Self-help book publishing
For coaches, therapists and consultants turning a method into a book readers can actually use.
A book that works for your practice
Nova Publishers (thenovap.com) publishes self-help and personal development books for coaches, therapists, consultants and first-time authors. Your editor shapes the book around your method so every chapter moves the reader forward, the exercises and worksheets are typeset to be filled in, and the cover names the reader's problem at a glance. A print and ebook edition starts with Launch Pro at $1,899, published under your name with 100% of the retailer royalties.
Structural edit
Flow, pacing and continuity, so your framework reads chapter by chapter. A full developmental edit comes with Elite or from $1,500.
Worksheets and prompts
Laid out to be filled in on paper, and kept simple in the ebook.
Cover
Built to name the reader's problem and your promise.
Print and ebook editions
Listed on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Apple Books.
Launch marketing
A launch plan and press release from Launch Pro.
How it works
Four steps, and you approve each one before the next begins.
Shape the method
A flow, pacing and continuity edit that turns your framework into chapters a reader can follow and use.
Build the exercises
Worksheets, prompts and callouts typeset for print and simplified for the ebook.
Design for the shelf
A cover that states the reader's problem and your promise at a glance.
Publish and promote
Distribution in your own accounts, plus launch marketing from Launch Pro.
Who we publish self-help books for
Nova Publishers works with coaches, therapists, consultants, speakers and first-time authors who have a method, a framework or a story that helps people change something in their lives. For many of them the book sits at the center of their work: it introduces them to new clients, gives their talks a takeaway, and turns years of practice into something a reader can use on their own.
A typical self-help book runs 35,000 to 60,000 words. Some authors arrive with a full draft, others with workshop notes, recordings or blog posts, and both can become a finished book.
How the edit shapes your method
Your editor starts with structure. Each chapter should move the reader one step forward, so the edit looks at the order of ideas, where stories and examples belong, and where the reader needs an exercise to put an idea into practice.
The line edit then makes the advice clear and direct, in your voice. Worksheets, prompts and callouts are typeset to be filled in on paper and kept simple in the ebook, so readers can use them on any device.
Formats, pricing and timeline
A print and ebook edition starts with Launch Pro at $1,899 and takes 8 to 12 weeks from the accepted quote and payment. Launch at $999 covers an ebook-only edition. An audiobook starts at $1,800 with an AI voice or $2,800 with a human narrator, and it is included in Signature and Elite.
Your book is published in your own retailer accounts under your name, and you keep 100% of the retailer royalties. Because every right stays with you, you can sell copies at your events, give them to clients and use excerpts in your courses and talks.
From the Nova bookstore
A sample of books in the Nova bookstore. Each author owns their book and keeps their retailer royalties.
Questions authors ask
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Ask us a questionYes, Nova Publishers edits, designs and distributes self-help and personal development books for coaches, therapists, consultants and first-time authors, from Launch Pro at $1,899 for a print and ebook edition. You keep your rights and 100% of your retailer royalties.
With Nova Publishers, a self-help book goes from manuscript to published in four steps: an edit that shapes your method into chapters; worksheets and exercises typeset for print and ebook; a cover that names the reader's problem; and distribution in your own retailer accounts. A print and ebook edition starts with Launch Pro at $1,899.
Nova Publishers edits self-help for usefulness as well as prose: each chapter should solve part of the reader's problem, and the exercises should be clear enough to act on. The cover, blurb and chapter titles have to name the problem and the promise quickly.
Nova Publishers typesets them as boxed callouts, fill-in lines and shaded panels in print, and keeps them simple in the ebook, where complex layouts don't display reliably. Many authors also publish a companion workbook as a separate paperback.
Most self-help books Nova Publishers works on run 35,000 to 60,000 words for a first book. Much shorter can feel thin to readers, and much longer is hard to keep practical chapter by chapter.
Usually both: Nova Publishers' editors often recommend opening with your own story to earn trust, then moving into the step-by-step method readers came for. We help you choose based on how readers will use the book.
Not for most topics: Nova Publishers publishes self-help based on lived experience and a clear method, especially for productivity, relationships and personal growth. Medical, nutrition and clinical topics need credentials or a qualified professional involved.
Often very well: Nova Publishers produces self-help audiobooks with a human narrator from $2,800 or an AI voice from $1,800, and people listen to them while commuting and exercising. Author narration suits self-help when the author's voice carries the message.
Nova Publishers sees self-help sell best through the author's own platform: speaking, podcasts, coaching clients, an email list and an author website, backed by Amazon Ads. The book often works as the front door to the author's coaching or courses.
Send us your manuscript, or whatever part of it exists.
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