Writer, poet, artist and prolific reader.... that's me.
I'm a collector of books, vinyls, coin purses and strange handbags... that's me too.
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@illinilass I'm not sure. A lot of the ARC books I come across are by authors I've never heard of, but that's half the fun... I get to discover an author who may never get published at all.
@rensala you can join a club with publishers where they send you ARC books. You get to read a book while it's in the process of being published. You get a free book, often something that's not quite finished (or polished), and then about a year or so later you can go and buy the public book at the store and compare it to the ARC copy. The ARC copies can't be resold or donated to charity. If you no longer want them, return them to the publishers.