Buying Finished Copies of ARCs?
I know some bloggers who will actually read the finished copy as well, even if they read the ARC! Just to see if there were any differences since ARCs aren't always final. While I would love to do this as well, I just don't have time! I feel like my reading speed isn't up to par compared to other bloggers! LOL! So while I don't have time for a re-read of a book, I do find that 99% of the time I will buy the finished copy of an ARC I've read. There have been a small handful of ones where it was a read that was only so-so and I decided not to, which was mostly when I received eARCs.
I've had a recent binge of a few ARCs that I received during the Independent Bookstore Day festivities and am nearing my last one, but I've already ordered or bought in one case, all those books! I found that I did enjoy them and I'd really like a finished copy! I guess it goes back to my bookish OCD traits, I want that finished copy! The glorious hardcover with it's amazing cover and to see what kind of texture said cover might have...yeah, it's a booklover thing! Lol.
But I don't know if other bloggers feel the same way. That they just might keep the ARC and call it their copy--I admit I did do this in my early stages of blogging because I was still young and didn't have a full time job yet! Lol. So my funds were limited and I can see money being the issue of why some might not buy the finished copy as well. That even waiting for Book Outlet to get said finished copy in would be a fruitful idea.
I also tend to buy the finished copies and order ahead of time if I can to help out the authors themselves! If I loved a series I definitely want it to continue and not be canceled, because I've seen that happen and it HURTS! Especially when left unresolved! So ordering finished copies even though I read an ARC just adds one more sale to that number and hopefully will make the publisher feel inclined to continue said series!
So my endless rambling just comes down to that I like owning a finished copy of the ARCs I read. That the only times I really keep an ARC are when it had an original cover idea but was changed prior to publishing. I'm weird for those! Lol! But what about you guys? Do you buy finished copies of books you read as ARCs?
