Is it time for round two? If your book is out of print or placed with the wrong publisher, you may be considering finding a new home for it. This happens in a variety of situations:
• Sales have dropped.
• You want to release a new edition.
• The working relationship has deteriorated.
• The publisher has gone out of business or sold.
• You don’t feel the publisher is doing enough to promote the book. (Caution: Authors almost always feel their publisher is not doing enough to promote their book.)
First, examine why you want to put your book back in print or switch publishers. Has the topic been in the news? Are there new research findings? Are your subsequent books doing well? If it’s pre-publication, be sure you have realistic expectations of the publishing process and are basing your dissatisfaction on your experience and not rumors.
Dig out that publishing contract. You need to understand how you can terminate the agreement, what rights you licensed, and under what circumstances those rights revert back to you. Here are some of the most commonly asked questions about republishing or terminating a contract.
The relationship with my publisher is no longer productive.
