Nova Media Distribution

Nova Media Distribution (often shortened to Nova MD) is a German distribution service provider for books, audiobooks, CDs and magazines. According to its own website, the company has been active since 1999 and is based in the Chiemgau region of Bavaria. It positions itself as a partner for authors, publishers, self-publishers and musicians who want their works placed in physical retail, especially in bookshops across the German-speaking DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Nova MD's core business is book distribution. The company handles the commercial and logistical side of getting a title into bookshops: it provides ISBN and barcode assignment, arranges listing with retail partners, and manages the flow of product data such as cover images, blurbs and pricing. It works with a network of retail partners and offers authors and publishers a structured onboarding process, from an initial distribution enquiry through contract, data submission and final listing in the trade. Beyond pure distribution, Nova MD offers a range of additional services. These include magazine and periodical distribution, physical CD distribution for audiobooks and music, print consulting through an in-house graphics team, and support with print data preparation and coordination with partner printing houses. The company also mentions tools such as a mobile publishing-management app. Its service pages describe flexible print runs and the option to use either Nova MD's partner printer or a printer of the client's choice. The company presents itself as more than a pure logistics provider, describing itself as "a home for your books, music and stories" and emphasising over 20 years of experience, a broad network and a genuine passion for publishing. Its team page lists staff across distribution, publishing management, production and graphics, finance, accounting, product and projects, IT, HR and executive management, indicating a full-service publishing-services operation rather than a one-person agency. Nova MD's own new-release listings show it works with a range of smaller and independent publishers and authors, including imprints such as Lovemoon Verlag, Kampenwand Verlag and Lycrow Verlag, across genres such as romance, fantasy and regional fiction. A Wikidata entry describes "Nova Media Distribution" as a defunct German recording label, but the company's own current website presents it as an active distribution business; the label description likely refers to a different or earlier use of the name and should be treated with caution.

Nova Media Distribution states on its website that it has been active since 1999, giving it more than two decades of experience in the book and media industry. The company is based in the Chiemgau region of Bavaria, Germany, and describes itself as a distribution partner for authors, publishers, self-publishers and musicians. From its origins in book distribution, Nova MD expanded its service range over the years. Its current offering covers not only printed books but also audiobooks and physical CDs, magazines and periodicals, and a set of publishing-support services. These include print consulting through an in-house graphics team, help with print data preparation, coordination with partner printing houses, ISBN and barcode assignment, and retail listing support. The company also mentions a mobile publishing-management app among its tools. The company's distribution focus is the German-speaking DACH region — Germany, Austria and Switzerland — where it works with a network of bookshops and retail partners to place titles. Its website describes a structured process for new clients: a distribution enquiry, an offer with margin details based on the sales price, a contract, assignment of ISBN and barcode, and finally listing in the trade with product data such as blurbs and cover images. Nova MD works with a range of smaller and independent publishers and authors. Its new-release listings have included titles from imprints such as Lovemoon Verlag, Kampenwand Verlag and Lycrow Verlag, spanning genres such as romance, fantasy and regional fiction. The company presents itself as a full-service partner rather than a pure logistics provider, with an in-house team covering distribution, publishing management, production and graphics, finance, accounting, product and projects, IT and HR. A Wikidata entry describes "Nova Media Distribution" as a defunct German recording label. This conflicts with the company's own current website, which presents an active distribution business. The label description may refer to a different entity or an earlier, separate use of the name; it should not be assumed to describe the current distribution company without further evidence.

• 1999

  Nova Media Distribution begins operations, according to its website.

• Company expands from book distribution into audiobook, CD and magazine distribution as well as print consulting and publishing-management services.

Full-service distribution partner for authors, publishers, self-publishers and musicians in the German-speaking DACH market, combining retail placement with print, data and publishing-management support.

• Book distribution

  Distribution of printed books into bookshops and retail partners in the DACH region.

• CD distribution

  Physical CD distribution for audiobooks and music.

• Magazine distribution

  Distribution of magazines and periodicals with flexible print runs.

• Print consulting

  Consulting on print data preparation and coordination with partner printing houses.

• ISBN and barcode assignment

  Assignment of ISBN and barcode as part of the distribution onboarding process.

• Publishing management app

  Mobile tool for publishing management mentioned among Nova MD's services.

1. 1Dein Partner für Buch- und Musikvertrieb | Nova MDnovamd.de
2. 2Entdecke unsere Services für deinen Buchvertrieb | Nova MDnovamd.de
3. 3Lerne Nova MD und das Team kennen | Nova MDnovamd.de
4. 4Buchdruck: Professionell dein Buch drucken lassen | Nova MDnovamd.de
5. 5Nova Media Distributionwikidata.org