 Which is the least likely reason for not circulating The Bell Curve in galleys?
There is an ethos of letting the chips fall where they may about the sending out of galleys: Now the book will begin to receive uncontrolled reaction. The Bell Curve was not circulated in galleys before publication. Therefore, as time went on, the knowledgeability of the Bell Curve discussion grew, but the attention paid to that discussion inevitably shrank. The debate on publication day was conducted in the mass media by people with no independent ability to assess the book. It wasn't until late 1995 that the most damaging criticism of The Bell Curve began to appear, in tiny academic journals. The next problem with The Bell Curve 's thesis is in the idea of the rise to dominance of the cognitive elite.
 there wasn't enough time between the galley publication and the official publication
 by the time people could intelligently criticize it, it was nearly too late  it made people more excited to read it when it did come out  it gave little time for people to check the facts  there wasn't enough time between the galley publication and the official publication