nonsun blob a Wrote:what does arc mean?Advance Reading Copy
Richard Kendrick Wrote:Good enough.
RIK
Biggles Wrote:Thanks to Scott I now know that a Black and Tan can't be made with Harp vs. Bass, and I'll not mix an English beer with Guinness. But now I've learned (learnt) that Harp is imported to the US from Canada, where it's brewed under supervision of Guinness. Feh, that still makes it Canadian beer, not Irish. Nothing against English or Canadian beers, but when I want a Celtic beer, that's what I want. Paul, you're Scots-Irish; what say you?
Hell, maybe I'll start a new blend: Black and Gold. Guinness and Rolling Rock.
Biggles Wrote:I've taken lately to collecting ARCs. Maybe Paul has an idea, but I'm wondering how many ARCs, roughly, of limited editions are produced. Seems to me that a Dark Harvest ARC should be rarer than the actual hardback edition.
fpw Wrote:I'll ask Barry of Gauntlet sometime. Some authors won't sign them.
Biggles Wrote:I would love to be on the list of people who get them for writing advance reviews. I can see where some authors might resent being asked to autograph a book originally distributed for free, but ARCs do serve a purpose, and any collector who buys one at ABE or eBay at a premium price from the original owner is really no different from any other after market purchaser, is he?
Speaking of Gauntlet, I've been looking in vain for a Gauntlet edition of The Haunted Air. Ordered one from Amazon used, but they emailed me that it's not available after all. I know that neither Shocklines nor Gauntlet has any in stock.
Anyone out there have a duplicate you are willing to part with (sorry, with which you are willing to part).
Tim Hatch Wrote:"The Haunted Air" ... A copy was listed today on ABE if you're interested, it's a bit too pricey for me.