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A short, informative walk through how to use NetGalley, "NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit" aims to walk members new and old through how to make the most of the various tools at their disposal. As a new bookstagrammer, I great appreciated the section on social media. I found the toolkit easy to follow and full of useful tips and tricks. I can't wait to see how I can positively impact publishers, authors, and my fellow readers by utilizing these tools.

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As a novice NetGalley reviewer, I really appreciated the information in the Book Advocate's Toolkit. It is well-organized with easy to understand graphics and quick tips and suggestions for writing reviews and sharing on social media platforms. After reading the information, I feel more prepared to start sharing my reviews!

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This booklet is an excellent starting guide for anyone who wants to learn how to use NetGalley and review books. It's simple, concise and extremely helpful.

I really appreciate how the book is divided into simple parts going from the starting steps to a section on review methods and tips for reviewing strategy. It makes it easy to understand and navigate through the booklet. I'll definitely come back to this whenever I'm about to write a new review. I strongly recommend reading this booklet to anyone starting to review ARCs or people who run a book centered blog. Thank you NetGalley for providing such an useful tool to new reviewers!

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Wow, this little guy really packs a punch. I’ve been on NetGalley for a while now, but I hadn’t read this book yet, and it shows. I learned so much about how to (properly) set up my social media presence, how to review books in a more efficient (and effective) way, how to make sure my reviews will reach my target audience, and so much more. It has the perfect balance of information and links for further study. I’m so glad I finally got around to reading it, and I saved every single linked webpage to a central bookmark folder on my phone for further study. I highly recommend that every NetGalley member devour this handy little guide. Thanks, NetGalley! You guys rock for sure!

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This book had some excellent tips about how to get the most out of your NetGalley experience. I am so appreciative of the opportunity to read ARCs for free (it almost seems too good to be true), and I want to make sure I do everything I can to support the books I read, while at the same time giving honest and useful feedback. This guide was really helpful!

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Covering the basics of NetGalley (avoid the request spree!) through to optimising whichever social media you use to review books, this kit was a succinct and helpful guide to the basics.

A useful read for everyone here on NetGalley!

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Thank you NetGalley for these tips! This was such a clear and helpful book of information to improve my experiences with the book reviewing community. Everything was really easy to read and understand and I learned something new! I didn’t realize there are books that you could read now, without having to wait for approval. I have made mistakes in the past on spree requesting and I have learned to take my time. I’m now caught up to a good place on where I want to be. Thank you again!

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The document has key points well summarised when starting to use netgalley to request review copies.

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A helpful guide to start out my NetGalley journey. Although I’ve had my NetGalley account for several years, I did not utilize this platform. Really like the trips and suggestions for book reviewers such as myself, like how to stay on track of dates of reviews using google sheets or using Canva for instagram. Thanks, NetGalley 🫶

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NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit is the most important book to help any reviewer on NetGalley. The text offers many suggestions for social media, format for reviews, connections with publishers and authors, as well as necessary legal and professional advice.

I appreciate the explanations for acceptable reviews and the timeliness of reviews.

Thank you NetGalley and We Are Bookish for this copy. All words are original to my creative work.

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This is such a great ressource. I love it!
It really helped me a lot with my bookstagram and my netgalley profile.

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This was very helpful as I work on improving my reviews and profile :) I’m really looking forward to being able to implement some of these tips as I grow my social profiles and presence.

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Valuable tool for both new reviewers and those wishing to add to their skills. A quick and easy guide, covering everything from structuring reviews, giving constructive criticism, and how to make the most of viewing platforms.

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The NetGalley Book Advocate Toolkit is an invaluable for all newcomers to NetGalley. Its chockfull of tips on how to best promote the books you receive and is a great reminder to not let yourself go on a request spree!
This should be automatically added to every new reviewers shelf and be required reading!

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This was short and to the point. If you’ve been reviewing for a while you might find some of this is information you already know. Newbies on the other hand will find it demystified the process in a concise way.

I appreciated the focus on finding platforms that are right for the reviewer rather than feeling pressured to try them all. Plus the tips on programs to create artwork were unexpected and very useful. Still, I’d like a more advanced version for those of us who have been at this for a while.

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I found this advocate toolkit to be extremely helpful In preparing for my first netgalley book reviews! I would not have known where to start without this toolkit! Highly recommend any future reviewer to take a look at this before starting on reviews.

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This toolkit is great for new reviewers or people who want to stand out in their platform and increase their chances of getting their requests accepted. In this booklet, you will find helpful tips for posting your bookish content on different platforms, Instagram, Tiktok, Goodreads, websites, Facebook and youtube.
I love that they provide step-by-step checklists for each platform and explain each tip in a visually pleasing, quick and straightforward way.
* I highly recommend it to everyone looking to increase approved requests, especially if you are starting out! *
Thank you, NetGalley and We Are Bookish for the opportunity to read this book and write a review!

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What an awesome tool. This is one I definitely need to review more from time to time. Thank you for this tool so I can improve upon my craft of writing reviews.

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This is extremely helpful, I'll make sure to circle back as I look to continue growing my reach!

I'm really glad that NetGalley wants to support its readers as well as authors equally, to ensure that the right books reach the right audiences (and we can continue to keep people reading more!)

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I had been looking for a book like this for a long time. I joined NetGalley only recently. I have started reviewing books I've read recently as well, and some times I've been unsure about what to write, how to give proper justice to a book I've read and loved. This very intuitive book gives many amazing tips about how to write reviews and use NetGalley with respect to the authors and publishers, with additional very useful links to online material. It gives tips about how to share reviews on social media as well. I'm going to keep this as a personal guide to reread to help and encourage me in the writing process of a book review. Thank you for making this!

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