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Mar 1, 2016 · An ARC (advance reader copy) is a wonderful book marketing tool. Here are a few tips for how to create an ARC with print on demand.
Jul 29, 2019 · An advance review copy, also called an advance reader copy or ARC, is simply a preliminary version of a book made available to selected readers prior to the book’s sale date. It differs from the sale version in several respects:
This guide includes everything you need to know about ARCs (Advance Reader Copies): what they are, where you can find them, and how to make your own. We’ve even got some tricks on how to connect with book reviewers.
- The Basics
- Images
- Preparing Your Advance Review Copy For Conversion
- Advance Review Copy Disclaimer
- Checklist
- Convert!
- A Word of Warning
- You’Re All Set
One of the reasons I love my Kobo, is that I can still read novels on it even if I’ve forgotten my glasses. By resetting the font to large, the text is reconfigured with lines containing far fewer words and pages far fewer lines. But that’s fine, because the eReader will accordingly reformat the larger text to fit the screen and recalculate the num...
If your eBook is image heavy, then I have bad news for those of you looking to self-publish. It’s much harder to get images to flow on the page. To do this properly, it’s best to employ the services of someone who can code the CSS (cascading style script) to accommodate your images. If you think you’re up to some coding, however, this article conta...
If you’ve ever submitted your novel to an agent, you will have formatted your manuscript to be double spaced with all pages numbered. Now you’re self-publishing, you have to think differently. For starters, you want the text single spaced, so go to the Layout menu in Word and click on the little box to the right of Paragraph in the toolbar. Change ...
All advance review copies need to contain a disclaimer that clearly states that it’s an ARC. You ought to put the disclaimer at the beginning of the novel along with your title, estimated retail price, launch date, contact details, and copyright terms. I’ve pasted my version below. Feel free to copy, paste and alter accordingly: XXXXX by Felicity H...
You should now be about ready to convert your .docx document, but before you do, run through the checklist below to make doubly certain you haven’t missed anything: 1. Single space the text 2. Remove page numbers 3. Remove headers and footers 4. Set your text styles: Book Title for the title, Heading 1 for chapters, Normal for all other text 5. Mak...
To convert your .docx file into an advance review copy you now need to download a program called Calibre. It’s available free for Windows, Linux, and Mac. Once you’ve got it up and running, upload your .docx file by clicking on the Add icon at the top left of the screen. Your novel should now appear in the library. Right click on that file to edit ...
You will probably find that you have to fiddle around for a while to get the ebook to come out as you want it to. So always check the file on your eReader before sending it out to reviewers. I’ve found that the best way to eliminate random formatting errors is to go back to Word and go to File, Options, Display, and click on Show all Formatting.
Now you’re ready to get those ARCs out to reviewers. However, before you hit send, you need to be absolutely sure that your novel is ready to be self-published. Has it been beta read? Has it been copyedited? More importantly, has it been proofread? While reviewers will be happy to tell you about the odd typo, if the text is riddled with them, they’...
We’ll show you what an advanced reader copy is, with tips on how to get one if you’re a reader, and how to create one if you’re a writer.
If you’re wondering how to get ARC books (advanced reader copies) from publishers, you’ve come to the right place! Here’s everything you need to know about ARCs – both physical ARCs and e-ARCs – and how to request them from publishers.
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Nov 22, 2021 · What is an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC)? How Do Advanced Reader Copies (ARC) Work? Things to Consider When Making Advanced Copies. Lead time and cost; Publishing method; How to Create an ARC? Limitations of Advanced Reader Copies; Conclusion
