review copy
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- noun
- Jargon
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copia de revisión
- Thanks to the publisher for providing a review copy of this cookbook.
- receive a review copy
- send a review copy
- request a review copy
It's called a review copy, sometimes called an ARC, ARC advanced review copy or a galley.
- It's called a review copy, sometimes called an ARC, ARC advanced review copy or a galley.
Examples
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Disclosures: I received a review copy of this book from one of the authors.
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In some cases, the writer has been sent a complimentary review copy or sample.
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We just got a review copy of this set, so we'll have a review very soon.
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I'd been sent a review copy and was working through the title on launch day.
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I do post reviews for books that I have been sent review copies.
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Free Press kindly supplied both my review copy and this additional copy for one of you.
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Note: This review is based on a free Advance Review Copy of this book provided through NetGalley.
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Please don't ask for review copies after a book has been released and is in stores.
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The few books we gave away as review copies showed up in used bookstores around town, anchors in the cheap bins.
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The publisher sent me a review copy of the novel so I could share my thoughts before the release date.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun–noun combination is compositional: 'review' (an evaluation) modifies 'copy' to indicate a copy intended for review. A B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer that it means a copy provided to reviewers, since this is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common modifier + noun pattern.
Etymology
Review copy comes from publishers who give a free copy of a new book to someone who will write a review before the book goes on sale. So a review copy means a book sent to a reviewer to read and write about publicly.