How to get Advanced Reviewer Copy (ARC) books?
Getting advance review copies is fairly easy. There are several ways: 1) Work in an independent book store. They often get galleys (not exactly ARCs but often the same thing). 2) Get a freelance job with a review journal or web site. If you haven’t done any reviewing professionally, this may take some doing, but there are lots of review sites out there, lots of opportunity. 3) Start your own book review blog. Try to focus on one genre of book. Write thoughtful reviews of books you’ve already read. When you have ten or so up, start requesting ARCs from publishers. Most are glad to provide an ARC to a reviewer. But remember, you should be reviewing these books for your book blog! Don’t just take the book and not review it. Publishers are PR hungry, not stupid. 4) Buy them on Amazon, Half, or Ebay. Yes. You can often buy ARCs. 5) Become a noted reviewer on Amazon or B&N. Publishers often contact the noted reviewers from similar books and ask them to review new offerings. Very likely if yo
