Literary intermediary data, on tap.
The Imprimatur Index™ is the most comprehensive public-record-sourced rating of literary intermediaries in the English-language publishing market. Available as a RESTful API and bulk-export feed for literary agents, MFA programs, foreign rights buyers, adaptation production studios, and literary-business researchers.
Who licenses the Imprimatur Index.
Publisher diligence
Independent agents use the Index for standardized publisher diligence on behalf of author clients. Replace anecdotal evaluation with structured benchmarking.
Student career advisory
MFA programs use the Index to advise students on agency + publisher selection during career planning + thesis publication.
International acquisition diligence
International publishers + rights agents use the Index to evaluate which US/UK intermediaries to partner with for foreign rights acquisition.
Acquisition pipeline
Adaptation production studios use the Index to evaluate which agencies, publishers, and imprints have the strongest adaptation track records for sourcing.
Industry benchmarking
Author advocacy organizations (Authors Guild, etc.) use the Index for standardized industry-conduct benchmarking and policy advocacy.
Publishing-industry research
Academic researchers in publishing studies, literary economics, and adaptation studies use the Index as a citable institutional baseline.
Three tiers. Annual contracts.
Research
- Full Imprimatur Index access (web + bulk CSV)
- Quarterly refresh — automatic delivery
- 5-year historical archive
- Methodology & subscore breakdowns
- 1 named seat · email support
Institutional
- Everything in Research, plus:
- RESTful API access (15,000 calls/day)
- Grade-change webhooks
- Custom subscore extracts
- Quarterly analyst briefing call
- 5 named seats · 99.9% SLA
Enterprise
- Everything in Institutional, plus:
- Unlimited API access
- Custom commissioned institution reviews
- Bespoke acquisition-pipeline benchmarking
- Embed in rights-management tools
- Unlimited seats · dedicated CSM
Request institutional access.
Tell us how you would use the Imprimatur Index. We respond within one business day with tier recommendation, contract terms, and integration timeline.