Titles and products

Royalties HQ uses a two-level structure to organise your catalogue: titles and products. This mirrors how publishers actually think about their books and makes it simple to track royalties across every format and edition.

Titles and products explained #

A title represents the work itself: the book, regardless of how it’s published. A product is a specific edition of that title (hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook), each with its own ISBN. One title can have many products, and each product carries its own sales data, pricing, and royalty terms.

Adding your catalogue #

You can build your catalogue in two ways:

• Import via CSV. Upload a spreadsheet of your titles and products to get started quickly, ideal when migrating from another system.
• Add individually. Create titles and products one at a time directly in the app.

Cover images #

Every title can display a cover image. You can upload one manually or, if the book has an ISBN, let Royalties HQ fetch it automatically from Google Books. This keeps your catalogue visually browsable without the overhead of sourcing and uploading every cover yourself.

Metadata from Google Books #

Beyond cover images, Royalties HQ can pull in metadata (such as author names, descriptions, and page counts) directly from Google Books using a product’s ISBN. This saves time during setup and helps keep your records consistent.

Step-by-step guides are available inside Royalties HQ. Look for the ? icon top-right.