Book Marketing Tip - How Do You Use ARCs to Sell Books?

ARCs are an important part of the book marketing process when your book is in pre-launch. Those 6-8 weeks prior to your book being available for sale, but when your book is done, allow for the distribution kinks to be ironed out for wide distribution, as well as give you time to distribute ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies) to your potential reviewers.

In this video, author and founder of Book Launchers, Julie Broad explains what is an ARC, when to use ARCs, and how to protect your book from being stolen when you distribution electronic ARCs to your book army and early reviewers.

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[DaleLRoberts]

It’s crazy, but I had a viewer just asking what an ARC was. Since I didn’t have a brief video covering it, yours suited our needs. Big kudos, bestie!

[BlackRobb]

“Don’t worry about it” that’s the best advice for me.

[TonyJacobsenUNBREAKABLE]

Great tips on ARCs, thanks Julie! I’m working on my next book and I’m excited to streamline my advanced reader process. This next one is going to be a best seller! 😁👍🏻

[camoflage]

Super comments on "theft." I think it was Neil Gaiman who said, "Don't worry about pirating. Worry about obscurity." I think I need to find a couple dozen dishonest ARC readers now.

[TheShaunHayes]

Julie I had no clue what an arc wise. Thank you for your informally videos they continue to invite me into the writing industry.

[dukeanddirkpeachy]

Candles is the name of our upcoming book. Thank you for these amazing tips

[cricketwithsaad]

These help in getting credibility.
A lot of it.
PARCs
(Pre Advanced Reader Copies) should be sent to good writing buddies for preview review and final edits.
It works.

[TheShaunHayes]

No clue what an ARC was.As always thank you for your informative learning videos.

[waynettsobers]

I learned something new today! Thank you!

[bigblue]

Always something interesting and very useful in these videos.

[dereksilski]

Great video! Would an ARC be something you send for book blurbs or is that done before?

[Drathaar]

There's something else I need to get to thinking about for my current writing project. I've finished three chapters and the introduction and am sitting at just over 10, 000 words. There are eight chapters to go! I think I'll smash my goal of 32, 000 words.

[natashacox-magno]

I am trying to find out how to make my book an audible on Amazon

[sharon]

My book just got published through lulu

[michaelfacherty]

Are the ARC early reviews losing any of their potency as a result of Amazon's greater emphasis on "verified purchase" reviews?

[StudioThirtyEight]

Okay I'm not trying to cry poverty here, but I'm drinking coffee out of my cupped bare hands until I get a mug! Or journal, I'll find a way to drink coffee out of that. #NoBoringBooks

[darktruth]

Yes, you can communicate the same good ideas without the middle school hyped enthusiasm at the beginning and sporadically throughout. Too affected, forced, and cheerleaderly.

Trust your content. It’s good.