book format, ready for you or your assistant to publish that new title.

Workflow Management

Whether a novice or a seasoned expert, never take a wrong turn in the book production process with managed workflows. The system will keep track of all book production steps, managing for you the list of prerequisite files and approvals, and ensuring that your team only works on the materials that carry your seal of approval. All that without a single email changing hands.

Activity Logs

The History page lists all important activities that took place in your workroom, such as: any file uploaded by any member of your team, any approval of files, and any completed tasks. A must-have feature to increase team accountability, while saving you time.

Task Management with Scheduler

Turn any idea, project, or deliverable into a conveniently built task, complete with assignments, statuses, and deadlines. Get notified two days prior any task’s due date. Manage your team effortlessly, and save time and money.

Notifications

Receive convenient notifications whenever an important event takes place in your workroom. The most critical notifications are emailed to you, while the rest are only listed in your notifications page on AuthorExclusive.

BISAC Audiences

The BISAC Audience Codes are used to pinpoint the intended reader of your book. This is another component of your book’s metadata.

BISAC Genres

The BISAC Subject Codes List is a standard used by many companies throughout the supply chain to categorize books based on topical content (from http://https://bisg.org/). This is a component of your book’s metadata, needed when you will publish the title, regardless of channel of distribution.

Categories Monitoring and Alerts

Tired of worrying about your titles falling off the selected categories or missing critical opportunities? Get notified when your titles’ category enrollments no longer match your prior selections. We’ll keep an eye on things for you.

Automated Amazon Categories Request Draft

Don’t waste time taking note of your selections and crafting a carefully worded email. One click and the email will be drafted for you, ready to send your request.

Audible Categories

Manage Audible categories seamlessly: browse, click to select, request.

Amazon Categories

Browse all Amazon categories and choose the ones that best fit your book. Or retrieve another one of your title’s category selections and save precious time. Want to make sure your requested categories have been implemented? With one click or tap you can visualize up to ten categories for each one of your titles, and each one of its formats: digital or print, paperback or hardcover.

Bring your entire backlist on AuthorExclusive and manage it like never before.

Workroom Chat

No need to switch between applications and lose track of files, comments, links, or resources. AuthorExclusive offers a feature-rich chatroom where you can easily interact with your team.

Graphic Designer

This role assists the author with the creation of supporting graphics, social media banners, and videos to help market their books efficiently. All plans include the workspaces though, so if your assistant is helping you with graphics, you can store all images and videos here, in an organized manner that will help you market like a pro.

Line Editor

For the professional author, a line editor is a must-have on any book production team.

Cover Designer

Emerging authors could decide to buy an already made cover, but professional authors will require custom covers designed to help market their book competitively. Even if your plan doesn’t include a cover designer role, the cover design workspace is included, allowing you to manage the book cover effectively and never worry about misplacing a version or format.

Assistant

All plans come with an assistant role included in your team. She is the one who can do everything you want done, from managing book production to preparing files, interacting with the team on your behalf, or executing marketing plans.

Team Size

This is the maximum number of team members included in a specific plan level. If you need more you can add more, as many as you need, and let the savings increase with the size of your team.

Titles

This is the maximum number of titles allowed for a specific plan level. But not to worry, a simple click can save you a bundle and add to your account as many titles as you need, without having to upgrade to Enterprise.

Pen Names

An author can choose to publish under different pen names. This is a popular feature with authors who write in diverse genres or would like to test a different genre without creating confusion within an established reader base.