Migrate backlist ISBNs and contracts with penny-exact verification.
A six-phase onboarding methodology built for publishing houses moving off spreadsheets, shared drives, Klopotek, Biblio, or legacy title databases.
Structured migration onto one Single Title Record
Catalogue & Contract Discovery
Audit existing ONIX feeds, ISBN blocks, imprint hierarchies, house style guides, trim templates, ERP accounts, and royalty clauses.
Automated Backlist & Asset Ingestion
Bulk-import historical ONIX records, PDF/X-1a and EPUB masters, contributor tax profiles, and closing unearned advance balances into staging.
Workflow, SSO & Connector Setup
Configure SAML 2.0 SSO, imprint RBAC, 42-rule preflight tolerances, NetSuite/SAP/Xero ledger mappings, and dry-run retailer SFTP feeds.
Parallel Royalty Run Verification
Replay prior royalty periods inside British Noble and reconcile units, FX rates, return reserves, and net payouts to the penny.
Departmental Training & Sign-Off
Deliver role workshops for Commissioning, Editorial, Design, Metadata Ops, and Royalty Finance teams on migrated titles.
Production Cutover & Hypercare
Activate live ONIX feeds across 108 channels, invite authors to the Portal, and co-pilot your first live royalty close.
Verified migration adapters for publishing systems
| Legacy Environment | Ingestion Adapter | Reconciliation Gate | Typical Cutover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spreadsheets & Shared Drives | ONIX 2.1/3.0 + CSV ISBN & Advance Importer | 100% check-digit & unearned balance parity | 2–3 Weeks |
| Biblio / Title Management | XML Bibliographic, Rights & Schedule Bridge | RecordReference continuity + dry-run ONIX diff | 5–7 Weeks |
| Klopotek / On-Premise Publishing ERP | Phased Imprint SQL/IDoc + Sub-Ledger Extractor | 2-period penny-exact parallel royalty match | 7–10 Weeks |
| Acquired Imprint Catalogues (M&A) | Multi-Imprint Tenant Partition + DAM Asset Watch | Consolidated group GL & royalty roll-up sign-off | 4 Weeks / Imprint |
Growth publishers under 250 ISBNs launch in two to three weeks. Mid-market and multi-imprint houses migrating larger backlists complete cutover in six to ten weeks.
Before retiring your legacy royalty tool or spreadsheets, we replay one to two historical accounting periods in British Noble and reconcile every author statement to the penny.
Our migration pipeline ingests ONIX 2.1, 3.0, or 3.1 XML feeds alongside ISBN tables, print and EPUB archives, and contributor records automatically.
Onboarding specialists map contract tiers, escalators, agency splits, and closing unearned advance balances into structured templates verified by your finance lead.
Zero downtime occurs. Editorial and production teams continue shipping scheduled titles while backlist ingestion and parallel royalty verification run in staging.
Channel connections run in dry-run validation mode first. Live SFTP cutover preserves exact RecordReference identifiers so retail reviews and rankings stay intact.
Yes. Onboarding includes live workshops tailored separately for Commissioning, Editorial, Design and Prepress, Metadata Ops, and Royalty Finance.
Publishers pilot the portal with a small frontlist cohort first, then send branded batch invitations with pre-loaded historical statements.
Yes. Multi-imprint groups frequently launch one imprint in Phase 1 and roll subsequent imprints onto the shared tenant in four-week sprints.
Your Solutions Architect and Royalty Specialist co-pilot your first live ONIX catalogue push and your first live royalty close end to end via Implementation@BritishNoble.com.
De-risk your backlist and royalty cutover with parallel verification.
Book a 45-minute migration scoping session with a British Noble implementation lead.