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NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit was very helpful in describing the "how-tos" for reviewers new and seasoned. The infographics and succinct descriptions were very insightful.

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This is a really helpful toolkit for both folks new to NetGalley and for those who have been around for a bit. It provides helpful guidelines for how best to create your member profile, tips on how to maintain a good feedback ratio, and various other little things I hadn't thought about until I read this guide!

It's always good to brush up your profile every time an update to this toolkit comes out.

I definitely learned new things about the NetGalley Shelf app, and especially want to highlight that you can filter the shelves by archive date. Mind blown. You can also create custom collections! And you can use the Read aloud setting for EPUB files, which uses text-to-speech!

And ooh there's a sneak peek about something coming soon: a NetGalley Social Media Toolkit! This should be really helpful, especially if it will delve into algorithms since Instagram has been changing a lot within the past year.

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Wow! This is a great resource for even those of us who have been participating in NetGalley for years or a newbie! The content is very thorough and I love the journal presentation.

This will be a perfect resource for everyone!

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Thanks so much for the reminders. I can change my profile and appeal to get more books approved. I can also improve my reviews, esp the critical ones. Thanks.

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Informative document that is easy to read. Extensive but still a lot of fun. Will recommend to my friends for sure!

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I definitely think this is an improvement from the Book Advocate Toolkit I read when I was first starting out on NetGalley. While I did know most of the topics they talked about in the Toolkit, I do think that this revised edition will provide a lot more insight for budding reviewers and content creators about best practices on NetGalley as well as how to utilize NetGalley to expand their platform. With helpful tips and detailed examples, this revised Toolkit is a must-read for any new member on NetGalley.

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I read this guide on the suggestion of another NetGalley reviewer on Reddit, and I'm so glad I did! I first joined NetGalley a few years ago but only decided to really give it a try this year, mainly because when I first joined I wasn't sure where to even start. I wish I had known about this earlier and read it sooner! The part about building your profile was especially helpful and answered a lot of questions I had. I also really appreciate that the guide gave examples of bios, because I had been looking for some online and struggled to find any. I definitely recommend this to any new NetGalley reviewer!

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Thank you for the helpful tips. I like that this is a working document that continues to be updated!

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What a great resource. Even as a longtime NetGalley user, this was a great refresher. Looking forward to putting the information I've learned into practice!

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This toolkit is an excellent guide as a NetGalley reviewer is getting started. I see people on the NetGalley Facebook page asking questions that are all answered for them here, so this will be a great place to point them in the right direction. As a reviewer for the last 9 months or so, I even learned some tips that I had forgotten and appreciated the reminder.
The easy-to-read format of this toolkit was very appealing with all the colors and graphics, as well as clickable links within the text.
Thanks to NetGalley for another beneficial resource we can refer back to whenever we need some guidance. Being a part of this community is so fun!

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This new toolkit is pretty amazing. The text is well written and it's not boring. All the explanations are useful. It's a helpful companion to reviewers!

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Such a handy tool for starting out with NetGalley, or even just to go e yourself a refresh! Especially love the bio set up and book reviewing tips!

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So very helpful! Loved this short 30 page document explaining how to be successful with NetGalley! I learned several new things by reading this document. It's also so convenient to have all this information in one place! Highly recommend for those just getting started and veteran users!
Thanks NetGalley!

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Thank you NetGalley! This looks to be a lovely tool for those of us looking to improve our opportunities here on NetGalley. Looking forward to reading tips to spruce up my profile!

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Thank you so much for providing this useful resource for us, and such a robust platform to review books!

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This is an awesome reference tool for anyone new to NetGalley to understand how it works, or if you've been using it for awhile and are still confused on how things work. It gives great tips on how to manage your shelf and how to get your rating up and keep it high so you can be approved for books easier and faster. Also gives tips on how to write the perfect book reviews to most importantly help out the authors themselves! Thank you NetGalley for this amazing guide!

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I really liked having this resource to help me better understand how to use NetGalley. It gave great ideas on how to spruce up my profile and to let publishers know that I’m a good fit for their books.

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I love camp NetGalley! Such a fun way for user to get more interactions on the site. Yay is so helpful to learn how to use NetGalley effectually, as well as how to review titles in the best way possible.

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Such a cool resource for reviewers! This was definitely a helpful read to know how best to support authors and publishers via Netgalley.

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Honestly glad I stumbled upon this book in the read now section, I wish it was included as a required first book for reviewers. It was nice to see information stated out clearly from NetGalley itself, since most information I have had to scavenge from different forums and social media sites.

Overall this book is a good solid starting point and I am glad that I read it. If it was a bit more in depth I would have rated 5 stars, as is, its a solid 4 star infographic pamphlet.

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