I often hear readers asking how can they obtain ARC (Advanced Readers Copy) of authors books? You might be surprised that it’s not that difficult to do and I thought I would give you some tips on how to obtain them.
What is an ARC?
Arc is an abbreviation for Advanced Reader’s Copy. It is a pre-released copy given to certain people to read before publication day. The book may be in print copy or ebook format. It is required when you receive an ARC copy that you leave a review on one if not all of the major platforms – Amazon and Goodreads for example.
Sign up for newsletters
If your favorite author has a newsletter or blog, I highly recommend you sign up for it or follow their blog. This will be one of the places they will announce that they are seeking ARC readers or they may have a giveaway that you could enter.
Follow the authors on their social media accounts
Most authors have at least one social media account. The most popular being Facebook. It’s another place where authors will promote their books and seek ARC readers or host giveaway. Many of the authors on Facebook have readers groups – be sure to join those too. Other accounts to look into are Instagram, Twitter, and Goodreads. (Goodreads is a great place to get ARCs.
Here are my social media accounts
https://www.facebook.com/Tina.Hogan.Grant.Author/
https://www.instagram.com/tina_hogan_grant/
https://twitter.com/TinaHoganGrant
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/11947664-tina-hogan-grant
Contact the publisher
If you are a book blogger and do reviews you might want to try and contact the publisher directly and request an ARC copy. Keep in mind you will stand a better chance if your blog is at least six months old and you have at least five hundred followers.
Net Gallery
Net Galley is a huge library of electronic ARC books where many can sign up to read books before they are published. It is required, that you leave a review. You can request books and the site will notify you if you have been picked. It’s free for readers to use. Authors have to pay a membership fee. In order to request a book from Net Gallery, you must meet certain requirements which you can read about here.
Goodreads
On the Goodreads site, you can follow your favorite author, ask them questions and be notified when they hold a giveaway for ARC copies. Many authors use this site for promotional purposes prior to a book launch to spread the word and giveaways are extremely popular. Your chances of winning an ARC book is pretty good.
Library Thing
This site posts a monthly list of ARC books available for review. I’m not sure how the program works but I’ve heard good things about it. More information is available here.
Here is my Library Thing profile https://www.librarything.com/profile/tinahogangrant
If you know of any other methods of getting ARC copies, let me know and I’ll add it to the list.
Final Word
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