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This was actually very useful. The toolkit doesn’t just cover NetGalley, but it also gives tips for creating bookstagram, booktok, and booktube content/accounts as well as other tips for Goodreads and Twitter.

I very much appreciated the part about "making a sandwich" when struggling with reviewer's block.

I’m sure this was created with newbies in mind, but even the more experienced reviewer can learn a few things from this toolkit.

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Quick and easy yet so helpful, this guide gives you the basics on how to become a better reviewer.

This booklet gives out a variety of tips on interacting with Netgalley and social media platforms (such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok etc). You will find links to tutorials and information that you might find useful.

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Lots of great tips! I learned a lot from this and got some great new ideas for my blog and for using different platforms.

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NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit is very helpful for someone who is hoping to start writing their own book reviews - or even if they’re hoping to kick their reviews up a notch!

One of my goals for this year was to shift the way in which I engage with books - to transition from solely consuming to also thinking more critically about why I enjoy reading what I read. Over the last few years, I have also come to share tailored book recommendations for friends. With more time and capacity since finishing residency, I’m excited to share my thoughts and recommendations with even more people!

Implementing this is, unsurprisingly, more difficult. The clear steps outlined in this toolkit and the resources it provides have given me more confidence as I start to share analyses and opinions with my GoodReads and #bookstagram worlds. Overall, it’s an excellent reference that I enjoy coming back to time and time again.

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This is an awesome and thorough guide that tells you everything you need to know to get started both on NetGalley and on social media platform book communities. I was blown away by the perfect summary of relevant info in this guide. Everyone in bookish communities online who writes reviews would benefit from reading this.

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Great tips for improving social media presence, creating effective reviews, and increasing your feedback ratio! Definitely will be utilizing these tips!

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Thank you! I am still working through my list of books and am new to reviewing so I appreciate all the help I can get!
I hope as I start reviewing more books that I will improve in my reviews.

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This was actually a great introduction to reviewing and helped me a lot with figuring out how to format my reviews going forward.
This book is a guideline for what publishers might be looking for, as well as outlining how to do different types of reviews.

I highly recommend reading this before frequently reviewing on netgalley or any social media site.

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Great little toolkit to help NetGalley users to get started. This was easy to use and had some good tips. I recommend this for any first time NetGalley users like myself for some advice on where to start.

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An incredibly useful guide! This is a resource I will definitely be utilizing as a reviewer. The review tips are a great asset to have and I love that it goes in-depth into how to address different social media platforms!

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This is a great resource for anyone new to the world of book reviewing or in my case, Bookstagram. Packed with great, practical advice & tips, I can see myself referring back to this quite often! Thank you Netgalley and We are Bookish for this handy guide.

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Easy an informative guide to follow. Clear and concise points with an easy to read style and flow. Very helpful to newbies (like myself) to NetGalley.

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Really really nice looking ! Easy to read and understand. Full of tips and steps to follow. I guess now I just have to do it properly, like learning how to write a proper review without making everyone bored. Anyway I will recommend this if you want to take you book sharing to another level :)

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I loved this toolkit! There were a ton of super helpful tips that I plan on incorporating into my social media. Definitely recommend reading this if you are new to NetGalley.

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Helpful leaflet for new reviewers. This isn't a book but some tips for how to review books. I found the section on how to review books that you don't like to be especially helpful. The rest of this review is simply a filler because a review must be 100 characters long, lol.

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I greatly appreciate this Toolkit, and plan to refer back to it from time-to-time. I am finding this resource to be very informative and helpful as I begin my journey with NetGalley. Thank you!

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Thanks! Those were very useful tips. I will be sure to incorporate them in my social media. It would be helpful to have example of reviews to use as a template
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Toolkit is easy to use with clear explanations and simple layout.. Thank you for providing this resource.

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Helpful tips from NetGalley! Thank you for sharing all the necessary tips to be able to succeed in reviewing books that we love.

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A most helpful book in ways to write succinct reviews without being boring or giving away spoilers. Was nice to skim through it prior to writing my first review for my first request approval.

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