Luman Manuscript Intelligence
Understand a manuscript before you commit time, budget or resource.
Luman Manuscript Intelligence gives publishing teams a structured report on a manuscript’s commercial, editorial and positioning potential. Designed specifically for publishers, far beyond a typical author tool.
What It Does
Manuscript Intelligence helps publishers assess a book quickly, clearly and consistently.
Upload a manuscript and receive a structured report covering genre fit, audience, commercial hooks, editorial strengths and weaknesses, market positioning and opportunities — giving editorial, acquisitions and marketing teams a clearer view either pre or post-acquisition.
- AcquisitionsAssess a submission before you commit time, budget or resource.
- Editorial reviewSurface strengths, risks and opportunities ahead of an editorial meeting.
- Backlist assessmentRe-evaluate catalogue titles for new commercial potential.
- Marketing preparationHooks, comps and positioning angles, ready for the team to use.
See It Work
An assessment, on a real manuscript.
An extract from a report on a debut literary novel. Hover or tap a section to read what Luman found — the same structure your team would receive, with every judgement left to you.
A quiet literary title with durable backlist value rather than lead-title volume.
Restrained domestic literary fiction with limited hook for a front-of-store campaign. The writing quality supports prize submission, and the setting and register suit reading-group promotion. Expect modest first-year volume with a long tail rather than a spike. Worth weighing against your existing literary list before committing a lead slot.
A report, not a recommendation. Luman sets out what it found. Your team decides what to acquire.
Every report.
Each report is designed to give teams a useful publishing view of the manuscript — not a vague automated summary.
Manuscript Overview
A clear summary of the manuscript covering tone, style, structure and key themes — giving your team an immediate orientation before diving into detail.
Who It’s For
Built for teams who need to assess books at speed without losing editorial judgement.
Switch between roles to see how each team puts a Manuscript Intelligence report to work.
Read a manuscript’s commercial potential before the acquisitions meeting.
Commercial potential · new submissions
When To Use It
Use Manuscript Intelligence when you want to…
- Assess a submission before acquisition
- Prepare for an editorial or acquisitions meeting
- Review a backlist title for new commercial potential
- Identify positioning before publication
- Give marketing teams a clearer overview of a book
- Understand a manuscript's strengths, risks and opportunities
- Support rights or international publishing decisions
How It Works
Four steps from manuscript to insight.
- 01
Upload your manuscript
Upload your manuscript file in a supported publishing format.
- 02
Receive structured insight
Luman analyses the manuscript and produces a clear report designed for publishing teams.
- 03
Review with your team
Editors, publishers, marketers and rights teams use the report to support their own decisions.
- 04
Continue the workflow
Use the report on its own, or move into proofreading, translation or market preparation.
Pricing Calculator
How many manuscript reports do you need per month?
Adjust the slider to find the right plan for your team.
- Comparable titles
- Acquisitions & editorial
- Commercial positioning
- Roll-up dashboard
- Editorial-meeting ready
- List planning views
- Team collaboration
- API access
- Workflow integration
Manuscript Intelligence doesn’t replace an editor, publisher or acquisitions team — it gives them better information, earlier.
It helps teams identify risks, opportunities and positioning more efficiently, while human judgement stays central to every decision.
Use Manuscript Intelligence as a standalone report or as the first stage in a connected publishing workflow.
A manuscript can be assessed for commercial potential, checked through Luman Proofreading, then translated through Luman Translation for international markets.
Security & IP
Your manuscripts stay yours.
For a publisher, a manuscript is the asset. Luman is built so that handing one over never means giving anything up.
Never used to train models
Luman does not use your manuscripts, outputs or reports to train, fine-tune or improve its own models. Where third-party providers are involved, we select business, enterprise or API terms that do not permit your content to train their models.
You keep your rights
Luman claims no ownership of what you upload, and unpublished work is treated as confidential. For translations, the rights in the output are assigned to you on full payment.
Confidential by default
Unpublished manuscripts, files and outputs are processed only to deliver the service you asked for. Request deletion at any time, and enterprise teams can add a Data Processing Agreement.
- UK GDPR
- Data Protection Act 2018
- DPA on request
FAQ
Manuscript Intelligence, answered.
What is Luman Manuscript Intelligence?
It gives publishing teams a structured report on a manuscript’s commercial, editorial and positioning potential — built specifically for publishers, far beyond a typical author tool.
What is it used for?
Use it to support acquisitions, editorial review, backlist assessment and marketing preparation — so teams can decide which manuscripts are worth investing in earlier.
What does the report contain?
A structured report broken into clear sections covering a manuscript’s commercial, editorial and positioning potential, designed to drop straight into a publishing decision.
Is there API access or a white-label option?
Yes. For platforms and agencies operating at scale, Luman offers API access for integration, white-label and branded reports, volume-based pricing for large catalogues, and dedicated onboarding and support.
Can it be used with other Luman tools?
Yes — use it as a standalone report or as the first stage of a connected workflow, feeding into Proofreading and Translation as a manuscript moves toward publication.
Get Started
Ready to assess your next manuscript?
Start with a single report or speak to us about ongoing publisher access and enterprise workflows.