Book Reviews

[little_fish]

When books are submitted to newspapers prior to publication, what format are they delivered in? ie do publishers send manuscripts (paper/pdf) or do they create a draft publication so that they can send a book?

[Count-A-Strong]

I would
imagine it's done electronically these days.

[karenmac60]

We used to get books on approval prior to publication in the libraries - so someone could read them and decide whether or not to buy. They were just the same as the books we would get in stock although sometimes the edges of the pages were cut very roughly. We don't tend to get them in now but I think that's more to do with budgets(we had to pay the company to get them) and I presume they are still available that way.

[saxy_jag]

They're usually sent advance copies prior to publication - the print run is usually done some time before the actual release date and those who are sent review copies are usually under some sort of legal agreement not to release their copies to anyone.

Sometimes it's the publisher who sends out the copies, to carefully selected media, especially in the case of the big sellers. Lesser authors' books are often offered free to reading groups as review/proof copies. They usually look just like the finished edition but with some minor differences in artwork and a notice to the effect that the book cannot be sold on.