Once the Copyright on a Book Expires

Once the copyright on a book expires

A) any publisher can now claim copyright of that author's words.
B) only the first publisher to reissue the book can claim copyright of that author's words.
C) no publisher can claim copyright of that author's words,but the book can be reissued by any publisher.
D) no publisher can claim copyright of that author's words because the book can never be reissued.