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Originally Posted by gbm

Here is one publisher solution to eARC's in the wild. No drm

Baen Ebooks ADVANCE READER COPIES

Not appropriate in this situation. Baen's idea is that good proofing and copy editing will be worth paying for. The eARCs hold back that value, the paid versions add that value back in.

You'd be foolish to give a reviewer a poorly edited copy to review, so where's the held-back value?