}); Welcome to part 2 of the #NewBloggers 101 post series! Ive had a NetGalley account for a bitso long since I got it that I had forgotten it! . About to post my first review on NetGalley next week!! I am honest on my feedback. When she's not working, Kelly can be found color coordinating her bookshelves, eating Chipotle, and watching way too many baking shows. It doesnt even have to be book reviews! I love dark, unsettling, and weird fiction. Typos and links that arent working can be a sign of a lack of attention to detail, so be sure to give your Bio a final proofread every time you update it. I blog about all sorts of topics in books empathy, culture, adventure cake. Thanks for the information! Congratulations to :01s New Associate Art Director, Andrew Arnold! Do: Share your favorite authors One thing I forgot to mention, but have now added, is that remember to update your stats reasonably often to keep everything up to date . Once confined to print newspapers and journals, reviews now dot many corridors of the Internet forever helping others discover their next great read. You have the option to make this email address hidden or visible to publishers. Publishers are more likely to accept your requests if your bio shows them how youll publicise their book and increase the outreach of the novel, rather than some spiel about who you are and what you like. Everything you could possibly want to know about using NetGalley, youll find right here in this post. While throwing glitter is always awesome, Im not sure theyve implemented that the Edelweiss or NetGalley profile systems yet. This pays off if you track it daily, I snagged ALL SCOT AND BOTHERED by Kerrigan Byrne on a 1-day ReadNow and I tried to alert a FB group I used to be in but it was already gone https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43438815-all-scot-and-bothered, I gave ALL SCOT AND BOTHERED a sincere 5-star review and St Martin's apparently decided it likes me because now publishers have reached out and given me widgets (pre-approved links) to read other historicals. requests a title from a publisher via Netgalley, that publisher has to go through by hand and approve each request. Well I hope this helps you out if you decide to update it! Do you review audiobooks as well as print/e-books? Editing to add: I completely forgot that they ask about a company - I just checked my profile, and I just put my website link. Your reviews can help an unknown author find their audience. Your Bio can help to give publishers insight into your role and how you can best work with them. Try to stick to 3-5 authors to keep things simple. Litsy A Bookish Social Network, [NewBloggers] What Tools Can Help Me Be An Organized Blogger? But sometimes, its a much harder decision. I agree with everything you mentioned here I remember when I started an account last year I was left confused by what exactly to write down in my bio. Basically the only place my book love exists is Goodreads, where I have like 3 friends and substandard reviews because I was only really doing it for me before. Im a newbie to NetGalley. However, theres no such thing as a free lunch NetGalley members are expected to provide frequent reviews to retain access to its titles. You don't have to if you don't enjoy the extra effort. By continuing to use the site, you are agreeing to our. Read thread below. Do: Talk about your member type Simply click Find Titles at the top of the page and youll be taken to a dashboard of recently added titles, as well as dozens of categories to choose from. Bookstagram Myth: Props Are Expensive? Librarians and booksellers order and recommend books to their patrons, media professionals interview authors, reviewers and bloggers write about books online and leave reviews on retail sites, and more. and yes, I didnt think about it for ages and then after I updated it a few months back, I have found myself getting accepted for a load more books! It can be daunting at first, but no worries weve got you covered! I also enjoy Historical Fiction, Sci-fi, Dystopian and Short Stories.. Yes! Are you a member of an authors street team? Use NetGalley for free to request, read, and recommend digital review copies before they are published. You can read. Its true that NetGalley is one of very few publicly accessible routes to those precious ARCs (i.e. First, youll need to wade through a deluge of other titles some interesting, some not-so-much to prove youre a committed and high-quality reviewer. Im going to give several bloggers profiles as examples! Our site uses cookies. Do you have a book-related twitter, Facebook, tumblr, youtube or instagram account? Are there any example profiles available to look at for best practices examples? Narrowing it down shows publishers youre serious, and improves your own experience as well; this way, youll only read genres you actually like! Home of the magic search button and endless book recommendations as well as discussions about tropes and characters, Author