Advance copy
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An advance copy of a book is released by the book publisher before it has gone to press. Advance copies often serve as review copies, may or may not be the final version of the text, and generally do not have the final dust jacket, formatting or binding of the finished product. Advance copies sometimes require the recipient to sign a confidentiality of content agreement.
Publishers will also usually issue uncorrected bound proofs in advance of publication. Their purpose is not only to enable proof-reading and editing but they may also be used as advance reading copies, being distributed to major book buyers and reviews to generate interest at the time of publication. Uncorrected bound proofs are often cheaply produced in plain paper covers but increasingly they tend to look almost identical to the published edition, including artwork and cover illustrations.
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