Republishing Program
Bring Your Backlist Back to Life
Your book deserves another chance to find its readers.
Has your book gone out of print? Have the rights reverted to you after a publishing agreement ended? Or do you have previously published titles you’d like to make available again?
Apateon Press offers a free republication service for selected backlist titles and books whose rights have reverted to their authors.
No fees. No upfront costs. Just an opportunity to bring your book back into circulation.
We’ll help prepare your book for republication and organise a media campaign to announce its return, giving your title a fresh opportunity to reach readers.
Give your published work a new lease of life
A book can go out of print for all sorts of reasons. A publisher may discontinue a title, a publishing agreement may come to an end, or a book may simply become unavailable over time.
But the end of a publishing arrangement doesn’t have to mean the end of a book’s life.
If you own the necessary rights to a previously published title, Apateon Press can help you bring it back to market. We work with authors to republish eligible books, making them available to readers once again.
Whether you have a single out-of-print novel or a backlist of titles you’d like to revive, we’d be pleased to hear from you.
What’s included?
Republication at no cost to you
Our republication service is offered free of charge. There are no author fees or upfront payments for the agreed republication service.
Preparing your book for publication
We’ll review the materials available for your title and determine what’s needed to prepare it for a new edition. The process will depend on the condition of your existing manuscript, cover and production files.
A media campaign announcing your book’s return
Republishing a book is only part of the story. We will organise a media campaign to announce the republication and help bring renewed attention to your title.
Your book has been published before, but its return to the market is an opportunity to tell its story again and introduce it to potential readers.
A clear, straightforward process
We’ll discuss your book, confirm that the necessary rights are available, and explain the proposed republication arrangements before proceeding.
Is your book eligible?
Our service is intended for authors with previously published books that are no longer available or would benefit from republication.
Your book may be suitable if:
- It was published by a traditional publisher and the rights have since reverted to you.
- It is out of print and you own the necessary rights to republish it.
- You previously self-published the book and would like to bring it back to market.
- You have a backlist of titles that you would like to make available again.
We’ll consider each title individually. Having the necessary rights to republish the book is essential, and the availability of suitable publication materials will help determine what’s involved.
What does it cost?
Nothing. Our republication service is free to the author.
We believe previously published books can still have value, and we want to help suitable titles find their way back to readers.
There are no author fees for the agreed republication service. We’ll explain the arrangements clearly before work begins, so you know what to expect.
Let’s bring your book back
If you have a book that’s gone out of print, or a title whose rights have reverted to you, we’d love to hear about it.
Tell us a little about the book, its publishing history and its current rights status. We’ll review the details and let you know whether it’s a good fit for our republication service.
Republication is subject to eligibility, rights verification and agreement on the scope of the service. A media campaign will be organized to announce the republication, but specific coverage, audience reach and sales cannot be guaranteed.