Andrés Jiménez

Andrés had always had an eye for talent. As a writer himself, he could recognize good writing. When he started publishing his own books, other authors began asking for his advice. A few asked if he'd be willing to publish their work.

It started as a side project. He published his friend's thriller. Then a colleague's sci-fi novel. Before long, he had three authors asking to be published. He realized he was better at developing other people's work than writing his own.

He made the leap: started a publishing house. Contracted three authors. Published five books.

Year two: eight authors, thirty books. Year three: fifteen authors, a hundred books.

But the growth was unsustainable. Andrés was working 60-hour weeks. He was manually:

- Collecting manuscripts from authors via email - Coordinating with freelance editors and cover designers - Uploading books to five different distribution channels - Calculating royalties based on different contract terms - Emailing royalty statements to authors - Tracking payments in spreadsheets - Answering the same questions from authors repeatedly ("What were my sales last month?")

The dream of running a publishing house was turning into a nightmare of administrative drudgery.

He needed systems. Enterprise-level systems. But enterprise publishing software cost €10,000+ per year. He couldn't justify that on his current revenue.

Then he learned about Publisheds' Publisher tools.

It was exactly what he needed. Here's what changed:

First, contracts and royalties. Andrés created customized author accounts. Each author could have different royalty rates, payment schedules, and terms. Publisheds kept track of all these variations automatically. When a book sold, the platform calculated the royalty owed to each author based on their specific contract. No more spreadsheets, no more math errors.

Second, distribution. Previously, Andrés was manually uploading books to Amazon KDP, Smashwords, Draft2Digital, Scribd, and others. Publisheds had integrations with all major channels. One upload, automatic distribution to everywhere. When prices changed or metadata needed updating, he did it once in Publisheds and it synced across all channels.

Third, author accounts. Each author could log in and see their own sales data, earnings, and royalty statements in real-time. They stopped emailing Andrés asking, "How are my sales?" They could just log in. This single change reduced his email volume by 50%.

Fourth, communications. Publisheds had built-in messaging, so he could send updates to all authors at once. He created a newsletter template to share monthly highlights from the catalog.

The impact was transformative. Andrés' administrative workload dropped from 30 hours per week to 8. He had time to do what he actually loved: finding new talent, editing manuscripts, and building the publishing house strategically.

With that freed-up time, he started acquiring better talent. He was more selective. He invested in professional editing and cover design. The quality of the catalog improved. Sales improved.

By year five, Publisheds helped Andrés grow his publishing house to €2M+ annual revenue with 15 contracted authors and 100+ books in print. He was profitable, professional, and still maintaining high quality.

More importantly, he'd built something that worked without him. The systems were in place. He could take a vacation without worrying that royalty payments wouldn't be made. He could focus on the creative and strategic work he loved.