NXT BOOKBeta
From the first line to the finished book.
NXT BOOK is an author’s workspace: write chapter by chapter, keep every version, design the interior, record your metadata and ISBNs, work through a publishing checklist — and export a print PDF, an EPUB and a web edition from the same manuscript.
- Every save kept (Author plan)
- PDF · EPUB 3 · HTML
- Beta · paid plans
The Crossing
The ferry left at six, and by a quarter past the island had already become a rumour — a grey line, then a thought, then nothing at all.
Ada kept her hands in her coat and counted the gulls instead of the miles. Her mother had always said that leaving was the easy part; it was the arriving that asked for courage.
- Drafting (done)
- Editing
- Ready to publish
- Published
Body
- Part OneThe Island
Part divider
0 - 1The Crossing
The ferry left at six, and by a quarter past the island had already become a rumour…
2,418 - 2Low Water
Nobody on the mainland called it the salt year. They called it the year the bakery closed…
3,105 - 3Lanterns
There were forty-one lanterns on the harbour wall, and Ada lit every one of them…
2,760 - 4Untitled chapter
Blank page — nothing written yet
0
Chapter 1Chapter One
The Crossing
The ferry left at six, and by a quarter past the island had already become a rumour — a grey line, then a thought, then nothing at all.
Ada kept her hands in her coat and counted the gulls instead of the miles. Her mother had always said that leaving was the easy part; it was the arriving that asked for courage.
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1
- Manuscript proofread (done)
- Editing pass finished (done)
- ISBN recorded for each format that needs one (done)
- Book description written
- Files exported and checked on a device or printout
Paperback
Sample ISBNISBN-13 978-0306406157
The arc of a book
Five movements, one manuscript
Everything an independent author does between a blank page and an upload — in the order you actually do it, and in one place.
Draft
Chapter by chapter in a quiet, serif page. Autosave, word goals, and every save kept.
Revise
Compare any two versions line by line; restore the paragraph you shouldn’t have cut.
Design
Trim size, type, spacing, chapter openings and scene breaks — previewed as you choose.
Describe
Description, keywords, categories, and the ISBN you bought for each format.
Publish
A print PDF, an EPUB 3 and a web edition — standard files you upload wherever you sell.
ii · Revise
Cut boldly. Every version is kept.
Each save keeps a snapshot of the section — up to fifty of them. Compare any version with the current text, line by line, and restore it in one step; the text it replaces is kept too, so a restore can be undone.
- Autosave while you type, with conflict protection across tabs and co-authors
- Additions marked with a solid rule, removals struck through — readable in print and in dark mode
- Share a book with your workspace for an editor or co-author
2 lines added3 removed
- The ferry left at six. + The ferry left at six, and by a quarter past the island had already become a rumour. Ada kept her hands in her coat and counted the gulls. - Her mother had always said that leaving was easy. - It was arriving that was hard. + Her mother had always said that leaving was the easy part; it was the arriving that asked for courage.
iii · Design
Set the page before you print it
Choose a trim size, the body type and its spacing, how chapters open, and the mark between scenes. The page follows your choices — try it here: these are the same controls as in the app.
“A guide to the look, not the exact page breaks” — the preview is honest about what it is.
Chapter 1Chapter One
The Crossing
The ferry left at six, and by a quarter past the island had already become a rumour — a grey line, then a thought, then nothing at all.
Ada kept her hands in her coat and counted the gulls instead of the miles. Her mother had always said that leaving was the easy part; it was the arriving that asked for courage.
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1
Your shelf
Every book gets a working cover
NXT BOOK sets a typographic cover for each book from its own title and author, so your shelf is easy to scan. It’s a working cover for the app — your real cover art goes to your printer and stores.
- Drafting (done)
- Editing (done)
- Ready to publish
- Published
Preview · sample data
Plainly
What NXT BOOK is — and isn’t
Your words stay yours
Books are private to you unless you share them with your workspace. Export everything, any time.
We don’t issue ISBNs
Buy them from your country’s ISBN agency; NXT BOOK records and checks them and puts them in your files.
AI suggests, you decide
Proofreading, outlines and rewrites appear beside your text — nothing changes unless you copy it in.
Standard files, no lock-in
PDF, EPUB 3 and HTML, made on our servers with no third-party services. Check your retailer’s rules before you upload.
Plans
NXT BOOK plans
Priced per workspace. Annual billing costs ten months instead of twelve.
See every limit and compare plans on the pricing page.
Ecosystem
Works well with
Same account, same workspace, no extra sign-up.