Rights Management and Royalty Accounting Software for Book Publishers
Manage foreign and subsidiary rights, licensing agreements, complex royalties and author statements in one integrated publishing software ecosystem.
THAT’S RIGHTS! The quiet force behind your rights and royalties
THAT’S RIGHTS!
+the RIGHTS 20/20 Suite
THAT’S RIGHTS +RIGHTS 20/20 is a family of publishing software solutions that brings together foreign and subsidiary rights management, licensing administration and royalty accounting. Designed for independent and growing book publishers, packagers, rights managers and literary agencies, the solutions help manage submissions, licences, co-editions, incoming revenues, complex royalty calculations and royalty statements. Choose a dedicated rights-management solution, royalty accounting with online statement distribution, or an integrated rights and royalties configuration to suit your business.
A principled, well-structured approach to rights and royalties management
Trusted by hundreds of publishers and rights professionals worldwide. Supported with care by knowledgeable and experienced humans.
Rights and Royalty Software
for independent, small and growing publishers and agents
RIGHTS 20/20 is a family of rights management and royalty accounting software for independent, small and growing publishers and literary agencies.
Who Uses RIGHTS 20/20?
Independent Publishers
Small and medium-sized publishers seeking professional rights and royalty management without enterprise-level complexity.
Start-Ups & New Publishing Ventures
Emerging publishers establishing structured contract, rights and royalty workflows from the outset.
Rights-Led Growth Publishers
Publishers where foreign, translation, audio, co-edition and subsidiary rights are an important source of revenue.
In-House Rights Departments
Rights teams within publishing companies of any size that need dedicated tools for submissions, licensing and rights administration.
Independent Rights Agents
External rights professionals representing one or more publishers, authors or estates.
Literary Agencies
Agencies managing submissions, rights sales, royalties and client reporting.
Rights Agencies
Specialist organisations handling international rights representation, licensing and royalty collection.
Book Packagers & Publishing Service Providers
Companies creating, managing or licensing content on behalf of publishers.
Publisher Distributors
Book distributors managing rights and royalty revenues on behalf of multiple publishing clients.
Rights & Royalty Consultants
Independent consultants supporting publishers with rights administration and/or royalty accounting.
THAT’S RIGHTS!
The most complete dedicated foreign rights system available.
That’s Rights! manages the entire rights information cycle — from tracking interests and licences to handling incoming royalties, renewals, and compliance — all in one intuitive platform.
Key Features
- Submission Tracking & Follow-Up: Keep complete records of submissions and responses.
- Contract Negotiation Tools: Streamline negotiations and maintain clear version histories.
- Licence Management: Manage terms, advances, rights, and royalty rates with precision.
- Co-edition Planning: Coordinate multilingual and international editions with ease.
- Receivables Management: Track payments and outstanding balances in real time.
- Performance Analytics: Access summaries and insights to guide strategic decisions.
- Audit & Discrepancy Resolution: Ensure accuracy and transparency across all transactions.
- Royalty & Payment Tracking: Monitor incoming royalties and related payments.
- Tax & Compliance: Stay on top of local and international regulatory requirements.
- AI-enhanced Statement Capture: AI-enhanced optical reading of incoming royalty statements, from any publisher any language. NEW
Expand your reach, boost revenue, and maximise the value of your publishing assets — for your books to do the world in style!
See also THAT’S RIGHTS! Agents and RIGHTS 20/20 Agents our special configurations for literary and rights agents.
RIGHTS 20/20 Full Suite: Integrated Rights Management and Royalty Accounting.
A flexible tool for publishers to take control of royalties and rights
RIGHTS 20/20 Full Suite (formerly That’s Rights! + EasyRoyalties) unites advanced royalty calculation with a powerful rights and permissions management module.
Designed for small to medium-sized publishers, it functions as a reliable desktop solution for efficient royalty management. For publishers handling substantial licensing and foreign rights, it offers a comprehensive, integrated system that centralises all revenue and rights data in one place — and scales as your business grows.
Key Capabilities
Quick Installation: Import authors, titles, contracts, and sales data in minutes.
Automated Royalties: Set up royalty runs, calculate royalties, and generate statements effortlessly.
Easy Distribution: Email statements automatically or upload them directly to the ROL Royalty Portal.
Rights & Permissions Modules: Manage licensing, revenue-sharing, and permissions alongside royalty workflows in a single environment.
