I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question - please direct me to another section of the forum if it's not
I have a dilemma at the moment.
This is about my first book, which has been, quite literally, through the mill. I was advised by one agent that it was too long for an unpublished author (it was about 120,000 words). So I split it into two, and by an evil twist of luck the next publisher I submitted it to happened to be PublishAmerica...
Now, some of the people who read the first book want to read the sequel. I was planning to print it through Lulu, not for distribution but only for the people I know. So I wouldn't bother getting an ISBN number.
But now I'm wondering if this is a good idea.
Because when I regain my rights from PublishAmerica in 5.5 years, I'd like to re-combine books 1 and 2, re-edit the whole thing, and start submitting it again, with a new title and maybe under a pen-name.
I wonder if such a book would be considered a reprint? Would it make a difference if half of it has never been printed or is printed through Lulu?
I have a dilemma at the moment.
This is about my first book, which has been, quite literally, through the mill. I was advised by one agent that it was too long for an unpublished author (it was about 120,000 words). So I split it into two, and by an evil twist of luck the next publisher I submitted it to happened to be PublishAmerica...
Now, some of the people who read the first book want to read the sequel. I was planning to print it through Lulu, not for distribution but only for the people I know. So I wouldn't bother getting an ISBN number.
But now I'm wondering if this is a good idea.
Because when I regain my rights from PublishAmerica in 5.5 years, I'd like to re-combine books 1 and 2, re-edit the whole thing, and start submitting it again, with a new title and maybe under a pen-name.
I wonder if such a book would be considered a reprint? Would it make a difference if half of it has never been printed or is printed through Lulu?