  Preprint An ordinary manuscript only becomes a "publisher's preprint" if it somehow gets distributed beyond the authors (or the occasional colleague whom they ask for advice) , but the " publisher " here is a loose concept. Illustrating: In a peer review context: if an author prepares a manuscript on their computer and submit it to a publisher for review , and the submission is not accepted, there never was any "publisher's preprint".
<coherence>   Preprint An ordinary manuscript only becomes a "publisher's preprint" if it somehow gets distributed beyond the authors (or the occasional colleague whom they ask for advice) , but the " publisher " here is a loose concept. Illustrating: In a peer review context: if an author prepares a manuscript on their computer and submit it to a publisher for review , and the submission is not accepted, there never was any "publisher's preprint".
 Preprint An ordinary manuscript only becomes a "publisher's preprint" if it somehow gets distributed beyond the authors (or the occasional colleague whom they ask for advice) , but the " publisher " . In a peer review context: if an author prepares a manuscript on their computer and submit it to a publisher for review , and the submission is not accepted, there never was any "publisher's preprint".