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This Toolkit is full of very useful and easy to understand information. A helpful guide on the use of NetGalley. Thank you, NetGalley!

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The NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit was a huge help to me. After finishing my first e-ARC I felt unsure of myself and a little lost. This book took me step by step through the process and I was able to post my first review with a lot less hassle.

It is a very quick and easy graphic read with external links for more tips and advice.
The book handles everything from signing up to requesting books and they give specific advice to different types of reviewers.

It give you tips on the following:
• How to write book reviews
• Critical reviews
• Audiobook reviews
• Promoting reviews on social media
• Blogs
• All the social media platforms
• Strategizing
• Content Planning and tips

This book will help me to improve the quality of my reviews for all future books including my ever growing TBR.
A huge thank you to Netgalley and We are Bookish for a copy of this e-book in exchange for this honest review.

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Easy to read and a fun creative way to receive informative information about how Netgalley works! The colors and infographics were cute and easy to read and gave me all the information that I needed in order to successfully write reviews for the arcs that I read or listen to.

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Man, I should have come across this little guide first! It’s very useful. There are a lot of things popping up, from how to use this website to how to improve your bookstagram. The use of color and the overall design is extremely pretty too and the information is very well organized. Will definitely refer to this guide over and over again!

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Great comprehensive resource on using NetGalley, including tips, book reviews, social media, and strategizing. I found the book review tips and social media information especially helpful. I wish I'd had this resource ages ago! Thank you, NetGalley!

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This guide is very helpful to a newbie to NetGalley. I've learned a lot about reviewing and promoting upcoming books. It is very clear and concise, and it provides a lot of good information, advice, and tips. The graphics are very appealing and the set up and flow of the guide makes it easy to find specific information.

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It was really helpful to have all the information in one document.

Would recommend it to anyone who it thinking of doing any reviews.

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This toolkit was extremely helpful in setting up my bio and creating a solid foundation for how to construct my book reviews. The information regarding tips for social media was also immensely helpful. I can see myself referencing this toolkit often as I continue to use Netgalley. Thank you for making this free resource easily accessible.

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Extremely help! I will make sure to revist this periodically, so that I may continue providing useful feedback and reviews.

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Despite having a Netgalley account since 2013, I have never really put much effort into sprucing up my account or writing “better” reviews. I only just learned about this Toolkit via the Netgalley Summer Bingo board. It has great tips on updating your profile, writing reviews, and social media. Some of the tips even have embedded links for more info. I particularly liked the shared graphic in one of the tips for NetGalley reviews in Stories on Instagram. I would recommend this to anyone who is just starting out with Netgalley and anyone who is interested in becoming a book “influencer.” Thank you to Netgalley and We Are Bookish for the copy.

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This was such a quick read and really helped me feel confident to utilize all the different tools Netgalley offers. The tips for different social media platforms was easy to understand and put into action right away. I feel very confident after reading this book I will be able to help support authors and publishers highlight new books as well as increase my confidence in writing reviews.

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Thank you, We Are Bookish! I have been interested in NetGalley for a few years now, but was intimidated about how to get started and to grow a SM following. I took the leap and feel much more prepared and excited after reading the toolkit. Love the lists of Dos and Don’ts and that it provided specific information for the various platforms.

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I should have done this review a long time ago but I am embarrassed to say that I did not due to the habit of reading the pdf and neglecting the toolkit title here on the site. This toolkit is a lovely summary on all the staples of book requesting, maintaining feedback ratio, types of reviews, and social media. It is a fantastic resource when starting out new as well as a great refresher when you may have writer’s block.

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Very helpful tips to turn you into a pro reviewer. Helps you to understand that when requesting books you need to look at what the publishers are looking for.
Awesome tips on how to set out your review and how to make in an effective one.
And reminds you to tell your audience that you received it in exchange for your honest review.

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Netgalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit by We Are Bookish has a lot of great useful information for starting out on Netgalley. It gives helpful tips and tricks for writing reviews, and for posting to social media sites. It is a short and concise aid that helps the reviewer prepare for the reviews they will be doing and making sure they understand all the important information needed to get approved for Advanced Reader Copies and grow a following for their book reviews.

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This is a super helpful toolkit to help you get started with reviewing books. The format is cute and easy-to-follow. I will definitely be referring back to this in the future!

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This is a very helpful guide in how to be more effective in helping the word get out about authors and books that you love. I will be referring to this as I continue to grow my book following.

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The NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit is an all-in-one book that serves as an excellent guide for readers to kickstart or improve their reading journey in NetGalley. This contains an overview of NetGalley, a step-by-step procedure on how to get started in their website, tips on writing book reviews, and substantial insights on posting bookish content in any of your chosen format or social media platform. As a new member, I found this book to be extremely helpful. I learned how NetGalley works— most importantly, the things I should do and things I must avoid as a book reviewer. Overall, I'm so grateful that I took some time reading this.

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This is an easy-to-read, user-friendly guide to how to get started with reviewing books on NetGalley. I found some useful tips that I am going to incorporate in my book reviewing practice. Great guide! Thank you to NetGalley for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own!

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Thank you, NetGalley, for having sent this useful guide! Concise, comprehensive, and really helpful for newbies like me.

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