Pubsoft

{{short description|American cloud-based eBook publishing platform}}

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Pubsoft{{cite web|last=Schneider|first=Andrew|title=Houston IT Firm Aims To Woo Publishing Giants At Book Expo America|url=http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1369761166-Houston-IT-Firm-Aims-To-Woo-Publishing-Giants-At-Book-Expo-America.html|publisher=KUHF News for Houston|accessdate=2013-12-26}} is a cloud-based eBook publishing platform headquartered in Houston, Texas. It serves as the publishing engine for Kbuuk, LLC,{{cite news|last=Lanham|first=Fritz|title=E-book startup hopes cloud is solid|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/technology/article/E-book-startup-hopes-cloud-is-solid-4413757.php|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=April 7, 2013}} a self-publishing software company that provides digital conversion, distribution and marketing services for authors.{{cite journal|last=Abrams|first=Dennis|title=Ready For Kbuuk? Another New Self-pub Ebook Company|journal=Publishing Perspectives|date=April 2013|url=http://publishingperspectives.com/2013/04/are-you-ready-for-kbuuk-another-new-self-pub-ebook-co/}} Pubsoft is designed to allow publishers to create and manage an online eBook store{{cite web|last=Karr|first=Douglas|title=Pubsoft: Ebook Publishing, Reader Portals and Stores|url=http://www.marketingtechblog.com/pubsoft-ebook-store/|publisher=Marketing TechBlog|accessdate=2013-12-26}} for direct consumer sales.{{cite web|last=Dilworth|first=Dianna|title=Pubsoft Lets Authors & Publishers Sell eBooks Direct|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/pubsoft-lets-authors-publishers-sell-ebooks_b40962|publisher=MediaBistro|accessdate=2013-12-26}} Publishers can also use Pubsoft to handle social media marketing, deliver eBooks to mobile devices,{{cite web|last=Hebbard|first=D.B.|title=New start-up Pubsoft offering cloud-based, software-as-a-service for eBook publishers|url=http://www.talkingnewmedia.com/2013/10/03/new-start-up-pubsoft-offering-cloud-based-software-as-a-service-for-ebook-publishers/|publisher=Talking New Media}} manage author and reader relationships and distribute royalties{{cite web|last=McNally|first=Victoria|title=Want To Self-Publish All On Your Own? Someday Pubsoft Might Be Your Biggest Asset|url=http://bookworksblog.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/want-to-self-publish-all-on-your-own-someday-pubsoft-might-be-your-biggest-asset/|publisher=BookWorks: The Self-Publishers Association|accessdate=2013-12-26}} through an administrative portal that uses PayPal.

The Pubsoft system also provides book-level analytics designed to help publishers and authors move toward data-driven publishing. Originally designed for the trade publishing sector, the Pubsoft system is currently used for a variety of applications by agencies, education and creative writing programs, enterprises, industry experts and religious organizations.

Pubsoft allows companies to manage content by uploading documents and converting them to EPUB 3.0 eBooks, which can then be read in a web browser or on an iOS device. Through the Pubsoft backend system, an administrator or instructor can then evaluate reading progress and engagement, as well as assess reading comprehension through customized quizzes.