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This toolkit was very helpful I feel it will continue to be a guide as I move forward with NetGalley. Thank you for continuing to support reviewers.

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A great toolkit and set of rules that helps us with best practices and not to make mistakes when providing reviews with this system.

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Thank you NetGalley and We Are Bookish for providing me this Toolkit. It informs you more about building your ratio, platform, book requesting and review writing. Personally I would welcome more informations about Goodreads and blogs but overall this does not really affect my experience with this kit. I found it really helpful and I recommend it especially for those who are just starting on this platform.

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Useful orientation for book reviewers. This guide is well designed and clear, with helpful links to additional resources.
The best parts of this guide include:
- getting started checklist
- how to request books
- what to put in a book review (including formulas and tips for writer's block)
- being successful on social media

As a new book blogger, this guide helped me get oriented and not feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information. The design of the guide is especially helpful in preventing overwhelm.

After reading this, I built a solid plan for my book blog based on the information listed both here and on the useful links.

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I didn't realize I had to review this and that it counted in my feedback rating. For that, I apologize.

Helpful guide to reviewing books on NetGalley. I do not do social media as my library has a department that does it for us. I'm a bit antiquated and do not fully understand how to use it

Thank you NetGalley for this resource! I found this very informative as to how to navigate on this website.

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As a newbie to reviewing books this guide was extremely helpful with outlining the areas to focus on for a great review. They also include tips to assist with growing your social media audience :)

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Thank you NetGallery, for this Tool Kit! I'm such a noob when it comes to reviewing books. This helped me get all the basics so I can begin dipping my toes into this realm!
You guys are the best!!

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This is an excellent guide to using NetGalley in the best way, with a great layout which made the guide easy to read. I learned some new things - like to always credit the publisher and NetGalley, and not to share quotes or interior art. I even took a bunch of screenshots of the helpful tips, for my own use going forward with my NetGalley journey.

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Helpful guide to reviewing books on NetGalley and other social media, especially for those new to it.

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Thanks for the toolkit! Very helpful. Although, it is odd that it counts your feedback rating if you don’t leave a review…

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This toolkit is a well designed introduction to NetGalley and reviewing books in general. All the information is introductory, accessible, and honestly the design is just so cute.

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very informative and helpful! thank you for having this as an option to learn how to use this website accurately an efficiently!

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This toolkit is helpful to get started with book advocacy and NetGalley, providing lots of useful tips on how to use this platform, write reviews and create a book reviewer platform. It will certainly come in handy in the future. Thank you NetGalley for this resource!

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This manual was so helpful for members to get started with NetGalley! All the explanations are clear and complete, and I learned new things even as an old user.

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I reviewed this for #netgalley and it was very helpful for someone like me who is a complete technophobe!

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Good resource for beginners or those who are looking for more information.
I wish it had more information on how to get more approved, or how often new books are added by the publisher, and when is a good time to start applying for more/another books to help with ratio.

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This toolkit is very thorough, it provides everything you’d need to use NetGalley and other book sites efficiently. I particularly liked the tips on writing a book review and how to promote them, I feel more confident in my abilities now and can’t wait to use some of the new tools and ideas I got from this toolkit.

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This is all really helpful information presented a digestible, user friendly document. I've been a member for a decade but am just now making reviewing a focus and this guide is extremely helpful.

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Great guide for a first time eARC reviewer! I appreciated how many different topics it covered while also being easy to digest.

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A great guide on how Net Galley works. It explains in detail the steps on how to request & acquire books, all the way up to how to write a good review. There is a good table of contents so you can search what you need in a timely manner. I highly recommend this read for new members AND current members, especially if you want to improve your ratio score.

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