Choose areas for your publishing workflow.

Each module has its own purpose. Explore each area and combine features to suit your publishing operation. Integrations and scope are defined during setup.

Editorial productionCatalogWebsiteContent and relationshipsReadingQualityTeamStore and sales

Editorial production

From the book’s workflow map to funding management.

See how the team tracks stages, checks deadlines and compares editorial production costs.

See the complete journey of each book.

The map connects selection, contracting, production and publication stages. Colors and connections show progress and parallel paths. In Studio, each stage can be opened to view its details.

Complete workflow map
Complete editorial map, from production intake to publication, with all stages connected
A complete workflow configured in Studio. Enlarge it to read the stages; workflows may vary by publisher.

Real Studio screenshots in light mode. Test names and identifying information have been hidden. Amounts and dates are demonstration data.

More than tracking dates

Production portfolio

Find each book by phase, current stage, assignee, deadline and expected release. Filters help locate delays and track the portfolio.

Intake and evaluation

The submission form receives proposals. Reviewer and review management supports editorial evaluation within the workflow.

Tasks and documents

Consult stage tasks, checklists and attachments. The dossier gathers process information for consultation and export.

Costs and funding sources

Compare planned and actual costs by stage, record expenses with receipts and track funding balances and deadlines.

Website

A digital presence your own team can manage.

View details about Website
  • Block-based pages
  • Menus and footer
  • Colors and brand identity
  • Per-page SEO
Papo working on a laptop

Reading

Protected publications and first-party reading experiences.

View details about Reading
  • Access control
  • Reading circles
  • Reading apps
  • Circulation reports
Papo reading beside a stack of books and a cup

Quality

EPUBCheck, Ace, and assisted analysis before publishing.

View details about Quality
  • EPUB validation
  • Ace accessibility
  • Work metadata
  • Qualebook, our scored editorial checklist, and AI drafts
Papo examining content with a magnifying glass

Team

Roles and permissions that keep the institution in control.

View details about Team
  • Invitations and members
  • Module-level roles
  • Action-level permissions
  • Publishing house domain
A team of Papos managing people, roles, and permissions

Store and sales

Track the commercial operation too.

Commerce organizes orders and inventory for the publisher’s sales channel. The store uses the Vitrine website; scope is defined during setup.

Store order tracking in Studio, in light mode

Orders and payments

Consult orders, amounts and payment states. Payment method configuration depends on the options available and enabled for the publisher.

Inventory

Set quantities for physical products and choose limited or unlimited inventory for digital products to suit the publisher’s own channel.

A view of the sale

Orders, payment and inventory belong to the commercial area, separate from editorial production stages and costs.

See these areas with your press’s catalog.