Royalty-statement chaos for small presses — automated, auditable reconciliation

Royalty-statement chaos for small presses — automated, auditable reconciliation targets a $450M = 75,000 global small & independent presses x $6K ACV total addressable market with medium saturation and a year-over-year growth rate of 12% estimated SaaS adoption in publishing sector.

Key trends driving demand: Indie-publishing growth -- More small presses and self-publishers increase demand for professional backend tooling and transparent payments.; Data availability from distributors -- Aggregators and distributors provide richer, more frequent sales data enabling reconciliation automation.; AI-driven document extraction -- Better OCR and NER allow automated ingestion of PDF/CSV royalty reports, reducing manual labor.; Demand for transparency -- Authors push for clear, auditable royalty statements, increasing willingness to pay for trustworthy tools..