CHOOSE
Themes and book ideas selected for the Nordavind publishing catalogue.
Nordavind / Norwegian / The North Wind
Ideas are invisible
until the wind carries them.
Books take ideas into the world. Nordavind Publishing develops and sells the books in its own catalogue, from the first editorial choice to the edition a reader holds.
OUR CATALOGUE · OUR ACCOUNTS
The books are ours to publish.
Nordavind Publishing is the publishing brand of LIGHTZON LLC. We develop editions for our own catalogue, sell those books through our own channels and fund their promotion through our own advertising accounts.
Editorial work, design, production and advertising are activities within our publishing business. We do not offer them as services for outside clients, operate another seller's account or accept third-party advertising budgets.
About the publisher ↗01 THE SPIRIT
BEFORE PAPER. BEFORE INK. BEFORE THE MARKETPLACE.
Every book begins
as a breath. A restlessness.
Something asking to become real.
Nordavind takes its name from the North Wind. That sense of direction guides the books we choose for our catalogue: ideas with a clear purpose, developed into editions that readers can return to.
A publishing idea needs a home. Nordavind Publishing is a brand of LIGHTZON LLC, United States. We work with authors and creators on books for our catalogue, bringing editorial work, production, sales and promotion together within our publishing business.
We do not simply publish books. We release forces.
A PLACE IN OUR CATALOGUE
An idea.
Our next edition.
A place on our shelves.
We consider book ideas that fit the Nordavind catalogue. Selected works are developed under a publishing agreement and become our editions. A proposal is an invitation to consider a book for publication, not an order for editing, printing or marketing services.
PROPOSE A BOOK FOR OUR CATALOGUE02 THE CATALOGUE COMES FIRST
BOOKS WE PUBLISH
Made with care.
Shared with readers.
OUR EDITIONS. OUR CATALOGUE.
LIGHTZON LLC sells Nordavind books through its own channels, including its United States Amazon seller account. Product pages, availability and promotion belong to the work of selling these editions; they are not services we carry out for other businesses.
03 THE LIFE OF OUR EDITIONS
One catalogue.
Every edition.
From idea to shelf.
Every stage serves the same catalogue: the books we develop, produce and sell. Editorial decisions, print production, stock planning and promotion stay connected as a title reaches its readers.
FIRST LINEFORM · COLOUR · LIFE
RESEARCH
Subject research and reader needs that inform the editions we plan to publish.
PLAN
Formats, series and editorial direction for our forthcoming books.
DEVELOP
Manuscript development, editing and language work for the titles in our catalogue.
DESIGN
Covers, illustrations and typography created for our editions.
PREPARE
Print-ready layouts and bibliographic information for the books we publish.
MATERIALS
Paper, formats and production specifications selected for our print editions.
Proofs, print runs and quality checks for Nordavind books.
STOCK
Delivery and inventory planning for the books in our catalogue.
RELEASE
Product pages, availability and release planning for our own book listings.
PROMOTE
Campaigns for the books LIGHTZON sells, using its own advertising accounts and budgets.
CONTINUE
Reprints, revised editions and future titles in the Nordavind catalogue.
04 THE PUBLISHING DESK
Our editions.
Our focus.
The disciplines below contribute to the books we publish. They describe the work within our catalogue, not departments available for client commissions.
01Book research02Editorial planning03Manuscript development04Book design05Catalogue promotion06Print production07Stock & distribution
Editorial choices.
Considered editions.
Books for readers.
Our publishing work connects editorial research, writing, design, purchasing, print production and logistics. Commercial activity follows the same catalogue: LIGHTZON LLC sells the books and manages their promotion through its own sales and advertising accounts.
Each part of that work supports the same purpose: publishing and selling the Nordavind editions.
05 WORLDS WORTH CARRYING
Books with a pulse.
Not content for a feed.
For the invisible things that shape a life.
✦For the wisdom that makes us more capable.
↟For children who still know a page can open a portal.
∞BOOKS · PUBLISHING ENQUIRIES
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