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tsgreer · 08-03-2007, 01:27 PM

Actually I was wondering if it is ok to name our stuff a little differently. Sort of like when someone does a compilation, do they get to tweak the title just a bit? We are sort of our own publishers here.

For example, the title of the books I am working on, The Adventures of Jimmie Dale, deals with him becoming The Grey Seal after he puts on his crimefighting costume. Now incorporating The Grey Seal into the titles of the books sounds more exciting to me.

So is this an e-book faux pas? I sort of see ourselves as repackaging some of these lesser known works for a new generation of folks to discover and read. My teenage son would be more inclined to read the crimefighting adventures of the Grey Seal, than he would the crimefighting adventures of Jimmie Dale, even though they are the same crimefighting adventures.

I would alway strive to keep the original title on the cover somewhere, but was just wanting to jazz it up a bit. I know we are not supposed to judge a book by it's cover or it's name, but some people do.

I'm not talking about the big famous ones, but mostly these lesser known works. Any thoughts?

08-03-2007, 01:27 PM	#182
tsgreer Lovin' the e-book life... Posts: 633 Karma: 2509 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Device: Ebookwise 1150, Sony PRS-505, Amazon Kindle, BeBook (with OpenInkpot)	Actually I was wondering if it is ok to name our stuff a little differently. Sort of like when someone does a compilation, do they get to tweak the title just a bit? We are sort of our own publishers here. For example, the title of the books I am working on, The Adventures of Jimmie Dale, deals with him becoming The Grey Seal after he puts on his crimefighting costume. Now incorporating The Grey Seal into the titles of the books sounds more exciting to me. So is this an e-book faux pas? I sort of see ourselves as repackaging some of these lesser known works for a new generation of folks to discover and read. My teenage son would be more inclined to read the crimefighting adventures of the Grey Seal, than he would the crimefighting adventures of Jimmie Dale, even though they are the same crimefighting adventures. I would alway strive to keep the original title on the cover somewhere, but was just wanting to jazz it up a bit. I know we are not supposed to judge a book by it's cover or it's name, but some people do. I'm not talking about the big famous ones, but mostly these lesser known works. Any thoughts? Last edited by tsgreer; 08-03-2007 at 01:41 PM.