Bleeding Edge ARC on Ebay

[Markekohut]

galleys are usually single plain colors, like yellow. some publishers have a simple 2-color pattern.

ARCs usually have some kind of real cover design, often/usually an image of the hardcover cover, but not always. This looks like a b & w shot of the cover.

Long lead time magazines and periodicals need 3-4 months to get books reviewed. 

last Thursday thru Saturday was the annual booksellers' convention in NY (for these United States). Many heavily-printed Fall books were given away as ARCS by the hundreds/thousands...
BLEEDING EDGE was not one.

I suspect that this ARC is either one made, let's say in a non-kosher way and smuggled to someone who begged for it.....

Or one of a batch printed and sent/given to magazine and periodical editors for review. 

Inherent Vice was first published in hardcover in the United States


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On Jun 5, 2013, at 10:12 PM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:

> You're probably right. Looks like a super cheap print job so more
> likely a galley if it is real.
> 
> On a separate note - I see Bleeding Edge is being released as a
> hardcover, whereas to my knowledge IV was only ever paperback. Is that
> right? If so, kind of admitting that IV was a bit more... disposable?
> 
> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Ben Canard <bencanard2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Paypal gives you some protection. How much, I don't know. I haven't used it.
>> I wonder if it's a galley rather than an ARC. Why would an ARC be around so
>> early?
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 6:33 PM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I was thinking that someone got royally ripped off there... but that
>>> does look a fair bit like the IV ARC.
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 6:35 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> that was quick
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Ben Canard <bencanard2000 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221236614597?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
>> 
>>