What is Consonance?
Consonance is a specialized publishing management system built exclusively for book publishers across various sectors including scholarly, academic, educational, professional, children's, trade, illustrated, religious, and hybrid publishing models. The platform offers a unified solution for managing bibliographic data, project workflows, rights and permissions, contracts, royalties, production, and metadata distribution through automated ONIX feeds.
Developed by publishing industry veterans, Consonance features an intuitive interface that requires minimal training while providing powerful search capabilities, custom reporting tools, and comprehensive data management functionality. The system supports multiple currencies, languages, and scripts, with built-in compliance features for emerging legislation and accessibility standards. Unlike modular systems, Consonance provides all features through a single access model, eliminating data silos and creating a true "one version of the truth" for publishing teams.
Features
- ONIX Metadata Management: Import and export capabilities for ONIX 2.1-3.x formats with automated data workflows to trading partners
- Project Management Tools: Integrated task management with due dates linked to contractual manuscript delivery dates and production schedules
- Rights & Permissions Management: Comprehensive system for managing rights deals, sales rights, permissions in and out, and royalty analysis
- Multi-faceted Search: Advanced search functionality that illuminates data from any angle for both detailed work and scale operations
- Custom Reporting: Ability to generate PDF advance information sheets, catalogues, rights guides, flyers, and bespoke reports from search results
Use Cases
- Managing bibliographic metadata and ONIX distribution for book titles
- Streamlining rights and permissions workflows for publishing teams
- Generating custom marketing materials and catalogues from publishing data
- Tracking production schedules and project management for publishing pipelines
- Analyzing royalties and managing contract fulfillment for authors and partners
- Ensuring compliance with publishing standards and emerging legislation
- Managing contacts and relationships with distributors, retailers, and partners
- Creating custom reports and data exports for board meetings and strategic planning
FAQs
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What types of publishers is Consonance designed for?
Consonance is designed exclusively for book publishers across various sectors including scholarly, academic, educational, professional, children's, trade, illustrated, religious, licensing, content distribution, and hybrid publishing models. -
Does Consonance offer a free trial?
Yes, Consonance offers a 30-day free trial with unlimited access to Consonance.app when you request a demo and provide your email address, with no credit card required. -
What is included in the standard user licence fee?
The standard user licence includes access to all functionality in the public cloud, unlimited personal support from technical staff, immediate access to new features, comprehensive documentation and training resources, and high-quality tested code for data security. -
What are the minimum team size requirements for using Consonance?
Consonance has a minimum of 8 users per client, as the system is designed to help growing teams manage complex workflows and data. Teams of at least 15 people tend to get the best value from the platform. -
What implementation services does Consonance provide?
Standard implementation includes data cleanse and migration of valid ONIX metadata, ONIX feed setup to primary data recipients, and up to three team training sessions. Additional services include royalties implementation, bespoke coding, consultancy, and advanced data migration.
