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Good Reads - ratings prior to publication?

10 years ago

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Does anyone know for sure how ratings appear at Goodreads 6 months in advance of publication? Are these trade blurbs? TIA

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woodnymph2_gw

10 years ago

Another librarian here. That makes 3 of us. I never got advance copies, either.

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friedag
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Irisgal, my guess is some readers get an Advance Copy or Advance Reading Copy/Advance Review Copy (ARC) -- sometimes called Advance Reader's Edition (ARE) -- that some publishers put out in advance of the scheduled mass publication. Usually these free copies are distributed to booksellers, librarians, journalists, and bloggers who review books. I have received ARCs myself and have reviewed them, and given my rating, at Goodreads, but I always indicate in my GR review that I read an ARC.
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10 years ago
Thanks Friedag. Good to know.
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bookmom41
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I'll add to what Friedag shared. While "hard copy" ARCs still exist, digital downloadable ARCs are the way to go. Both Edelweiss and NetGalley are good sources for digital copies. You sign up, browse their offerings and make requests for ARCs in which you are interested, and someone, a publisher's rep probably, either approves your request or not. It's easier to get approved if you have ties to the lucrative book industry (I'm a librarian and blogger) but my guess is those folks on Goodreads reviewing scads of ARCs are getting approved for their sheer volume of output. After all, it's free publicity for the books.
Kath
10 years ago
Yes, I get ARCs from Netgalley as a bookseller, and also sometimes from an author. I don't usually say it is an ARC in my review as I usually wait until publication or only shortly before.
Rosefolly z5
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I used to be a librarian but never got advance copies. I would have enjoyed that!
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Also I should add that in our shop we often get ARCs from reps.
bigdogstwo
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As a reviewer, I got advance copies and when I had the time and went on goodreads, I would indeed post a mini-review and rate the book. I have not done so for a while now because I just don't have the time for goodreads and my trusty reading journal has never crashed... so I stick with that.

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bookmom41
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With ARCS, initially any way, I think it is more like "ask and ye shall receive." Once you are on publisher's mailing lists, or write for book blogs, you are more likely to receive unsolicited ARCS. With digital ARCS, you do request them-it isn't a passive thing.

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