{"id":371,"date":"2018-09-15T16:47:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T14:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/readerwitch.com\/?p=371"},"modified":"2018-09-15T16:47:35","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T14:47:35","slug":"advance-reading-copies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readerwitch.com\/2018\/09\/15\/advance-reading-copies\/","title":{"rendered":"On books, time travel and advance reading copies"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently reviewed a couple of books \u201cfrom the future\u201d. That means they are ARCs (advance reading copies) sent by publishers to \u201creaders of influence\u201d so that the readers can read and influence via their platforms.<\/p>\n

Just a few weeks ago I didn\u2019t even know such practice existed. Although I always wondered how come that unreleased books already have ratings. Now I know how it works.<\/p>\n

To say that I’m excited is an understatement.<\/p>\n

It is, indeed, a full-blown real time travel! The books are not yet out there! They don\u2019t even have covers when I receive them! And yet I am already able to read them along with just a few other lucky ones from around the globe.<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t it mind-blowing?<\/p>\n

These copies are free which is particularly convenient taking into account that this time travelling seems to be giving me time-controlling super powers. It takes me just a few hours to devour an ARC.\u00a0It would have been quite pricey otherwise at such a speed of consumption.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been even more picky than ever choosing books from available copies. It means a cosmic scale of pickiness because I\u2019m already a very picky reader even with usual books. It\u2019s a whole different challenge to criticise something when your feedback is one of very few, it is being awaited and watched, and you do it about something you got for free. It is like coming to someone\u2019s home, eating a dinner they cooked for you and then having to tell them you didn\u2019t enjoy it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve managed to escape this situation so far. I\u2019ve been extremely lucky with books and read only good ones. The review of the first one<\/a> is already on my blog.<\/p>\n

Off to treasure hunt for more! Stay tuned for more\u00a0reviews of new releases!<\/p>\n

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