Spines alternative: comparing Spines and Nova Publishers
Nova Publishers and Spines both turn a manuscript into a published book, in different ways. Spines is a platform built around AI-assisted production. Nova is a team of in-house editors and designers that publishes through your own retailer accounts for one fixed fee.
About Spines
Spines is a publishing platform that uses AI-assisted tools across editing, design and distribution, with packages aimed at publishing quickly.
Two ways to produce a book
Some publishing companies lead with software that automates parts of editing, design and distribution, with packages built for speed. Others lead with people. Both can produce a finished book, and the right choice depends on how you want your book handled.
If you want an editor matched to your genre who talks through each round of changes with you, Nova is built around exactly that.
How Nova works
At Nova Publishers, in-house editors edit every manuscript, and designers, formatters and a project manager handle the rest. Nova's own dev team builds tools that check manuscripts and handle admin, so the team spends its time on your book.
Your book is published in your own retailer accounts for one fixed fee, and you keep 100% of your retailer royalties. Launch takes 4 to 6 weeks and Launch Pro 8 to 12, counted from the accepted quote and payment.
When Spines fits
- Speed and an automated process matter most to you.
- You've read their terms and they suit your book.
When full-service publishing with Nova fits
- You want your book edited by people, with tracked changes after each stage.
- You want your book in your own retailer accounts, and every retailer royalty paid to you.
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 Spines
Does Nova Publishers use AI to edit books?
No, Nova Publishers' in-house editors edit every manuscript. Nova's own dev team builds tools that check manuscripts and handle admin, so the editors can spend their time on your book.
Is Nova Publishers an alternative to Spines?
Nova Publishers is an alternative to Spines for authors who want in-house editors and designers to work on the book, for one fixed fee, with the book published in your own retailer accounts.
Will my manuscript be used to train AI?
No, Nova Publishers doesn't use your manuscript to train AI models, and doesn't license it to anyone for that purpose.
What does Nova put in writing before I sign?
Nova Publishers puts the full price, the services, the timeline, the ISBN arrangement and the retailer accounts your book is published through in your quote, before you pay anything.
Want people working on your book?
Send us your manuscript, or whatever part of it exists. We'll reply within 1 business day with a fixed quote.