{"id":3607,"date":"2024-02-02T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T16:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=3607"},"modified":"2025-02-28T17:06:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:06:30","slug":"workinglit-publishing-software-from-microcosm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/workinglit-publishing-software-from-microcosm\/","title":{"rendered":"WorkingLit: Publishing Software from Microcosm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WorkingLit<\/strong> is live! <a href=\"http:\/\/workinglit.com\/\">Sign up now!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/workinglit.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/workinglit-logo-new.png\" alt=\"a logo showing an open book\" class=\"wp-image-3732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/workinglit-logo-new.png 868w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/workinglit-logo-new-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/workinglit-logo-new-768x595.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WorkingLit is cloud-based software developed by Microcosm Publishing that gives independent publishers tools to thrive and grow at their own pace. Our industry is run by billionaires and conglomerates, and we want to give our fellow publishers the freedom to market and sell your books, understand your business, and painlessly pay royalties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microcosm built our own software from scratch starting in 2002, and we owe it our survival, success, and continued independence. Now we want to share it with you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/workinglit.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/workinglit-home-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/workinglit-home-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/workinglit-home-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/workinglit-home-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/workinglit-home-1320x728.png 1320w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/workinglit-home.png 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manage your product and author metadata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track your sales and expenses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage your customer account data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calculate royalties and track payments to authors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand the health of your business and what you need to do to grow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Wy3KIwkWVTHeVcBgtyW7V3vxGfqMARVvO_T3AVyRoB8\/edit\">spec sheet<\/a> for all current and planned features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pricing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our rates are based on the number of products (with separate ISBNs) that you manage in WorkingLit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Plan<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Features<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Price per month<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Free plan<\/td><td>Up to 10 products<\/td><td>FREE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Basic Plan<\/td><td>11-25 products<\/td><td>$25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Basic Plus Plan<\/td><td>26-100 products<\/td><td>$69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Premium Plan<\/td><td>101-500 products<\/td><td>$299<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Premium Plus Plan<\/td><td>501-1000<\/td><td>$599<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>All Access Plan<\/td><td>Unlimited products!<\/td><td>$1299<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Get stuck or have questions? <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1kmsL433TO11Tq0NDpUKnrt-xwBCuIdB6wL2v9wEJhfs\/edit\">Check out our site documentation and instructions<\/a> or email workinglit at microcosmpublishing dot com for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get involved and stay in touch!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/workinglit.com\">Sign up to use WorkingLit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/2EPmUItOpRZW7JhwLpM0Klgsac30\">email list<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you a programmer? 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WorkingLit is cloud-based software developed by Microcosm Publishing that gives independent publishers tools to thrive and grow at their own pace. 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