Begone with the Serial

I have made the decision to pull For I Could Lift My Finger and Black Out the Sun as a serial and only have the full-length novel (omnibus) version available. Why? There are a number of reason, all of which I chalk up to my own inexperience. First, as five distinct parts, each part feels short. I think they each have a finite arc, which I like, but I think the real value in reading is getting the whole thing as one. Second, I think that by releasing it as five parts, I have put up four barrie...