If you know a writer or if you are one yourself, then you are probably familiar with Advanced Reader Copies. Those are the copies that are sent to the first readers, even before the book is available for sale.
An advanced reader is crucial to helping the book reach out the right target audience and find its readers. As it happens, we are now at a stage where we can finally start looking for awesome advanced readers. Would you like to become one of them?
What Does An Advanced Reader Do?
The clue is in the name. An advanced reader is essentially someone who gets to read the book before anyone else. So, your main role is to be a reader. You need to enjoy reading.
But there’s more to it than meets the the eye. As an advanced reader, you can help us spread the word and reach the right audience, aka people like you who will also enjoy the book. This is particularly important because we want to make sure that you are the right person for The Dead Shadow.
Ultimately, with thousands of books published every year, it is fair to say that not every book will be right for every reader. We want you to have a great time following Rhode‘s adventures along with the cheeky Dynamis Shadow.
What We Expect From An Advanced Reader
As we’ve just said, you need to be a reader first.
When it comes to spreading the word about the book, the priority is for you to enjoy reading it. We don’t want to put you in a position where you have a recommend a book that you didn’t enjoy. So, our number one criterion for picking you as an advanced reader is to make sure that you will love the book.
We also need your help to make some noise about The Dead Shadow.
What kind of noise? Nothing out of the ordinary:
- You could recommend the book to your friends and relatives
- You could share it with your book reading club if you belong to one
- You could spread the news at work or at school
- You could write a post about it on your blog
- You could talk about it on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc.
- You could record a social media video of yourself unpacking the book when we send it to you
- You could write a review of the book on Amazon, Goodreads, or anywhere else
- You could film yourself reviewing the book if you’re active on BookTok or in other communities
- You could ask your local bookstore to sell it
- Etc.
As you can see, there are plenty ways you could help as long as you enjoy the book.
We don’t expect you to be a social media influencer because you can also help offline.
However, if you are active online, we’d be honoured to mention your profile or your blog if you want us to.
Who Is The Ideal Advanced Reader for The Dead Shadow?
As explained above, everyone could become an advanced reader. But because we want you to enjoy the book, we need to make sure you are part of the target audience.
- You enjoy reading fantasy
- You are comfortable reading books in British English
- You have Terry Pratchett’s Discworld and/or Douglas Adams’ books on your bookshelf
- You like epic fantasy sagas like Lord of the Rings but you prefer easier reads
- You have the best nerdy hobbies, from D&D to board games via escape rooms and crochet
- You are not afraid of a little neurodivergent spice in life
- You like YA books but you’re a grown-up
- You are still looking for the next Bartimaeus
- You are not after a romance book
- You find a lot of books feel too predictable
If this sounds like you, we’d love to invite you to become an advanced reader.
Will You Be Our Advanced Reader?
If you enjoy what you see on the blog and you are curious about the story of The Dead Shadow, we’d love for you to read the book.
Let us know if you want to be one of the first to read The Dead Shadow in our Advanced Reader Copies Form.
Also, please, if you know someone who would enjoy the book, do not hesitate to share the link to our advanced reader form with them.