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Really helpful for someone new to NetGalley! I recently started reviewing books on this platform and was able to use this material to navigate the reviews and write better ones.

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As a new NetGalley member and reviewer this Tool Kit is filled with information that has helped me to focus on the most important areas of getting started. The best sections have to do with Social Media. I am now able to create more professional and eye pleasing Instagram posts and I now understand the positive use of hashtags better. I found “Requesting Books 101”, “Feedback Ratio” and “How to Write…” extra helpful as well. This Tool Kit is easy to come back to as a reference. We Are Bookish honed in on all the pertinent areas and has created a nice resource for use.

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A very handy guide for both improving your success rate on NetGalley and also in how to develop your social media skills.

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a very useful toolkit that gives netgalley users lots of information about the platform, along with tips for both netgalley and other online book platforms, such as youtube, tiktok, instagram and book blogs! you can find everything, from a review template to a profile guide.

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A nice resource with useful pointers - good to keep as a reference, especially if you haven't done much reviewing. Should be a first book for all reviewers!

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Wow, this was SO helpful! I definitely got some amazing tips and cannot wait to branch out more. I would recommend this to everyone. Even if you think you don't need it, you should still give it a try.

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thanks for making this besties, it was very helpful! Even as someone who has been using netgalley for a while, I learned many thing!

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A book that contained things to think about when you talk and write about books on Social Media.

I will take what I read with me :)

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Great guide for professional readers on how to review books and utilize many social media platforms to post reviews. The concise format is very handy as a quick reference to use on a regular basis.

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As a new author, I found this guide to be helpful for getting early reviews on my book. As a reader, the guide helped me see how I can support other readers' experience by reviewing the books I enjoy.

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What a helpful little download this is! Perfect if you are just starting out reviewing books or, like me, a little refresher on dos and don’ts.
Very clearly layout with insightful hints and tips!
Perfect for bookstagram, booktube, booktok and blogs etc.

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Very helpful. Just adding words here to take up space because I need to get my percentage reviewed up!

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This has some great tidbits on how to best utilize NetGalley, write reviews and lots of other useful information.

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A very useful toolkit, indeed. Well laid-out and visually appealing; extra information is linked on each page if you want to go deeper into the topic, without overwhelming the page. Highly recommended for new NetGalley reviewers, or as a refresher for old hands, or help if you are experiencing too many publisher rejections.

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NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit is a great resource for anyone using NetGalley to receive advance copies of books to read and review.

I read this before starting my NetGalley journey and found it the zoomed out approach helpful and informative. It is great to have one spot to refer back to when I am unsure of something or have questions. I particularly liked the illustrate style of the toolkit because it kept me engaged the entire time.

There were a couple of things I did wish were slightly different about the toolkit. The toolkit because it had a broad focus had a lot of information that did not pertain to me, and I found it to be slightly overwhelming. It could be useful to have multiple smaller and slightly more focused pamphlets. I also found some missing information that I would have like to be included in the toolkit like some general UI navigation and more specific how to’s.

All in all, I found this to be a very useful tool, and my cons are about wanting more, which I think shows how well it currently is working.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit was incredibly helpful. It gives tips on writing reviews and creating for different social media platforms. I will definitely read through it again in the future for a quick reminder of ideas and tricks that can help me. It was a very easy, quick, and fun read!

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Very helpful and easy to read, thanks! I appreciate the help from netgalley, and all the review tips.

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This Toolkit set up by #Netgalley is a read for everyone. Wish I read this when I started doing reviews but although I have already reviewed 100 books, there were some things I learned. Great ideas and instructions on the how-to of the maze of book reviews and book requests.

It is well written and easy to understand even if you are a novice at this. Thank you Netgalley for helping us manage the maze of learning about the process.

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This was very helpful to modify and perfect reviews! I appreciate the different tips given to specific platforms such as Goodreads versus Instagram. As a visual learner, I also really liked the different graphics :)

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This was a really helpful and informative book. The visuals were great and the content was even better. This is something that I needed to help me get my Bookstagram off the ground!

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