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Set up four things once. After that, approving readers is a few clicks.

**Before you start**

1. Add the book in Book Library, and upload the ARC file (EPUB or PDF) to Storage.
2. Connect email in **Settings → Email** (Gmail or SMTP), so ARCs and follow-ups send from your address.
3. Set up Email Templates and an Email Sequence. A sequence is a short series sent on a schedule after someone is approved, such as a reminder to start, a nudge to finish, and a request for an honest review. It has to be active before you can pick it.
4. Get applicants. Share an ARC sign-up form from Form Builder with responses going to ARC Tracker, or add readers yourself. They show up as pending.

**Running it**

1. In ARC Tracker, select the pending applicants and click **Approve & send**.
2. Choose what happens: watermark and email each person their copy, email a note with no file, or only approve them.
3. Pick the email sequence to start, then confirm.
4. Track each reader's status as they read and review. A sequence keeps going until it finishes. If someone reviews early, cancel it from **Email Sequences → Active Sends**.