--- title: The Best Damn Publishing Guide for the Music Industry Part 1 description: This free Publishing guide will teach you all you need to know about the different types of royalties and how to collect them. image: https://community.symphonic.com/hubfs/Guides/Publishing%20Admin%20Guide%20Part%201%20Cover.png --- [![Symphonic Logo](https://community.symphonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Email%20Images/Symphonic_TextOnlyLogo_White.png?width=500&name=Symphonic_TextOnlyLogo_White.png)](https://www.symphonic.com) Edit # Start collecting all your royalties ### Music publishing is important. It should be right on the forefront with your digital distribution needs. If you are composing your own tracks, there’s money out there sitting in royalty collection societies just waiting to be collected. We want to make sure you have all the information and resources you need to do it as effectively as possible. #### Download Part 1 of the The Best Damn Publishing Guide for the Music Industry and learn: - The most essential definitions and details you need to know - The forms of publishing services Check out this guide to get a breakdown of everything you need to know! ### Give us a little info and get your free guide. [![Twitter](https://community.symphonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Email%20Images/socialicons-tw.png?width=40&name=socialicons-tw.png)](https://twitter.com/symphonicdist)[![Facebook](https://community.symphonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Email%20Images/socialicons-fb.png?width=46&name=socialicons-fb.png)](https://www.facebook.com/symphonicdistribution)[![YouTube](https://community.symphonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Email%20Images/socialicons-yt.png?width=39&name=socialicons-yt.png)](https://www.youtube.com/user/symphonicdistro) [![Spotify](https://community.symphonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Email%20Images/socialicons-sp3.png?width=46&name=socialicons-sp3.png)](https://open.spotify.com/user/symphonicdistribution) [![Instagram](https://community.symphonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Email%20Images/socialicons-ig.png?width=46&name=socialicons-ig.png)](https://www.instagram.com/symphonicdistro/)[![TikTok](https://community.symphonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Social%20and%20Logo%20Icons/tiktok-logo-white.png?width=22&name=tiktok-logo-white.png)](https://www.tiktok.com/@symphonicdistribution) [© 2026 Symphonic Distribution](https://symphonicdistribution.com/)