Novels vs Series on Tapas

[burginlewis]

This may be a really stupid question, or maybe just semantic confusion.

I have a series of 4 novels. Book 1 is done, 2 is at the editor, 3 has been drafted, and the last book is outlined with a few key scenes already written because I need to foreshadow them.

I just started posting the first book, 3 chapters per week. When I'm finished posting those chapters and start posting the chapters from Book 2, do I do that in a new "series?" Because I don't see a "New Book" or "Part 2" button/setting. (Did I miss it?) I know I could either make a new "series" or stay in the same one and e.g. change the chapter icons. Are those my only options? I hesitate to use icons for this because I'm already using the icons in Book 1 to indicate whose POV the chapter is written in.

How do you guys who post multiple books in a series do this?

[chickknightgreenleaf]

one title is one series, I think

[yansusu]

I have a rather long series (currently only in volume 2 on Tapas but already in volume 7 overall) and I'm posting all the volumes in one 'novel'.

As far as I've seen from previous discussions there are some pros and cons to both approaches. To me ease of use was the one that stood out as the big advantage of the approach I'm using: Readers don't have to click around for the next volume and can just continue to read if they liked the previous volume(s).
The main disadvantage I heard about are the ominous 'dead subs' aka readers that sub but don't really interact which are supposedly bad for your statistics (so making it harder to get onto trending). Then agan, michaelson said in some other thread a few days ago that the 'dead sub' problem wasn't as big as we made it sound here in the forums

So I guess in the end, it just boils down to preference. I like keeping my volumes in one novel and don't even change the icons for it (although I did think about doing that). I just indicate in the description box where one volume ends and another one starts.
I mean in the end, it's not really that important, is it? Readers can just read it as one series. The installments are more of a separation we as authors make when we're talking web novels.

Edit: Maybe in your case, you could try using the symbols in a differerent color for the new volume? If you want to visibly set them apart, that is.

[hat-and-goggles]

I personally haven't run into this problem (yet), but I think I would post book 1 through 4 in separate 'novels', but make it very clear in the description that they're part of a series.

[amberberry]

Yeah, like @chickknightgreenleaf said, "series" means one title/novel. So Book 1 would be one series and then you can put Book 2 as another series if you want to. Some do post the entire series under one title but
I would personally post each book separately. That way I can give them their own descriptions, cover art and thumbnails.

[Harmony-S-S]

I'd say a good example would be The Beginning After the End. This is a very long book series, and it should help you figure out what you want to do. Another would be The Dragon Prince's Bride and The God Of Pain's Groom.

If you want you can actually message the creators and get their opinions.

[elanor]

I've just started posting a novella that's the first in a series. I'm planning to put all the novellas in one title here and changing the "episode" thumbnails to reflect which novella it's from.

I got this idea from comics I saw on Tapas that are separated into long arcs. The only one I can think of right now is this one. It uses thumbnails to differentiate the arcs until about halfway through...

Chronoctis Express | Tapas

Light novels like the one below often put all the volumes under one title, and this one doesn't even differentiate with thumbnails.

In Another World With My Smartphone | Tapas

And this series of novels looks like it has all the volumes under one title too.

Kings and Sorcerers | Tapas

Like others have said, there are advantages and disadvantages either way. Hope you find a way that works for you!