Why make the move to Bibliocloud? Built for the future On the same development framework used by Twitter, Imgur, Airbnb and Goodreads
Always On Cloud-based and responsive, accessible from any device
Award-winning Winner of the Futurebook Best Technology Innovation Award 2013
Built from real-world experience Built by a publisher, for publishers
Compatible Output data in any format for third party partners and internal systems
Proven Proud vendors to Quercus, Unbound, Oberon, Canelo, Liverpool University Press, Zed Books, Watkins Media, Inpress and more.
Everything in one place Editorial, production, sales, PR, marketing, rights, finance, royalties, scheduling Simpler Intuitive and accessible, cutting down on training time Smarter Data quality, clearer planning and datadriven insights
Secure Built on Ruby on Rails, the best technology stack available No-cost updates Software is updated often, with zero downtime code deployment Future proof The perfect blend of modern yet established web technologies.
Attentive We build based on obsessive attention to our clients’ feedback; it’s gold dust to us. Affordable Simple, low, per-user price, no costs for additional modules, no-cost upgrades. Switching to Bibliocloud always saves money.
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Lower cost & better value Bibliocloud
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Modules
One price for all functionality, unlimited data
Module-based pricing, or data volume pricing. You pay extra for extra functionality and extra data use
License fee
£50/user/month for all functionality
c.£83/user/month (£1000/year) for just core system
Data import
Bulk uploaders for your covers, ISBNs, sales, contracts, ONIX etc
Consultancy to import data: takes time and money. Basics missing: no ONIX importer
Development
Got a good idea? We develop additional functionality for no charge. Changes across whole system ensure stability for all partners
Charge for development: time and money
Upgrades
No charge for any upgrades to databases, code or even hardware
Charge for upgrades
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API integration
Instant, out-of-the-box integration with Twitter, Goodreads, Amazon Product Advertising API, Shopify, Google Books, Gmail calendars
Don’t integrate with web APIs out of the box
Exports & Imports
Data exports in the right format at the right time: AIs, royalty statements, catalogues, contracts etc in PDF. Excel datasheets. ONIX. Gantt chart as pictorial PDF and Excel task list. Mailing lists, JSON API, exception reporting etc
Fewer exports available in fewer formats. Missing ONIX importers
Aesthetics
Beautiful, intuitive interface
Requires extensive training time
Pre-sales information
Demos and insights into whether Bibliocloud is right for you, by the designers / developers themselves
Sales people employed to spin features and benefits. The cost of them gets built in to the fee
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Speed of response
Fast turnaround of new functionality development and error correction
Long development lead times
Zero downtime deployment
No system downtime when new code pushed
Scheduled downtime for maintenance
By publishers, for publishers
Software driven by publishing needs. Bibliocloud informed by actual publishing experience. We eat our own dog food
Publishing driven by software needs. You have to bend to how the software works
Support
Effective and responsive support that actually A “customer service” layer separates you from fixes your problem by the designers / developers the people who can fix your problem themselves
Attitude
We want to provide a better product, always - and we’ll never ignore requests or make you jump through hoops
Competence
No other company combines pragmatic, tested Our team has architected and developed systems for the US Air Force, Cable and Wireless, publishing know-how with technical expertise CACI and other multinationals. And we also have to the same degree as us a deep knowledge of publishers, from being one for over a decade
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Better support
Don’t willingly embrace improvement and have out-dated processes and procedures for change
Better technology Bibliocloud
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Cloud native
Zero footprint in IT infrastructure. True cloud based hosting
Web access often an afterthought, if at all
Technology
Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL: mature, modern Old, proprietary, expensive, costly to maintain technology. It’s what the web is built on software nowadays. Agile, responsive, actively maintained
Hosting
Bibliocloud is hosted by Heroku, a Salesforce. com company, with data stored on Amazon S3 and EC2 servers -- the same as Netflix, Airbnb, Pinterest, Expedia, Pfizer, Nokia, Adobe, NASA etc
Proprietary data centres are both more expensive and less expert