If you received this post via email, hold tight, that means your on the VIP insiders list and you will be getting a FREE
advance reader copy in the coming weeks!
The best thing about self - publishing is having the freedom to do whatever you want — and if you want to print your
own advanced reader copies, go right ahead!
We simply can not wait for The Belles to hit shelves next month, and if the feedback we've been hearing from those of you who scored
Advanced Reader Copies from us last fall is any indication, we're not the only ones looking forward to Dhonielle Clayton's first foray into Fantasy.
Do what the traditional publishers do and
create Advance Reader Copies (ARC's) or Uncorrected Proofs of your books to giveaway to reviewers, librarians, retailer buyers and the like well before your publication date.
I'll have some new blog posts for you this week (specifically I want to talk about my experience with
selling advanced reader copies from my site — how it went, what I learned, etc.), but for today, I thought the self - publishers out there might be interested in an interview I did with Joanna from The Creative Penn..
If you're a newer author who has yet to build a fan base,
sending advanced reader copies to influential book reviewers or other writers who have a larger audience than you do can create a buzz around your book and begin to build your audience.
Pre-first editions are any versions of the book that are printed before the book is officially released in stores and online (we
discussed advanced reader copies previously).
Additionally, when I'm editing an upcoming release, I offer
free Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) in PDF form to anyone on my list who asks.
And for exclusive offerings and a chance to score
Advance Reader Copies on upcoming releases from the author, visitors are encouraged to join Jordan's Mailing List.
It's a good idea to reach out to them at least a few months before that to start the process, especially if you know you will have
advanced reader copies available even earlier.
What you need is a system to ensure you're predictably and steadily bringing in reviews from the moment you hand out your
first advance reader copy (ARC).
Panelist Tarah Theoret of NetGalley spoke on the ability for self - published authors to
generate advanced reader copies and galleys of their books through CreateSpace by simply building a copyedited version of the book and ordering a set number of proofs.
Instead of solely
distributing advanced reader copies (ARCs) to book bloggers or reviewers via Netgalley or Edelweiss, allocate a few copies for a free giveaway that gets people excited to read your book, even if they don't win one of those free copies.
One of the most enticing aspects of publishing one's own manuscript is taking into consideration all of the details that are normally handled by the publisher, such as timing the release date of the novel to not coincide or compete with a novel of a similar slant and establishing a price base,
providing advanced reader copies of the text to other authors in order to solicit back jacket reviews, and bringing the manuscript to the e-reader markets.
Since advanced reader copies are sent to reviewers, booksellers, and libraries, they need to be error - free and representative of what the book will look like in its final printed form.
DiggyPOD is a great printer
for advanced reader copies, for both self - published writers and publishing companies alike, and this is because of our Print on Demand technology.
The best thing about self - publishing is having the freedom to do whatever you want — and if you want to print your
own advanced reader copies,
All in all, we are taking over two hundred books, a stack of drop cards, bookmarks, Zombie Zero T - shirts and book bags, and two
advance reader copies of Zombie Zero: The First Zombie.
This was
an advanced reader copy and I loved it.
That's because I'm donating one of my ARCs (
Advance Reader Copies) to raise money for Con or Bust.
In celebration of the fact that I just finished the final - est, drop - dead (no, really, this is really it) revisions, I'm going to do a giveaway of one of the ARCs (
advance reader copies).
I received
an advance reader copy of the book, and I'm excited to be able to share it with you all today.
So anybody on my newsletter I just throw it up and say, «Would you like
an advanced reader copy?»
Their hope is that a small number of people who have read the complete book for the purpose of doing a review, will report any content errors directly to the author, publisher or the website that
the advanced reader copy was downloaded from.