#arc reviewers

[isabelwalbourne]

Unveiling New Adventures in 'A #Mage's History'

Book 3 in Guardian of the #Dragons Series Coming Soon! We’ve all been doing stuff that took up all our time, just had too much going on. Now, we can get back to the writing, publishing, marketing parts that we have missed. At first, the original title would have been Ancestry of a Mage, as noted in the back of Book 2: “A Mage’s Quest“: Paperback: Amazon Ebook: Instead, we decided to stick…

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[sweetfayetanner]

I’m an indie author looking for ARC reviewers!

My debut urban fantasy, BAPTISM OF FIRE, releases in a little under 2 months on March 31st! 

Learn more about the book here!

Some AO3 style tags for BAPTISM OF FIRE:

Demons vs. pyromancers

Found family/group of disasters making things up as they go

A weird city on top of a Hellmouth 

Well dressed demons, a villain presented like a protagonist 

Slow burn romance m/f pairing between a biromantic ace protagonist and a bisexual soft boy action hero 

Sort of kind of inspired by the Star Wars sequel trilogy lmao

Reviews will help me gain some visibility out of millions of books online, so I need your help. (I’m also looking to start a “street team” of sorts to help me promo on social media, so if you have a following or if you blog about books and want to shout out my debut, send me a message!!) 

You’ll get a free, early copy (eBook/PDF) of my book in exchange for a review. 

I only have a handful of sign ups on my ARC reader list so far, which means there’s plenty of room. I’d love to get around fifty sign ups, if I could... 

All you have to do is sign up and I’ll email you when the early copy is ready to be downloaded, likely in mid/late February. You’ll have to read the book by its release date, and post your review to Goodreads and/or Amazon (both is preferable if you have them) during the first two weeks of BAPTISM OF FIRE’s release. 

I’m a fanfic author who’s trying to break into original fiction after finally writing a book (a longtime dream of mine) and I’d be forever grateful if you supported me. Even if reading isn’t your thing, or the genre isn’t what you read, you could always pass this along to someone you know who’s an avid reader and might be interested. I’d sincerely appreciate it. And reblogs are appreciated, too!

SIGN UP HERE.

[capriciousnarrator]

Goblin Audiobook Review Copies

Goblin Audiobook Review Copies

I have a limited number of free review copies for the audio version of Goblin.

If you’re interested and able to leave a review, please let me know. I’m giving priority to anyone who has left prior reviews for any of my books. The copies are for the U.S. and U.K. Audible service only.

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[mareebrittenford]

So What is an ARC Reviewer?

I’ve been making an effort to find ARC reviewers lately, and I have been getting a lot of questions about how it works. So here is the low down on ARCs.

What is an ARC?

ARC stands for Advance Review Copy. In traditional publishing copies of books are printed in advance of the books release and distributed to professional reviewers, and in recent times, also to bloggers who will then write reviews to increase exposure and interest.

Independent authors (like me) often do this on their own.  (Usually ebooks are offered, not paper books)

I don’t have many followers, so you probably don’t want me.

But I do! I am an unknown releasing my first few books, and every review matters to me. There’s a saying in independent publishing, that going from zero to ten reviews is harder than going from ten to a hundred. Right now I’m in the zero to ten zone, and every single review is a massive help to the visibility of my books.

Especially if you can leave reviews on sales platforms such as Amazon or Barnes and Noble, or review sites like Goodreads.

But wait, isn’t that against Amazon’s TOS?

This question took me by surprise because ARCs are such a massive tradition in the publishing industry, so I did some research.

Amazon forbids the supply of products for free in exchange for reviews. Except books. Yup. They made a specific exception for books. The caveat is that you cannot be required to write an Amazon review. Which I totally don’t. I’m happy if you leave a review anywhere.

So no, you’re not breaking any rules by accepting and ARC and then leaving a review of it on Amazon.

I’m not a very good Beta.

This is not a beta read. I have other people, close writing friends, and a paid editor who take care of that for me.

What you will receive is a finished ebook copy of a book that is publication ready, and I’m not expecting any sort of in depth critique. Just a reader review.

That said, if you notice typos or wonky formatting and you’d like to let me know directly I would appreciate that so much.

I never know what to say in reviews.

I too tend to choke when I write a review. I’m sure you already know that it’s perfectly fine to leave one sentence saying ‘I liked it’ or ‘kinda dull in the middle but a decent read.’

But you want to say more than that?

Try these starters

My favorite character/part was ____ because of …

My least favorite character/part was ____ because of…

I liked/disliked this story because…

What if I don’t like the book or can’t finish it?

If you don’t like the book, say so! You are leaving an honest review, and if the truth is that you got bored or just didn’t enjoy the book that’s a reveiw that needs to be written. And I don’t know about you, but I mostly read the middling reviews when I’m trying to decide on a book, so leaving a less favorable review might be the most helpful for other readers.

That said, I’m assuming that you do generally enjoy the genre of a book if you’re requesting an ARC.

You can check out my first novel Echoes of Azure here, and sign up for my ARC list here.

Any other questions or concerns? Shoot me a message. And other authors, please chime in with any wisdom you have to share.