Great resource! Thanks so much for crafting and curate this! This guide had a lot of do's and don't which was really helpful to keep up with the recent trends. Definitely recommend for beginners.

Great resource! Thanks so much for making and sharing this.
I like to see what the latest trends are in social media and keep up to date.

Nice little starter guide with good tips and tricks for all platforms. The lists of do’s and don’t were particularly useful. If you are thinking about setting up a profile on any platform, this is a good checklist to get you started and not have you feel intimidated.

A consistent theme in the bookish content is its accessibility. It is written to cater to a wide audience, from beginners to pros. This is a comprehensive resource to evaluate and course-correct your online presence as a Bookstagrammer. I enjoyed going over it and made notes for all the things to modify in my approach to publishing reviews online. Thank you to the Bookish team for supporting our growth as reviewers. It is heartwarming. I loved it!

NetGalley recently updated their Book Advocate Toolkit, and as part of that they've separated out the social media side of things—leading to this new handbook. NetGalley's Social Media Handbook covers (surprise!) the basics of using social media to share reviews.

Though there are some tips here that apply no matter how well you know social media or how long you've been reviewing books, this handbook will be most useful for those who are just starting out. It breaks down various types of social media and how they are best used to discuss books. Some of the information repeats itself, which means that it's possible to jump to a specific section and only read about (e.g.) using TikTok, or if you're already reasonably well versed in social media but want some tips for better reading photos you can jump to that section.

I'm glad this material has been separated out from the more general Book Advocate Toolkit—keeps the toolkit more streamlined and opens up the option for NetGalley to put out further targeted handbooks. Also nice to see that they highlight ways to make your social media use accessible, from including descriptive text and captions to limiting emoji use.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing this handbook.

PErfect handbook with a lot of suggestions and nice thing anyone can do to improve their social media skills.

Anybody should download it

PErfect handbook with a lot of suggestions and nice thing anyone can do to improve their social media skills.

Anybody should download it

This social media guide is a fantastic resource for new book reviewers looking to get started with social media, as well as for seasoned users who want to refine and elevate their content. What I love most are the platform-specific tips—it’s not a one-size-fits-all approach, but rather tailored advice for each space, whether you're on Instagram, TikTok, or Goodreads. Plus, the inclusion of helpful links to additional resources is a huge bonus, giving you everything you need to build and grow your online presence in one place.

Thank you NetGalley for this wonderful resource! This resource will be very valuable to new and emerging reviewers as well as being a great tool for seasoned reviewers to polish their social media sharing skills! I loved getting new ideas for social media platforms that aren't my usual go-to's and these I'm sure will help me (and others) to find the confidence to step out of our comfort zones and reach more readers.

Always so thankful for these free resources being made available to us!

Thank you again!

Book reviewers, promoters, bloggers, etc., will love the quick tips in NetGalley’s We Are Bookish digital handbook, which is now available on its App.

This colorful 35-page treasure is jam-packed with bite-sized tips in eye-catching graphics of easily accessible facts, dos and don'ts, and lots of other advice to help make written book reviews capture audience attention, Bookstagram and BookTok sparkle, and advice to improve content on other review platforms which you may be posting.

This objective review was submitted by JoyReaderGirl1, and I offer my heartfelt gratitude to NetGalley and the author/editorial team/publisher We Are Bookish for access to this digital handbook.

I always look forward to information put out by We Are Bookish. This social media handbook included lots of strategies to use across multiple platforms. This was helpful to me, as I am pretty heavily focused in only one of the platforms. I particularly liked the information on review etiquette, since we want to make review spaces safe and comfortable for all participants in the process. This would be a great place for any new reviewer to start!

Thanks to We Are Bookish and NetGalley for an egalley of this resource for an honest review.

This was very helpful thank you! I think that NetGalley's Social Media Handbook is a helpful tool for NetGalley reviewers

I started a Bookstagram last year and I’m always looking for tips and new ideas to use. I think this handbook is perfect for those starting out. It breaks out different review platforms and gives tips on leaving reviews on each. I’ve been thinking about starting a blog so the section on blogs was helpful. If you are starting out and looking for some basic tips, I would check this out!

A helpful handbook for any book reviewer, whether they're just starting out or have been reviewing books for years. I've been book blogging for ten years, and it never hurts to get a quick refresher. This was also a handy way of learning about different platforms to share reviews.

An updated guide that takes into account the few changes in the social media landscape that have occurred, such as the appearance of new platforms.

It's a lot more precise in describing how to format reviews accross platforms which I found really helpful. It's also really easy to navigate which makes it a book that's good to keep in your shelf to come back to regularly.

I highly recommend this handbook for everyone in the bookish sphere as it's a good way to figure out how to optimize your platforms for reviewing and also for your audience.

I am debating starting a Bookstagram but a little nervous. This had a lot of great tips to get me started! There are a few more details I have to hammer out but those are very specific to me but this was still a great help for the basics!

Thank you Netgalley and We Are Bookish for this handbook! I need all the help I can get with social media.

Another super helpful handbook by the amazing We Are Bookish. This handbook gives the basics about each platform, account creation, and posting. It even goes into detail how to format book reviews across platforms, and how to be successful on bookstagram, booktok, etc. Thank you! I will be referencing this to utilize on my bookstagram!

This is a very solid social media handbook, giving you an interesting look into every space where you can post your netgalley reviews. It offers a basic idea, hints, ideas and recommendations on how to present your images, videos, and texts throughout the platforms and the nuances of some specific platforms. Even if you're already a seasoned reviewer, you might be able to find some valuable information in this handbook.

That being said, I do think the handbook would be more valuable if it offered a bit more indepth information, especially regarding some of the platforms it only briefly mentions.

This is a wonderful resource about social media for reviewing books. I found it to be well organized and appreciated the ideas. Thanks to NetGalley for putting it together.