Comments on: On books, time travel and advance reading copies

By: readerwitch

readerwitch — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 22:45:24 +0000

In reply to nsfordwriter. Shame it's not that exciting. It feels different to review an ARC. It's better for them to be really good.

By: nsfordwriter

nsfordwriter — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 22:42:47 +0000

You remember correctly, I did order one ARC (not a particularly exciting one mind you), which is on my tablet right now, about a third of the way through. It was really to test out the process and see how I feel about reviewing. If I’m to get any more, I’ll need to factor in the time to read and review them.

By: readerwitch

readerwitch — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 22:32:46 +0000

In reply to nsfordwriter. Luckily not all books I request are getting approved. There is still dead silence on those I'm the most interested in. I thought you had an ARC, but maybe I misremember your tweet.

By: nsfordwriter

nsfordwriter — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 22:30:26 +0000

I recently joined NetGalley so I’m hoping to get some ARCs in the future when I know I have the time to read and review them. Trying to contain my enthusiasm though, it would be easy to get carried away! I used to work for a publisher and the books could sometimes be ready several months in advance, it was pretty good to read them before other people 😉

By: readerwitch

readerwitch — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:41:22 +0000

In reply to bluebrightly. Is ASC ARC? :)) I heard many popular reviewers receive such books in bunches but they don't care about the most and just discard them. It's another level. :)) Happy to see you here, thanks for your comment!

By: bluebrightly

bluebrightly — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:28:40 +0000

I used to find ASC’s at estate sales in the NYC suburbs – I guess there are a lot of critics in the area! It was always fun to find one, and think about it coming out before publication. Keep them coming! And thanks for the follow, I appreciate it.