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Fabulous toolkit that I'm sure will improve my experience and my reviews! Thank you NetGalley for offering this invaluable resource to make this platform much better for everyone!

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I just found all of these tools to help improve my reviews, and I'm looking forward to diving in. Thank you for this toolkit to help improve my reviews!

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Very useful for navigating Netgalley's page and give you some awesome ideas. Thank you for the ideas and writing this

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I like how it goes through step-by-step how you should set up your bio and it just gives you a bunch of details on what not to do and what to do.

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NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit quickly and concisely summarizes the must-know information to get started requesting and reviewing books through the NetGalley experience. It includes links for examples and further exploration, making this toolkit one that I will surely return to as I start my reviewer journey.
Having explored a few other links to getting-started articles throughout the NetGalley site, I had come across much of the information already. So my single criticism is that the book could be presented to new book advocates even sooner.

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Comprehensive overview of what NetGalley is and how to use every feature, very useful! I like how it includes review tips, descriptions for every type of Netgalley user and how to review audiobooks. Example of a review is also useful and feasible reasons why you might have been denied are also nice.

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Useful manual for beginning the NetGalley adventure, with beautiful graphic design. I'm grateful to read it as a new user and it contained some helpful tips how to get started.

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This is a great resource. Thank you for putting together this toolkit! As a new bookstagram account this has helped me understand how to proceed and how to get noticed. In my first 30 days I am at 60 followers and I feel humbled and know this toolkit has helped.

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This is a really effective guide. It sets out clear expectations for NetGalley users and outlines the best ways to achieve them. There's a lot of information on how to use the site and the Shelf app. Knowing how to use the Dashboard and how Publisher Approval Preferences work is really useful. There's also lots of great, simple-to-follow advice for writing reviews, which has definitely been really helpful for me. All-in-all, I'd say that this is a brilliant reference tool for those starting out.

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Excellent compilation of ideas and techniques to be a great book advocate. The book is clear and informative. This book is a must have for those just starting their journey or those looking to polish their art.

Thank you WeAreBookish and Netgalley for this book to review.

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As a new NetGalley user, this is a great tool. I just finished my first book and am working on writing the review. Reviewing ARCs and ALCs are different than a standard review, so understanding the nuances and what publishers are looking for is helpful.

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This is a very illuminating guide to all NetGalley users. Very detailed and cleanly organised that the reader can make excellent use of it.

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This guide was very helpful in helping me understand how to write critical reviews of books! Before Netgalley, I generally gave a one to two sentence review on Goodreads or Fable and that was it. I plan to publish more of my reviews and deep dives into books via my Substack, Tiktok, and Instagram - and I think the tips given in this book will help me create those reviews more successfully for each platform.

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I'm a long-time NetGalley user. and found this guide to be a great refresher on writing and sharing reviews. New users of NetGalley will also benefit from the thorough walk-through the site and helpful tips to start requesting and reviewing.

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I think this book will be give me lots of useful information to make me a better reviewing in the future.

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This is a well laid out guide for getting started with NetGalley. It has some incredibly useful tips for what to include in your profile, how to find information, and getting started with reading. It's fun, and lays out the major points, with more detail included in links. It's easy to read, and definitely something I know I'll continue to reference.

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Thanks for all the helpful tips! This tool is an excellent resource for beginners who want to learn and improve.

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This is an extremely helpful NetGalley user guide. It details the user interface, developing a profile, and increasing feedback ratios. I appreciate how the graphics are engaging and the information is digestible.

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It was very helpful and informative. I was very confused about how to begin writing reviews, even though I generally write book reviews- I wasn’t sure I was doing it right. It’s great to learn more about Netgalley and writing reviews in general.

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This ToolKit provides a starting point for someone new to working with NetGalley and even those new to reviewing books. The tips give a view of what needs to be added into a review, how to keep publishers interested in your review. I would recommend this to anyone looking to start an effective journey as a new reviewer.

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