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Thank you to Netgalley for providing this helpful guide on reviewing books. It is also great that it includes tips on posting reviews on different social media platforms.

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A really helpful wee guide to getting started! There’s general tips and then specific sections for different platforms. I really appreciated having this on hand since I’m just getting started. Thanks Netgalley!

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Handy little guide for getting to grips with the world of book blogging. It doesn’t just touch on NetGalley but all the other available platforms. As well as providing some hints on apps for photographs and further reviewing.
I’m not a complete novice but I did still find some helpful information within it.
A definite read for newbies, I would have loved this as a guide when I first started out!!
Easy to read and understand information, helpful and informative.
10/10 would recommend.

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Great tool for NetGalley users. It’s helpful for when you are having writers block and can’t think of anything useful to write in a review.

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A really great resource! I occasionally struggle with writers block and refreshing the tips in this guide are a real help!

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This was a nice refresher course in reviewing.

I also found some information I did not know. A really great reference tool.

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I found this incredibly helpful for as a guide for figuring out a strategy for reviews! I appreciate being given this resource.

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NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit is a helpful guide and provides tips for different types of reviewers. It's probably more useful to bloggers than casual readers.

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While it may be easy to get lost in requesting and reading ARCs. This provided a comprehensive guide that was basic and easy to understand. Sometimes its easy to get lost and while I have been on bookstagram for now two years I really needed this to go back and tweak somethings. I am newer on NetGalley and sometimes it easy for me get down on myself for a denial when I request a book. The guide focused on fixing a profile and practicing before requesting. I really enjoyed it and will definitely be going back to it when I feel a little lost and overwhelmed!

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This is a short, easy to read, ebook with graphic boxes with advice tips on how to write book reviews and abide by NetGalley/publisher and FTC guidelines.. I read it in about 10 minutes. It is most helpful to a NetGalley beginner. Since I have posted over 200 NG reviews, most of the info was not new to me.
I rate it 3 stars for availability( it had to be read on my desktop, rather than my kindle reader) and 4 stars for content. . Overall 3.5 stars rounded down.

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This was an incredibly helpful guide to writing book reviews. It provides Do's and Don'ts - things I had not heard before. It gave tips for posting to different platforms whether you are doing written reviews, video reviews, short summary tweets, etc. I wish I had had access to this before writing my first 500 reviews - I am sure I would have handled some things differently. I highly recommend anyone writing book reviews to read this short guide and follow some of the lengths for more in-depth information on specific topics.

Thanks to We Are Bookish through Netgally for this terrific guide!

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NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit is an comprehensive and fun way to get started with NetGalley. I loved the quick blurbs, and tips on each page making it easy to look back and re-read sections. I enjoyed how each social media channel and tool had its own page to delve into each topic individually. The colours and layout were great, very eye catching. The tips and tricks were immensely helpful for both long time reviewers and new reviewers..
Thank you Netgalley for this book advocate toolkit!

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Want to get started on NetGalley then this is the perfect read for you.

NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit, breaks down the Do’s and Don’ts of book reviewing into an easy to read guide. It contains tips on how to promote books on many social media platforms..

As someone starting out on NetGalley I found it so useful. I’ve been promoting books that I read on social media for many years now and this answered a number of unanswered questions I had about posting reviews.

Thank-you NetGalley and We Are Bookish for sharing this useful book.

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This is a good guide on how to manage the complete Netgalley as a member. Be it reviewing or reading or sharing feedbacks through here to any other linked accounts.

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Well I have learned a lesson! Read this before you start requesting books. Now that I have read this guide I have learned to be very thoughtful about my requests. To be honest I started requesting a few books because I was uncertain if I would be approved. Thankfully I have been given access to a number of books and therefore can utilize the tips and suggestions in this toolkit. So don’t make my mistake and go read this now!

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I found this toolkit very useful and insightful! I will definitely be implementing some of the tips given in this book!

Thank you so much NetGalley and We Are Bookish for providing this resource.

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This book is very helpful whilst getting used to reviewing novels for NetGalley. It has enabled me to provide concise reviews which I feel will benefit others.

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NetGalley and We Are Bookish came up with this handy toolkit for all reviewers diving into the magical world of books! Tiny tips and tricks for the best approach for each social media platform are what any beginner needs (and can serve as a quick refresher course for experienced reviewers, with a bunch of helpful information easy to skim through).

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This toolkit was super helpful! As someone getting started reviewing, this helped me figure out what was necessary for each platform. It covers all the major social media platforms and provides platform-specific explanations. This toolkit will give you a good foundation for reviewing. I’d recommend anyone getting started to give this a read.

Thank you NetGalley and We Are Bookish for this great resource!

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This toolkit is one of those things I wish I had read when I was first doing research on starting a Bookstagram. The creators did a wonderful job touching on a wide breadth of topics while still providing a good amount of actionable advice. Also, the layout of the information made it very easy to skim and find what I was looking for. I've been Bookstagramming for a little while now so I've already come across much of the content included. However, I would absolutely share this guide with anyone who is new to reviewing books!

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