Frequently asked questions

On your PDF quote. Configure your lecterns, add them to your cart and choose Get a PDF quote; it is emailed to you as well. Prices are not shown on the website.

Authorized NOVA dealers who sign in with their company email get their dealer pricing and terms. Buyers ordering on a purchasing contract can pick the contract on the quote form for contract pricing. Everyone else gets NOVA’s standard pricing. For dealers →

90 days from the date on the quote.

It is the exact NOVA catalog number for your configuration. Use it on purchase orders, in bid specifications and when you contact us.

Yes. Every configuration has its own link: copy it from your browser. Each lectern on a quote also has a QR code and a link back to its exact configuration.

Yes. Download spec sheet on any product page gives a one-page PDF of that exact configuration, without prices, for proposals and bids.

Send NOVA your purchase order with your quote number. There is no online checkout.

Standard terms are payment in full with your purchase order. Dealers have the terms on their account, and orders on a purchasing contract follow that contract’s terms (usually net 30).

Yes. NOVA is on GSA, TIPS, PEPPM and state contracts in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Louisiana and New York. Schools, government & contracts →

Check Tax-exempt organization when you request your quote and upload your exemption certificate. We keep it on file with your order.

Yes. NOVA sells through authorized dealers and directly. A dealer can configure your lecterns with you and send you the quote.

Typically ships in 8 weeks, 10 weeks with a Trolley. Lecterns are built to order in Flora, Illinois; the lead time starts when the order is confirmed.

Dock-to-dock freight within the continental US is included. Orders under $30,000 list carry a $200 handling fee and a skid charge; the final skid cost is on the sales order.

Yes. Every lectern ships assembled, the AV Lectern with Shelves included. Rack accessories come installed. A few parts are put on at delivery: levelers, casters, flip-up shelves and the D-top’s desk, and a rack cube, which ships assembled in its own carton and is installed in the lectern on site.

Yes. Freight is included only within the continental US; outside it, the freight is yours to pay.

Yes, quoted on request: note it on your quote request or purchase order, or call us. If you need the carrier to call before delivery, there is a $30 charge per order and delivery location.

When you buy through a dealer, your dealer installs them as part of the order. If you buy directly from NOVA and can’t install them yourselves, NOVA arranges installation through Installnet, a nationwide network that finds a qualified installer in your area.

The sit-stand lecterns adjust electrically from 30" to 42" and are ADA compliant. Seated height lecterns have a 32" ADA height option.

Up to 550 lb.

Surface mount arm up to 24" (21 lb), articulating arm up to 35" (33 lb), Downview up to 21" (16×21 and 18×21) or 24" (21×24), Trolley E up to 20" and Trolley EXL up to 24" widescreen. Some need a minimum worksurface size; the configurator only offers the ones that fit. Lectern buying guide →

Sit-stand lecterns have 12 RU of rack rails and seated lecterns 14 RU. Standing lecterns 30" and 36" wide have 14 RU; 42" and 48" wide have two compartments, 28 RU in total. A pull-out shelf reduces rack space to 10 RU (20 RU on wide units).

Yes. Left-hand units are exact mirrors of the standard units; choose it in the configurator.

Casters are standard on the square, curved and privacy-side standing lecterns and an option on the others.

Each rack compartment comes with a power strip, and power centers and grommets can be added on the worksurface. An additional power strip is available on the sit-stand and seated lecterns, the instructor desks and standing lecterns under 42" wide.

Yes, every lock on a lectern is keyed alike, and each lock comes with two keys. You can ask for different key numbers on your order.

Call or message NOVA with your lectern’s model number. Replacement keys are NOVA item LP-100; parts are ordered the same way, one at a time. If the damage was your responsibility, the part is billed; if not, NOVA ships it free. Contact NOVA →

The power centers carry their maker’s (Byrne’s) certifications, and the Trolley monitor lift’s power supply is UL listed. Ask us for the power strip’s spec sheet.

Yes, on request. Send us whatever you have to start with: sketches, drawings, pictures or notes all help, and we’ll work out the details with you. Send us your project →

Yes, NOVA sends laminate and metal finish samples. Screen colors are approximate. Request finish samples →

A limited lifetime warranty for the original customer, with set periods for some parts: thermofused laminate 25 years, drawer slides 20 years, locks 10 years, electric sit-stand lifts and Downview technology 5 years, the Trolley monitor lift 3 years. Full warranty →