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By David Rothman

image E-book review copies, or virtual versions of traditional advance reading copies, are not that common yet (although my own publisher, Twilight Times Books, seems pretty hip about it for the e-book/p-book combos it releases).

I was pleased to see Yen, author of the ever-useful Book Publicity Blog, appeal on Twitter to Galley Cat‘s Ron Hogan to talk up ARCs in E. Here’s to their use to publicize books in all media! I’ll be the surrogate Ron for now and tell Yen’s employer, "Yep, take this stuff very seriously"—whether with DIY copies or arrangements from Net Galley or a similar service. Meanwhile give Yen a raise for her enthusiasm and savvy.

Granted, publishers worry about piracy of E. But then measures such as social DRM might be used. With or without social DRM, I doubt that many reviewers would want to pirate, especially if they might lose their future access. Furthermore, given the high costs of paper ARCs, a publisher would be crazy not to experiment with the electronic variety.

image Court’s quest for the right books to review

In a related vein, here’s a reminder that TeleRead reviewer Court Merrigan is looking for e-books that fit his interests, especially literary fiction. See below. We’re also open to running posts from other disinterested reviewers, whose priorities may differ.

And now Court’s interests:


1) Primarily literary fiction – although not necessarily boring New Yorker-type stuff – I consider Tokyo Zero, for instance, mostly literary. 

2) Mildly speculative fiction; again, like Tokyo Zero, or, The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. I don’t read genre fiction, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, etc.

3) Some biography and autobiography.

4) Philosophy & popular science, particularly relating to evolution, the brain, cosmology.

5) History of all sorts.

6) Free culture works— such as The Public Domain and Content.

You can reach Court through me at dr NOSPAM teleread.com. Don’t e-mail the actual books, just quick summaries, which I’ll forward to Court, who can send acknowledgments and request files if he’s interested.

 
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