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Dictionary definition of “ARC”

ARC

n. in publishing, an advance reading copy of a book. Also arc. Subjects: English, Media, Jargon, Acronym

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Citations: 1994 [foolsprogres@delphi.com] Usenet: rec.arts.books.marketplace (Sept. 2) “SF/Fantasy/Horror Catalogue 1 (A-K)”: N.Y. 1992 Delacorte 1st ARC VG/in wraps. From uncorrected proof of author’s first novel. Update of the “Frankenstein” story. 1997 David Steinberg Albuquerque Journal (N.M.) (May 18) “Advanced book copies build buzz for sellers” p. G6: The advanced reading copy, or ARC in the publishing world, is a vital part of marketing of books. 2004 S.J. Rozan Progress (Mar. 3) “Bound galley question”: Mary asks whether the bound galley is the same as the ARC. No, the ARC—the Advance Reader’s Copy—is still to come. 2004 Jim Fusilli Wall Street Journal (July 6) “Burdened by Books: A Reviewer Prefers the Role of Reviewee”: And they kept coming and coming, sometimes in final form, other times in an early version known as arcs, and suddenly there were huge stacks, each bearing a Post-It note I’d created to separate them by month of publication.

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