Smart Reporting: Access real-time insights, graphs, and automated reports to support fast, informed decision-making.
Flexible Deployment: Install on your PC or network terminal server, or opt for secure, cloud-based hosting.
All your rights and royalty data in one place, organised with clarity and precision — everything is fully accounted for, accurate, and dependable.
Why THAT'S RIGHTS! +RIGHTS 20/20?
10 Sound reasons to choose That's Rights! +RIGHTS 20/20
Rapid Setup: Up and running in minutes
No complicated onboarding: Import your data swiftly and with ease from your spreadsheets or ONIX.
Effortless periodic imports: contacts, interests, licences, revenues, and financial information.
User-Friendly Configuration: Customise currencies, logos, and other settings
Customisable Reporting: Adapt reports and PDF documents to your specific requirements
Automated Document Generation: Create documents and messages directly via MS Office integration
Email Compatibility: Seamless integration with Gmail and MS Outlook
Royalty Portal: Centralised access to data and reports for stakeholders
Data Control: Self-hosting available for full autonomy — no mandatory cloud dependency
Scalable (and Transparent) Pricing: Affordable plans tailored to all budgets
Easy to manage
Set up your author agreements, define your royalty runs, import your sales & revenues; then let RIGHTS 20/20 calculate and send out the statements!
- Quick setup of titles, authors and royalty contracts (terms and royalty rules)
- Flexible sales importer can handle any distributor’s report; sales consolidation options
- Easy import of licences, interests and international contacts
- User-friendly configuration of multiple statement/reports templates
- Precision settings for complex royalty calculations, including escalators, reserves, bundles, multi-author contracts, and more.
- Automatically distribute statements/reports by email (via Gmail and/or MS Outlook) or upload data/documents to ROL Royalty Portal.
Save time and gain efficiency with ROL Royalty Portal!
With ROL Royalty Portal you can make your royalty reports available to your authors and proprietors online, quicker, simpler and more effectively than paper or email. As the publisher, you control what information to upload, and when; ROL will then notify the beneficiaries when new information is available.
For your authors, the royalty portal provides an invaluable platform for monitoring their publishing activities. Royalty statements are all organised in one location, available for download at any time, as PDFs or as Excel spreadsheets. Royalty activity can also be viewed with graphs and charts, across one or more titles, and you can keep your rights holders up to date with any additional information you like, including events, awards, reviews and more.
THAT’S RIGHTS AGENTS
(RIGHTS 20/20 Agents)
A flexible tool to take control of messy data and information flows, and get things done on time! The perfect office solution for small literary agencies and ideal for small or larger rights agencies.
THAT’S RIGHTS (RIGHTS 20/20) Agents provides the support you need to manage your agency information flows. Track submissions, feedback, rights marketing and incoming royalty revenues, and report it all back to your clients. (See al features here.) NEW! AI-enhanced optical reading of incoming royalty statements
See how running your agency can become easier: request a demo now!
SUPPORT
Integral, Data-diligent Support
At RIGHTS 20/20, we ensure your transition to our royalties and rights systems is swift, smooth, with no unnecessary complexity or hidden costs.
We assist with installation and activation to ensure the system is configured correctly and running efficiently from the start.
Comprehensive data migration, when required, is available for a fixed fee. All title, author, and contract data are transferred securely from your spreadsheets or ONIX, and verified to ensure accuracy and continuity.
Training and guidance are included in the data migration service, in addition to the basic training time included with every new subscription plan. Your users will gain a confident understanding of key functions and best practices from the outset.
We offer unlimited e-mail support (powered 100% by humans.) – thorough, precise, and dependable, ensuring clear processes and easily retrievable guidance.
We follow up every year, live at book fairs or online, to gather customer feedback, discuss developments, and ensure the system continues to support your business effectively.
GLOBAL REACH
THAT’S RIGHTS! and RIGHTS 20/20 ARE USED IN: AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, TAIWAN RoC, UAE, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES
Trusted by over 750 book publishers, rights managers, packagers, literary and rights agents, royalty accountants, and other publishing professionals across 31 countries, including:
VISIT US at all some of the major INTERANTIONAL BOOK FAIRS
You can meet us at Gothenburg Book Fair in September and Frankfurt Book Fair each October.; and in the London Book Fair and the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in spring!
