Today marks a fairly significant change in my little corner of the publishing world. As of today, my previous publisher and I have mutually agreed to terminate our working relationship. Which is a fancy way of saying I asked to be released from my contract, and they obliged. But it amounts to the same thing – an amicable parting of ways. For better or worse I am officially a free agent, unattached and unbeholden.
What does this mean for me? Well, the process began last night, and continues today, as my novels begin to be delisted from all major platforms. By day’s end or shortly thereafter, none of my three titles originally released under that publisher’s umbrella will be commercially available.
But… that doesn’t mean they’re gone forever. On the contrary, I have decided to re-issue all three under my own banner. Over the coming days each will be relaunched, complete with amazing new cover art, on Kindle and Amazon. While I did retain the rights to the original covers, in the spirit of a fresh start I decided to give them a new and improved look moving forward.
But why, you might ask, would you do such a thing? You had a publisher, a good setup, everything taken care of, and you made the conscious decision to pull the plug. All reasonable points. There’s a method to my madness, I assure you.
I’ll post updates as the process unfolds, including sneak peeks at the new covers. I’ve got a few other items to touch on at the same time, so the activity around here might be a little more extensive than you’re used to. If you haven’t already, make sure you pop over to the contact page on my website and sign up to receive all the latest news and updates from my little corner of the writing world. As always, thank you for stopping by and for all your support. It means a lot. Until next time,
Stay safe, talk soon.
-JP
Joe Powers, Author 