Of course, but there are some factors to consider.

Most important is whether the new book is a stand-alone, or requires readers to have read earlier books first. If it’s stand-alone, then you can just go ahead and schedule the new book without any other worry.  We would, however, recommend at least mentioning that the book is part of a series but stand-alone in the description/blurb field of your ARC.

If it’s not stand-alone, then there is one main factor to be considered.

Each ARC offer we send goes to ALL of the potential readers of that genre and review sites. That means that even if you sent Book 1 of your series to our readers previously, there is no guarantee that ONLY those readers will reserve copies of the later books. And even if we could only send your offer to the readers that got book 1, you would see diminishing reservations for each subsequent book. That’s because even if book 1 had 50 readers, your potential pool for book 2 can only be that high and will likely be much lower. Some members may have left the program, some may not have time to read book 2 when it’s sent as an ARC, some may not be interested, etc.

With that in mind, if you still want to ARC book 2 (or later) of your series, there is a way to do it.

Our recommendation is that each subsequent book in a non-stand-alone series include all the previous books for any readers that haven’t already read the previous books.  That means that readers for the ARC of book 2 will get a file that includes both book 1 and book 2 in it. Reviews are only for book 2 officially, but if a reader wishes to go and review book 1 at the same time, they’re of course free to do so.  Similarly, book 3 would include books 1, 2 and 3.  And so on.

Remember, we cannot sent out multiple files of each type for a single ARC. That means to use the above strategy, the files you attach to your Book 2 ARC will need to be combined to include both books 1 and 2 (like a collection). You cannot attach separate ePub or PDF files for books 1 and 2 to the order.

We would also recommend noting this situation in your description/blurb, however if you need help on how to word it properly just send us a note and we’d be happy to help. A simple example would be: “Note: While this is Book 2 of the series, the author will include Book 1 for any readers that have not yet read it in order for them to catch up.”