First Second Books
Great Graphic Novels for Every Reader



Home


:01
Collection


:01
Creators

Bookseller
& Media
Resources


Doodles
& Dailies


For FAQ's
Sake



Current :01
Catalog


For
Teachers



Trailers


Awards &
Honors



Contact Us



Subscribe   RSS

To Be Continued...
Astronaut Academy
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong
Sailor Twain
Tune
Zaharas Paradise

:01 & Digital Galleys

Leave a Comment

November 16, 2011
Posted by: Gina Gagliano
Categories: Books

Netgalley

Primer first: a galley is a promotional version of a book printed and distributed in advance of publication.  Wikipedia has some more details; the jist is that one of the ways to get people to be excited about books before they're published is to get them to read the books before they're published, and for that, there needs to be some sort of thing for them to read.  Hence: galleys!

One of the things we're doing in this upcoming season is working with digital galley provider NetGalley to get our books out to readers while a) being environmentally conscious and not printing them on paper and b) not just reaching the people we already know.

NetGalley is basically a website that hosts digital galleys.  We provide them with files and data, they make the books available for people to request, we approve the requests. 

You have to sign up for a NetGalley account to request books, but anyone can have an account.

So!  Our W12 season is currently up on NetGalley, and if you have an account (or would like to make an account), you may go and see if we will give you digital early copies of our books to read. 

Hint: if you are a teacher or a librarian or media, if you say you will blog about or review the books, the answer is probably yes. 

Your Comments are Welcome!

Find FirstSecond Online

Facebook Twitter GoodReads Flickr

Search This Blog

Drawing Words and Writing Pictures

Things People Say

  • Entertainment Weekly on Paul Pope's Battling Boy: http://shelf-life.ew.com/2013/01/16/battling-boy-paul-popes-epic-creative-quest-to-create-a-new-generation-superhero-exclusive-excerpt/

Things :01 Authors Do

We're on an events-hiatus until March, as we are hibernating for the winter. Check back for updates!

Recent Posts

  • New Book: Primates, by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks
  • When to Give Up
  • Choosing a Publisher
  • The Printing Press Zone
  • Publishers Are Only Human

Popular Posts

  • Draw Like a Ralph
  • PAUL POPE Guest blogger
  • How to Survive Writing a Graphic Novel
  • GENE YANG on STEREOTYPES
  • When to Give Up

Tags

:01 biographics Mark Siegel Adam Rapp Sara Varon Nick Abadzis Persepolis Leland Myrick Jessica Abel Fate of the Artist first second Deogratias comics Emmanuel Guibert American Born Chinese First Second Books JT Petty grafix Catherine Clinton Graphic Novel Little Vampire roaring brook press Matt Madden Grady Klein Lost Colony

Categories

Recent Comments

  • Colleen AF Venable on New Book: Primates, by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks
  • Jim O. on New Book: Primates, by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks
  • Devlin Thompson on Publishing: It’s Not About the Money
  • Wanda B on When to Give Up
  • Sidney J on When to Give Up

Twitter Updates

  • Today's afternoon snack at the First Second offices: brownies from the @brooklynbaker cookbook. http://t.co/0fpgvjwh24 minutes ago
  • @MaryAnnScheuer @yaytime No Astronaut Academy ARCs at #alamw13, unfortunately. We will have our seasonal samplers, which include an excerpt!2 hours ago
  • @angrylilasian @yaytime May 14th. We can't wait!5 hours ago
  • @flycojoe @geneluenyang And since there are two books, that's just twice as much to look forward to!6 hours ago
  • Just got cover proofs for @yaytime's Astronaut Academy -- must now restrain from making a super-sparkly collage. http://t.co/WSooVRS07 hours ago
  • Home
  • Collection
  • Creators
  • Bookseller & Media Resources
  • Doodles & Dailies
  • For FAQ's Sake
  • Current :01 Catalog
  • For Teachers
  • Trailers
  • Awards & Honors
  • Contact Us
  • Subscribe

Website Design by Outbox Online

© , First Second Books. All Rights Reserved.

FIRST SECOND is an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, which owns some of America's most prestigious publishers, known for great integrity and literary quality. These include Henry Holt, FSG, St Martin's Press, Tor and Picador, all of which have garnered the most coveted prizes in publishing.

All images © by their respective owners.