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Advanced Reader Copy Checklist

Below are two screen shots of my checklist for organizing an Advanced Reader Copy Campaign.
I would only add one final suggestion -- which I learned the hard way:

Be sure to put a disclaimer in the beginning of the book and right at the end if this is an advanced copy. I say this because if you offer the book early and then fix a few additional typos or anything else, the readers can forget that the book they just read was an advanced reader copy. Some readers can get a bit snotty in their reviews if they find these typos that get through! I think by having a little disclaimer that this is an early copy and not the final published copy, it may be a gentle reminder to the readers that whatever typos they saw were probably corrected in the final copy.

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ARC READERS VS. BETA READERS:

There are two terms that are used interchangeably at times and it can be a bit confusing for a newbie:  Advanced Readers vs.  Beta Readers.  I'll post a video below if you are interested in finding out the difference between the two: