Barnes & Noble Press alternative: B&N Press or a full-service publisher?
Nova Publishers and Barnes & Noble Press do different jobs. B&N Press is Barnes & Noble's self-serve platform for finished files; Nova prepares the book first and publishes it through your own accounts, including B&N, for a fixed fee.
About Barnes & Noble Press
Barnes & Noble Press is Barnes & Noble's own self-publishing platform. You upload finished ebook and print files and sell them on Barnes & Noble's website.
Publishing on B&N Press yourself
Barnes & Noble Press lets you upload finished ebook and print files and sell them on Barnes & Noble's website and Nook. Like other self-serve platforms, it expects the editing, cover, formatting and metadata to be done before you upload.
Authors who publish on several platforms themselves set up each one separately, with its own files, settings and dashboard.
Using B&N Press and Nova together
Every Nova Publishers package lists your book on Barnes & Noble in your own account, alongside Amazon and Apple Books. Nova prepares the files once and sets up each store, so your editions match everywhere.
From Launch Pro, your book is also orderable through IngramSpark by 20,000+ retailers and libraries, which is how bookstores, including independent stores, order books for their customers and their shelves.
When B&N Press fits
- Your files are finished and you only want to sell on Barnes & Noble yourself.
- You prefer to manage uploads and pricing on your own.
When full-service publishing with Nova fits
- You want the book edited, designed and formatted first.
- You want it listed on Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Apple Books in your own accounts.
- You want one fixed quote and one team for the whole job.
What Nova puts in writing before you start
- One fixed quote for the whole project, set before work starts
- Your book published in your own retailer accounts
- Nova's ISBN by default, or your own if you prefer
- 100% of your retailer royalties, paid straight to you
- In-house editors and designers, with revision rounds set in your quote
- Your book stays live in your accounts, whatever you do next
Every Nova Publishers package includes a project manager, an editor matched to your genre, a custom cover, print or ebook formatting, an ISBN, metadata and setup in your own retailer accounts. Packages run from $999 to $5,499, and single services start at $450.
Questions about Nova and B&N Press
Will Nova put my book on Barnes & Noble?
Yes, every Nova Publishers package lists your book on Barnes & Noble, in your own account, along with Amazon and Apple Books.
Will my book be on the shelf in Barnes & Noble stores?
Nova Publishers lists your book on Barnes & Noble and, from Launch Pro, makes it orderable by stores through IngramSpark. Each store chooses which books it stocks on its shelves.
Is Nova Publishers an alternative to Barnes & Noble Press?
Nova Publishers is a full-service alternative to setting up B&N Press yourself: it prepares your book and lists it on Barnes & Noble in your own account, alongside Amazon and Apple Books.
Whose account is used?
Your own: Nova Publishers sets your book up in your own Barnes & Noble Press account, so the listing and the royalties are yours.
Want your book ready for every store?
Send us your manuscript, or whatever part of it exists. We'll reply within 1 business day with a fixed quote.