IMPRINT

IMPRINT is your go-to tool for simplifying royalty management. Designed for small publishers and independent authors, it automates royalty report processing, tracks author advances in real-time, and creates professional PDF royalty statements in seconds. The free Imprint Basic version supports KDP statement imports, while Imprint Royalties handles multiple royalty sources and offers advanced analytics.

Absolutely. IMPRINT employs a "Vault Architecture" to ensure your financial data stays safe. Your database is encrypted with industry-standard AES-256 encryption and is only decrypted temporarily while the app is running. Once you close the app, your data is securely re-encrypted on your disk.

No. IMPRINT is a local-first application. Your data never leaves your computer. We do not use cloud storage for your database, ensuring you have 100% sovereignty over your financial records.

Yes, you can! Imprint Basic and Imprint Royalties for Mac were officially launched on 12th April 2026 with version 1.9.1. Enjoy seamless royalty management on your Mac.

My name is Graeme Reynolds. I’ve been running a small press called Horrific Tales Publishing since 2011, and I’m also the author of several horror novels including the High Moor Trilogy of werewolf novels and the Jack Carlton Supernatural Thriller Series. As a small publisher, one of the biggest headaches was the royalty run. Having to extract data from multiple spreadsheets, all in different formats, and then use that to work out how much money I owed my authors, often having to juggle different currencies. Even with the complex spreadsheet I made to help with the task, it used to take me hours. Conversely, as an author, one of the biggest worries was getting paid. You hear a lot of horror stories of small (and some bigger) presses that don’t send their royalties out one time (or at all). So I decided to do something about it. The result of that is Imprint. A software tool that allows me to import all of my royalty files in one go, import the payment file to set the exchange rates, then automatically generate my royalty statements with a single mouse click. A little software tool saved me hours of work each month. And I’ve decided to give the KDP version of the tool away, free forever, because it simply makes things easier for small publishers, which, hopefully will make the payment of royalties to authors a lot easier and more reliable too. If you really like it, feel free to Buy Me A Coffee But most of all, I hope you enjoy using Imprint.

When you generate a royalty statement, IMPRINT automatically checks the author's current advance balance. If an advance is outstanding, the royalties earned are first applied to "pay down" the advance. Only once the advance is cleared will the statement show a balance payable to the author.

Yes. You can generate a statement as many times as you like. IMPRINT tracks which specific sales records have already been "paid" to ensure that an author's advance isn't accidentally reduced twice for the same sale.

The system uses a "Home Currency" which is set when you first install the application. When you import KDP Payment files, the system updates the exchange rates. When generating statements for international authors, IMPRINT applies these rates to ensure they see their earnings in their preferred currency (USD, EUR, etc.).

Use the "Create Encrypted Backup" feature in the Settings menu. This creates a portable ZIP file. You will set a backup password that allows you to restore that data onto any other PC running IMPRINT.

Because of our high-security model, backup passwords are not recoverable by us. We recommend storing your backup password in a secure password manager.

In order to upgrade your Imprint Basic Edition to Imprint Core, you simply need to create a backup within Imprint Basic. When you then purchase Imprint Core, during the setup process you simply point the wizard at your encrypted backup file, enter the password, and the wizard takes care of the rest.

Imprint Core offers two straightforward, one-time payment options designed to give you full control over your data: - **Core Standard (£149):** Includes a lifetime software license and 12 months of cloud mapping updates. After that, you can choose to pay £29/year for updates if vendors change their spreadsheets. If you opt out, you still own and can use the software. - **Lifetime VIP (£399):** The ultimate no-subscription option. Get the software plus every mapping and feature update we ever release—forever. No renewals, no hidden fees.

Absolutely not. We hate subscription hostage situations. With the Core Standard license, the $29/year mapping update is 100% optional. If your subscription expires, your software will NOT be locked or disabled. You keep your data and your tools. If you purchase the Lifetime VIP tier, you bypass the subscription system entirely and get updates forever.

Imprint Core supports a wide range of data sources to make your royalty management seamless: - KDP (Royalty Report and Payment Report) - ACX - Draft2Digital - Ingram (Ingram Spark and Lightningsource) Compensation Report - Kobo - Nook - Google Books - Spotify - Apple Books - Authors Republic - PublishDrive If your preferred data source isn’t listed, let us know at support@moonstrucksoftware.com—we’re always looking to expand our compatibility!

IMPRINT Basic currently supports the KDP Prior Months' Royalties report (XLSX format). Ensure you download the report from your KDP dashboard for the months you wish to import. Imprint Basic also uses the KDP Payment files to set exchange rates for the associated period, to ensure that your currency conversions are accurate.