Smart Publishing Assistant
narratiQ

Book projects become publishing knowledge.

Gain information faster.Make connections visible.Prepare decisions better.

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Short introduction as PDF, 6 pages
Editorial meeting at a publishing house: the team discusses a narratiQ analysis on screen
CONTENTshift 2026: narratiQ is a top-10 participant with a stand at the publishing start-up competition of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association
Why narratiQ

Good books are made by people. Good decisions take time.

narratiQ analyses book projects and makes the information it gains directly usable for different tasks across the publishing house.

Less research.

Less duplicated work.

More time for publishing decisions.

Where the value comes from

A book project contains more information than a publisher can use manually.

Much of that information is needed later, in different places across the publishing house:

  • Content
  • Themes
  • Characters
  • Target groups
  • Positioning
  • Market potential
  • Keywords
  • Metadata
  • Marketing angles

Today that often means:

  1. research
  2. preparation
  3. transfer
  4. more research
  5. new texts
  6. another round of alignment

This is exactly where narratiQ starts.

Analyse once. Use many times.

What narratiQ delivers

One book project. Many decisions.

One analysis, nine functions. Each answers a question the publishing house asks anyway.

Quick report

What it does
A structured first assessment of a manuscript in minutes: content, strengths, weaknesses, potential.
Benefit for the publisher
Every submission is screened, not only the part of the pile there is time for.
Result
First assessment with references

Full report

What it does
A complete analysis of content, characters, structure, style and genre, for fiction and non-fiction.
Benefit for the publisher
The editorial meeting discusses on a shared, evidence-based foundation.
Result
Report as a decision document

Fit with the publisher profile

What it does
Matches the book project against your programme, target groups and your dos and don'ts.
Benefit for the publisher
The question "Does this fit us?" is checked against your own criteria, not generic ones.
Result
Fit verdict with reasoning

Market analysis

What it does
Comparable titles, segment and competitive landscape from Amazon, Google Books and industry data.
Benefit for the publisher
Positioning and the sales meeting rest on market data, not on memory.
Result
Market picture with comparable titles

Target group analysis

What it does
Who reads this book, why, and where it will be found.
Benefit for the publisher
Sales and marketing work with the same target group as the editorial team.
Result
Target group profile

Marketing and communication

What it does
Blurb, press copy and social media posts derived from a full understanding of the manuscript.
Benefit for the publisher
No re-reading before the first marketing text is written.
Result
Draft copy per channel

Metadata

What it does
Keywords, categories and selling points aligned with bookshops, online retailers and search engines.
Benefit for the publisher
Metadata comes out of the analysis, not out of another round of research.
Result
Market-ready metadata

Editorial assistance

What it does
Consistency, plot logic, character handling and style across the whole manuscript, with version comparison.
Benefit for the publisher
Editing starts with an overview, not with a blank page.
Result
Prioritised notes by chapter

Rights analysis

What it does
An assessment of the potential for translations and foreign rights, based on the manuscript itself.
Benefit for the publisher
Rights opportunities become visible early, not only after publication.
Result
Rights potential per market

What a full report looks like

Full report – Decision: Overview
View a sample report
Economic value

Less manual work. More value.

The value is created not in one place, but in five.

  • Time

    Less manual routine work.

  • Quality

    Better-founded, traceable decisions.

  • Revenue

    Better positioning and better marketing.

  • Costs

    Fewer external services and more efficient processes.

  • Risk

    Fewer misjudgements in selection and marketing.

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What sets narratiQ apart

Evidence-based results

Results with concrete references from the book project.

Full data control

Clear deletion periods and full control over your own data.

People decide

Publishing decisions remain with the publisher.

Experience becomes scalable

Technology makes publishing experience usable and scalable. It does not replace it.

We do not automate publishing.

We automate the work around the book project.

The decision stays with people.

The best publishing decisions are made in conversation. narratiQ makes sure that conversation takes place on a shared, traceable information base.

Why not simply use a general language model?

For a single question, a chat is enough. In a publishing house, results have to be comparable, evidenced and reusable.

  • Publisher profile instead of a generic prompt

    narratiQ works with the profile and requirements of your publishing house, not with a generic question.

  • Traceable results

    Every statement points to concrete passages in the book project and remains open to expert review.

  • Analyse once, use many times

    The information gained is available to every task and department in the publishing house.

  • Data protection and data control

    narratiQ runs in a protected, contractually governed environment. With open services, that control is not a given.

No AI training. GDPR compliant

No AI training

Your manuscripts are not used to train language models. OpenAI commits to this contractually for its business API.

Controlled processing

Data processing under clear contracts: a DPA under Art. 28 GDPR, EU Standard Contractual Clauses for third-country transfers, all subprocessors disclosed.

Clear deletion periods

OpenAI deletes AI processing data after 30 days at the latest, unless legally required to retain it. Your manuscripts at narratiQ are deleted whenever you choose, plus the GDPR right to erasure.

Learn moreView OpenAI's data protection commitments

We understand publishers

narratiQ grows out of two perspectives: publishing practice and technical execution.

Miran Bilic

Miran Bilic

Publishing and programme

30 years in publishing. Programme. Instinct for the trade.

Johannes Köppern

Johannes Köppern

Technology and product

Translates publishing knowledge into software.

More about narratiQ

Experience narratiQ live.

Understand first

In 30 minutes you see what narratiQ does for your publishing house and where it fits into your workflow.

Book a demo

Bring us a book project.

Send us a title you have already decided on. We show you which information and work results narratiQ gains from it. What that adds to your current way of working is for you to judge.

  • Free of charge, up to three titles per publisher
  • Results within 24 hours as a Word document or PDF
  • Followed by a joint review of the results
Submit a book project

Live demo at the Frankfurt Book Fair

  • 7–9 October 2026
  • Hall 5 · Stand B86
Book a fair appointment

A short introduction to pass on

Six pages with everything this page says — as a PDF for your programme meeting or for colleagues who do not know narratiQ yet.

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Start the right field test

Choose your way to start. We handle the preparation and agree a robust comparison basis with you.

Reach us directly

General inquiries

kontakt@narratiq.de

Response time: We typically respond within 24 hours on business days.

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