The Ultimate Guide to ARCs: Advance Review Copies for Authors

Launch with early reviews lined up. This guide walks you through building, managing, and pitching an Advance Review Copy (ARC) team: finding trusted early readers, sending files safely, reducing piracy risk, and following up appropriately.

What’s Included

• One PDF guide covering what ARCs are and why they matter, ARC services compared, building your street team, influencer and blogger outreach, what to put in your ARC package, your ARC timeline, tracking your reviews, and ready-to-send email templates.

• One Excel “ARC & Review” Tracker for your street team members, media pitches, and reviews.