How do I manage books sent to distributors on sale-or-return?

Use the consignment module. Stock sent stays yours until the distributor reports a sale, and unsold copies come back without affecting sales figures.

Can it calculate author royalties?

IntelligentGST gives you title-wise sales reports and a ledger for each author. Apply the royalty rate to those figures and post the royalty due — every payment and balance is then tracked in the author’s account.

Does it support sales in foreign currency?

Yes. The foreign currency module lets you bill overseas buyers in their currency while your books stay in rupees.

Do I need an internet connection to use it?

No. IntelligentGST runs as a Windows application with your data on your own computer or office server, so billing and accounting carry on during an outage. You only need internet to upload returns or generate e-invoices and e-way bills on the government portals.

Can I try it before I buy?

Yes. Download the setup from the Downloads page and use it free for 30 days. When you buy, you enter a licence key and keep all the data you entered during the trial.

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Industry solution · Book publishing

Accounting software for publishers, distributors and bookstores.

A publisher juggles hundreds of titles, several editions of each, books out on consignment with distributors and returns that arrive months later. IntelligentGST keeps title-wise stock, consignment sales, distributor accounts and GST in one place.

Title-wise stock
Consignment module
Returns handled

Title master

Built for publishing

Built around titles, editions and distributors

Title and edition tracking

Classify stock by title, author, edition and binding so you always know how many copies of each edition are left and where.

Consignment with distributors

The consignment module records books sent on sale-or-return and settles only what is sold — no guessing what each distributor still holds.

Returns from the trade

Credit notes for returned copies bring stock back and adjust the distributor’s account in the same entry.

Author royalty accounting

Maintain an account for each author, record royalty due from title-wise sales reports, and see what has been paid and what is pending.

Print-run costing

Capture paper, printing and binding costs against each print run in optional fields and ledgers to see the true cost per copy.

GST for books and stationery

Exempt printed books and taxable merchandise billed correctly side by side, with returns prepared from your books.

Billing & inventory

From the counter to the stock statement

GST tax invoices, cash memos and estimates for your publishing sales from one screen

Multiple document templates — separate formats for retail and wholesale

Drag-and-drop print formats with your logo, colours and fields

Auto-search lists: type a few letters and the item or party fills in

Modules

Billing

Inventory

Ledgers

Purchase

Parties

Warehouses

Banking

Companies

GST returns

Stock classified by brand, product, model, colour or size

Stock in hand, movement and valuation across multiple godowns

Purchase, sales and journal registers with drill-down to each voucher

Export any report to Excel, PDF, HTML or text and email it in a click

Accounting & compliance

The books behind the business

Cash book, bank book and day book maintained as you bill

Balance sheet, profit & loss, trial balance, cash flow and fund flow

Bill-wise receivables and payables with ageing, party or group-wise

Bank reconciliation against your statement

GST returns

Prepared from your books

GSTR-1Ready
GSTR-3BReady
GSTR-4Ready
GSTR-9Ready

GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-4, GSTR-9 and other statutory returns

e-Invoice and e-way bill generation from your invoices

Flexible chart of accounts with unlimited groups and ledgers

Multiple companies in one installation

Who it fits

Made for every kind of publishing business

Book publishers

Trade, academic and regional-language lists.

Educational publishers

Textbooks and guides with seasonal school demand.

Book distributors

Stocking many publishers for retailers and institutions.

Bookstores

Counter sales across thousands of titles.

Bookstore chains

Several outlets drawing on central stock.

Export publishers

Sales abroad using the foreign currency module.

Why switch

Registers and spreadsheets vs IntelligentGST

Feature	Manual / Excel	IntelligentGST
Daily work
GST invoice printed in your own format	Separate template
Tax worked out per item automatically
Live stock in hand	Physical count
Godown-wise quantities
Money and compliance
Bill-wise outstanding with ageing	Separate register
Bank reconciliation	Manual tick-off
GST returns from the same entries
e-Invoice and e-way bill from the invoice	Portal re-entry
Balance sheet and P&L on demand	At year end

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Treat each edition as its own item, or classify editions under a title, and stock, sales and valuation reports will show them separately.

Put every title on one system.

We will help you load your title list and distributor accounts. Book a walkthrough with our Kolkata team.

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