Bleeding Edge ARC on Ebay

[John Bailey]

Just spoke to local publisher of Bleeding Edge - she wasn't sure that
there even will be ARCs. "It's always hard to tell with him," she
said. "It depends on when he delivers the manuscript". So...

On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Markekohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
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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:
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>>>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221236614597?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
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