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Very helpful!

I’m new to official book reviews and this was a great guide for me to use on multiple platforms. I am looking forward to writing more detailed reviews!

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This is an easy to read pamphlet on how to make the most out of social media for NetGalley reviews. The design is clear and appealing. I found some interesting and helpful tips. The follow up links like for example for Canva proved valuable. I would recommend this to any NetGalley reviewer.

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I was overwhelmed plowing through all the information in NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit. It is a cornucopia of review-writing ideas and tools; however, it can also be described as a firehose introduction to NetGalley. In my busy life it is hard enough to find time to read, much less to consider all the avenues, sites, bells, and whistles for expressing my opinions and recommendations. I could have been selective and scanned the table of contents for the few vehicles I intended to use for my reviews, OR the toolkit could be organized with a simple assessment tool to send readers to the pages aligned with their personal objectives and media skill sets. If I was a natural born internet citizen, rather than an online immigrant, I'm sure I would be delighted with all the options presented in the tool kit. It has an attractive design and is chock full of links and references. However, I must admit that the Toolkit is also intimidating to a new NetGalley member like me, even though I am the author of three non-fiction and three fiction books.

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Very helpful with clear, easy instructions on how to write reviews. Will share with our Adult Services team (in a public library) as we regularly feature reviews as part of our "Book Talk Tuesday" posts on Facebook.

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I found this book to be extremely helpful as I begin my NetGalley journey reviewing books. It provided many tips and examples that would benefit those getting started with online book reviews. I greatly appreciated the section of do’s and don’ts. I would certainly recommend this for anyone else who is interested in enhancing and improving their online reviews.

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A very useful tool for when you are first getting started with NetGalley. It would be nice though if this didn't count against your reviewing ratio.

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A handy guide for anyone who is begining their book review journey on NetGalley, but also in genera.

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I used this toolkit to write my first book review for NetGalley. I appreciated the formatting, which made it quick and easy to find the guidance I was seeking. Overall, it is helpful if not essential for writing effective and compelling book reviews.

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It is a very handy guide for book reviewers, full of helpful tips for new members of this site. Thank you for producing this.

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Are you new to writing book reviews or sharing about books on social media? If you are or want tips for posting your bookish thoughts, NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit is the perfect guide for you.

As someone who has written book reviews for a while and has been active on bookstagram for over six months, much of the content in this guide was familiar to me. There were even a few tips and tricks that were new to me or I had forgotten about and I will be keeping a mental note of in the future.

As we try to make bookstagram and other social media platforms an inclusive place for everyone, NetGalleys toolkit highlights important information about how to make your posts accessible. I’m so glad this section was included in the guide.

At only 32 pages, this toolkit is great for beginners starting out in the bookish world and for seasoned book advocates alike.

Thank you We Are Bookish and NetGalley for the gifted digital copy of this toolkit.

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Ahh such a good tool for getting into creating a netgalley account and profile!! I can’t wait to use this tips to get arcs!! Thank you so much netgalley for this amazingly helpful tool!!

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This short but helpful toolkit is extremely helpful in getting acclimated to reviewing on Netgalley.

As a visual learner, I appreciated the simple graphics/lists which helped explain things in a way I really understood.

I’m sure I’ll be referencing it at different stages of my Netgalley journey.

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Excellent source of tips for someone like me who is trying to break into the book review-for-fun world. I loved the format, and found myself really figuring out how to use these tips to my advantage!

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Excellent resource, full of useful tips and advice. Found it extremely helpful especially around social media. Would recommend to all NetGalley users!

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I am new to reviewing books and have been having a blast on NetGalley but wanted to make sure I was giving my best when writing reviews. This was incredibly helpful and I really appreciate it!

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Very helpful and appreciated as a relatively new reviewer! Thank you for providing me with this free resource.

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This toolkit was a great overview for a beginner. It covered a broad range of platforms and tools that can be used to promote books. I appreciated the extra links to WeAreBookish articles that covered specific topics more fully. This is a wonderful resource to have on hand and I would recommend it to any new book reviewer.

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A fantastic toolkit from NetGalley and a great spot to practice my first review! My main audience is Instagram, so I appreciated that this toolkit included tips and tricks for specific platforms. I'm very excited to get started on NetGalley and this toolkit was a great place to start!

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This is a very helpful booklet for new reviewers to NetGalley. I will refer to it often in the process of writing reviews and sharing them on social media.

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A lot of very helpful information in here. Thank you so much for having this available to easily access.

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