12/30/2023 0 Comments Bookreader advance![]() Booksellers, both from independent shops and from larger chains, are important people to send ARCs to. ![]() Request a shoutout or review if you send out one of the Advance Reader Copies. Look for people that have the same audience you are trying to reach. Plus you can see a boost to your book sales when your book finds its way to the book clubs both on Goodreads and on other sites. Hosting giveaways with them and other online book clubs is a great way to reach readers and get people excited and interested in your book and in you as an author. Goodreads is widely known for its passionate community of readers. Send ARCs to Goodreads as part of an author giveaway. Especially if your book covers a newsworthy topic, some journalists are interested in writing about upcoming book releases and reviewing new literature after reading advance reader copies. In addition to sending ARCs to your launch team for them to read, make sure to send them copies they can distribute as well. For more information on the importance of your launch team read this article about How to Build and Manage a Book Launch Team. Send Advance Reader Copies to your launch team to write reviews, create posts, and help stir up excitement. Send Advance Reader Copies to notable book reviewers or to author friends that are willing to read and review your book. Instead look at the people that you have relationships with, the people that have the same audience that you are trying to reach, and people that have the capability to help market and sell your book. For example, do not send Advance Reader Copies to everyone on your email author subscription list that you are hoping will purchase your book. Think strategically about who will respond positively and help create buzz for your book. Plus, when readers can see reviews both on the cover of their book and also where people can buy their books online, it helps to build more confidence with potential readers. When self-published authors can get honest reviews and high ratings prior to a release, it can organically draw people to their book. As opposed to expensive marketing campaigns, sending out ARCs is a great way to create buzz for relatively low cost. Self-published authors can utilize many of the same marketing strategies that well-known authors utilize when they send out Advance Reader Copies to their contacts. Who Can Use Advance Reader CopiesĪdvance Reader Copies are not just for authors who publish with big publishing companies, they are also important for self-published authors as well. This early release copy is a special book that most people won’t see, so it’s a fun way to thank someone for their support. They can also be signed and given as gifts to people that have helped you with your book writing. They should be sent to strategic connections and used in a way that helps generate excitement to your book. Just because you printed and sent out Advance Readers Copies does not mean that minor details of the story can’t change or mistakes can’t be fixed after the ARCs are distributed.Īdvance Reader Copies are typically sent to people that can review, promote, or help the book’s launch and distribution. You might still be finalizing the final details of the book such as the cover art, the forward, the author bio, and more. ![]() There should be very little, if any obvious mistakes or anything else that would detract readers from the book. In addition to the beta readers, your book should already have been edited by a proofreader. Full of spelling and grammar mistakes.The manuscript should be in its final stages. The major plot holes have been worked out and the characters have all been developed and critiqued. By the time someone is holding a copy of one of your advance reader copies, the manuscript has already been read by a team of editors and beta readers. Advance Reader Copies Are Not Final Versions If you are distributing electronic Advance Reader Copies, those versions are also marked to show that is not the final version. They might also include disclaimers that this is an unedited manuscript for review only. Advance Reader Copies will be marked very clearly on both the cover and inside the book with the words “advanced reader copy” and are marked as “not for sale or distribution”. The point of the Advance Reader Copies is the book itself is ready to read and review, even if the aesthetic details aren’t finalized.Īdvance Reader Copies are printed for promotional purposes and not printed to sell. Some of the finishing touches might not be final versions such as the book’s cover art, illustrations, back cover information, and any notable reviews. ARCs (also called a galley) have been through most of the editing stages and function as the almost-complete version of the book. Next Steps What are Advance Reader Copies?Īdvance Reader Copies (ARCs) are printed and bound manuscripts of a book that has not been published yet.
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