Nova Professional Media provides a consultancy service for authors and publishers serving the professional readership, particularly in the fields of Medicine, Veterinary Science and Allied Health. We also serve the needs of the Legal professions.
In this demanding sector, success depends on matching the right person with the right idea, at the right time, and making that combination profitable. Nova Professional Media was founded in order to reconcile these objectives. We specialise in bringing authors and publishers together, in a creative and mutually beneficial partnership.
Outlined below are some of the features of the unique service we are able to provide. If you are a Publisher planning an expansion of your programme, or an Author with a new idea, contact us today to find out how we can help you.

Our Service to Publishers

We offer our clients a fully comprehensive service in editorial acquisition, undertaking all stages of project management from inception through to publication and beyond.
Our service includes market research, identifying and contracting authors and content providers, and the on-going management of each project through to completion and delivery of the manuscript or other materials to the client. We can develop titles for all levels of readership, from student texts through to specialist reference works. Our expertise encompasses books, journals, CD-ROMs and internet websites, including online resources for continuing education and professional development. We can also assist with custom publishing, corporate sponsorship and special sales to third party clients in industry, academic societies and on behalf of charitable foundations.
Our network of contacts extends world-wide, and across all disciplines. Whether your requirement is for a single project or an entire publishing programme, Nova Professional Media can work with you and your staff to maximise the potential of your list and achieve greater commercial success.

Here are just a few of the services we offer:-

• Market research.

• Identifying and contracting authors and content providers (including negotiation of amendments to clients' standard agreements).

• Briefing authors and chapter contributors on preparation of manuscripts.

• Managing authors and chapter contributors through to delivery of the completed manuscript.

• Liaising with in-house or freelance designers and artists on layouts and illustrations.
• Liaising with in-house sales and marketing staff on preparation of promotional literature and planning of marketing initiatives.

• Assisting in publication of co-editions in translation, and sale of foreign rights.

• Developing opportunities for non-trade sales of core copyrights and ancillary products to third parties (e.g. equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies).

• Custom publishing for third party clients (off-prints, part-works, education and training packs, multi-media products, etc).

Our Service to Authors

If you have already written a book, or are planning to do so, or if you simply have an idea that you would like to discuss, please contact us. We can help you refine your ideas and provide expert guidance on developing your proposal. We can also provide advice on an appropriate choice of publisher, and assist you in finding a firm who will be able to bring your work to the widest possible readership.
If you wish, Nova Professional Media can also act on your behalf as your agents. In addition to assisting with the presentation of your proposal, we can provide impartial advice on issues of contract law, such as relate to copyright and royalties, and help you to secure a fair settlement.