Rights Reversion

Looks like I'm getting the rights back to my Captain Quasar and Spirits of the Earth trilogies sooner than anticipated. When I signed my contracts five or six years ago, I thought I'd have to wait 10 years before the publication rights would revert. But since the quarterly royalties have been steadily dwindling (down from four figures at the start to only two), I decided to take another look at my contracts.

Come to find out, there's a termination clause that allows me to request the reversion of all rights after a set period when royalties have fallen below a certain threshold over the course of a calendar year. Yep. So I submitted my request, and they were cool about it. The books are gradually dropping off Amazon, and after their Kindle Unlimited enrollment ends in April, I'll be able to release them myself.

The publisher did a great job of promoting the first book in each series for a week or two, but after that, they didn't put any effort into marketing. According to them, the ongoing marketing strategy consisted solely of keeping the books in KU. So, I'm looking forward to publishing both trilogies wide for the first time, introducing them to readers who exist outside of the Amazonosphere.

Stay tuned for an April re-release of both trilogies with new cover art, available everywhere books are sold. It'll feel pretty darn good to officially have the rights to everything I've ever written. Going forward, I'm planning to keep it that way.