I didn't say anything about ethics. I just said they were weaponizing FOMO -- specifically to drive Beyond tier subscription increases, since those subscribers will get their books early. It's just marketing, but let's not pretend it isn't.No.
There's no reasonable understanding of ethics that requires a creator to give away copies to the specific people you want rather than those the creator wants.
Having a limited number of printings available at a special time isn't unethical either.
I'll review my Aquinas, Avicenna, Hobbs, Kant, Mill, etc. But I don't expect to find support for this position put forth here.