noun Internet Slang

ARC

· noun · internet

Advance Reader Copy — pre-release book for reviewers.

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An early copy of a book — physical or digital (eARC) — sent out by publishers before release so reviewers, booksellers and bookfluencers can hype it. Scoring one is a flex; the unspoken deal is you post about it.

“Got the ARC of the new Emily Henry, I'm not okay, review going up Sunday.”
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ARC In A Sentence

Got the ARC of the new Emily Henry, I'm not okay, review going up Sunday.

Origin & Usage

Publishing industry term, decades old. Took on new currency when BookTok and bookstagram turned influencer ARC drops into a whole economy.

Variants eARCA.R.C.

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