advance copies
Books before publication
Advance copies are books, albums, or other media distributed before official release.
Publishers send them to reviewers, booksellers, and media outlets to generate early coverage and buzz: We sent advance copies to fifty critics.
Also called review copies or, for books, galleys or ARCs (advance reader copies).
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- proofDemonstration of truth
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- reviewCritical written assessment
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
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Completed manufactured good
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