AMAs, book clubs, and more. NetGalley provides a quick snapshot of a member's behavior on NetGalley with stats like: - Feedback Ratio calculates the percentage of feedback based on approved access to books and audiobooks (this includes Read Now, Listen Now, Widget Invites, and Wishes Granted). Are you part of a book club? Im so glad this blog came in handy! Here are a few Dos and Don'ts for your NetGalley profile, and 10 Things You Should Include in Your NetGalley Profile -- brought to you by We Are Bookish, NetGalley's editorial blog for members. Due to issues with my old iPad, I never signed up for a NetGalley account. Which is fine, I don't have a blog or even Twitter, and I have less than 100 GR friends, it makes sense. You will find your profile at the top of the dashboard: And then you just fill it out, copy pasting the text into the text box: The rest you will do when requesting the book for the first time, and it will save your preferences for the next time! Takes 30 seco Its an exciting time to be a book reviewer. I had to add HTML codingweird. I have another question for ya! This is what I wonder about, because I don't use social media. As soon as youre ready to share your thoughts, navigate back to the books NetGalley page and click on the purple Give Feedback button in the upper-right corner. In my opinion, your Netgalley bio should lean toward the professional over the personal. Ive set this section of my Netgalley bio up by separating all the different sites I use to review. Curious where else you can flex your mad reviewing skills? Thank you so much for all the advice! To maximize your chances of picking up good titles right off the bat, theres one thing you need to do: write some other stuff before you join. If you want to cut to the chase and find out first whether Netgalley is right (or should we say write) for you, we recommend taking this quick quiz: Find out which review community is best for your style. I don't give an ARC to people who write one-line reviews. Everyone has influence. I enjoyed mangas and graphic humor books (I got a lot of books from comic artists I follow on IG). Fill out your profile completely Netgalley asks specific questions for your profile, and it's of the utmost importance that you review and answer all of them. Chances are, youll want the profile youre reading to be: The list could go on, but I think this is roughly it. Im in no way saying its perfect, but its worked pretty well for me with 158 books approved so far Hopefully, you can craft your own bio based on these recommendations! Librarians, booksellers, and educators: make sure to indicate if you are a member of any professional associations. This is especially true if you find yourself requesting books from the same publishers time and again. r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. I bet you could add several from those! This is especially true if you find yourself requesting books from the same publishers time and again. There are six member types on NetGalley (reviewer, book trade professional, librarian, bookseller, educator, journalist or member of the media) and publishers have different goals for working with each one. We feel that everyone should love to read, and that that would make the world a better place. If you feel NetGalley and its (admittedly impressive) big-name titles are your jam, have at it! , Really useful Zuky no wonder you get approvals all the time , Thanks Nicki and hmm yes maybe Maybe I need to change it so I get declined more because god knows I need to shorten my NG shelf lol, This is so helpful, my bio is crap! I have yet to get approved when it comes to big popular books but it's alright. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter for book recs, interviews, and favorites from our editor. Based on that, they can decide youre ajuvenile delinquent a person who struggles with their responsibilities, and not grant your request! When a publisher looks at your Profile, they can already see all of the Categories that youve selected (under the About You tab), so theres no need to list them again in your Bio. Favorite Authors In the Account Security section of your profile, youll find the email address associated with your account. what makes this blogger special? But before that,if you want to find the other #NewBloggers 101 posts, just expand this list: NetGalley and Edelweiss are platforms where you can request advance reader copies of books in exchange to your honest review technically for free (you pay for it with blood, sweat and tears!) Now you can request books. Book recommendations come in many forms, and its helpful for publishers to see if the books they approve you for may also end up in a listicle, Booktube video, Bookstagram picture, or more! Details About Your Member Type As for Edelweiss while it does not have a ratio as such, its still not good overloading yourself with books, as youll struggle and might even have to join myState of the ARC meme or #ARCsAnonymous group to keep up with your stack. Do I still need to include it in the bio? NetGalley reports are an incredibly useful tool for a publisher using the site. Including not-as-relevant things like that may just distract a publisher from the fact that you are in fact a person who should be given an advance review copy of their book especially if theyre getting 50+ review copy requests via Netgalley every day that they then have to go through one by one. If youve ever wondered how to snag an ARC of a much-anticipated book, or enviously browsed Goodreads reviews of as-yet-unreleased titles, then you may already be familiar with NetGalley. Our suggestion to members is to keep their Feedback ratio close to 80%, meaning that for every 10 titles they are approved to read, they provide feedback for . Do you run a book club? I hope you get it fixed!! This here is her NetGalley profile: I hope Heena does not mind me borrowing her profile for a bit, but also, go check out her quite extensive list about what to tweak on your NetGalley profile, which includes putting your email on it (although Id make sure to remove @ so you dont get spam botted! , Thanks for the advice. I would suggest writing about your love of reading. Sign In You can also scout out some book review blogs to see if anyones looking for freelance pieces. You can also do a few read now books to get your stats up. Use the step-by-step instructions below as a general guideline for customizing the short bio templates above, or write one from scratch. My bio on NetGalley is very very skimpy. Well, it all depends on what you want, as well as what you can realistically expect. Do you host any online reading events? [typeform url="https://form.typeform.com/to/Nxdee45u" heading="Should you become a book reviewer?" Though its true anyone can sign up to NetGalley as a consumer reviewer, priority book selection is given to bloggers, industry pros, and traditional reviewers at least at first. NetGalley is a service that provides digital advance copies aka galley proofs of books for members to read and review. Do you run a book club? Here are a few Dos and Don'ts for your NetGalley profile, and 10 Things You Should Include in Your NetGalley Profile -- brought to you by We Are Bookish, NetGalley's editorial blog for members. Are you a member of an authors street team? ), which is similar to Netgalley. Thanks for the insight! Do you review audiobooks as well as print/e-books? So how do you make a good Edelweiss or NetGalley profile? Maybe thats why I get rejected a lot haha. I receive XXX average monthly visitors, and XXX average monthly pageviews. Mine shows 351 but technically only 136 are from WordPress. Are you a blogger? Where did you go?! I need to update my Netgalley profile! Thank you so much for writing this! I think a good way to start is check out the READ NOW books. Were really glad that people on Netgalley love to read. We love to read ourselves! Thank you so much. with a book publicist to learn more about the stats theyre looking for. Glad youre visiting! Time to go to work on MY profile. NetGalley was developed as an alternative to the production of paper galleys and has since evolved into a key marketing and publicity platform for publishers and authors. You can find them by navigating to a title's Feedback page or by clicking the purple gear icon on the right-hand side of the Manage Titles page. What you need to keep in mind when requesting, though, isto not let it get out of hand. BRB, editing my NetGalley bio. , and the information there can help to shape what you share in your Profile. There are six member types on NetGalley (reviewer, book trade professional, librarian, bookseller, educator, journalist or member of the media) and publishers have different goals for working with each one. Do you volunteer at your local library? Theirs is long. NetGalley has a feedback ratio, where publishers can see how many books youve read, out of the ones youve received. So that is 5 in one week. You pick a book you like, you hit the button. Try to stick to 3-5 authors to keep things simple. While youre in the About You section of your Profile, make sure to check out the options under Topics! and thank you!! Your Bio - Think about your NetGalley Profile like a resume. Sorry for the late response Anne! Your suggestions are very helpful. [1] [2] Publishers that offer e-galleys include Hachette , HarperCollins Publishers , Penguin Random House , Simon & Schuster , and many others in the US , the UK , Australia . I am honest on my feedback. Of course, if you can swing some book reviews, all the better. If I DNFed, I say why. Your Reviewer Resume Now, consider youve just received 76 book requests. A lot of the time, this is a really easy decision! In the past, we've shared general tips for writing book reviewsand advice for writing critical book reviews. This post describes my position exactly although about a year later xD Thanks for asking the question, and I'd love to be one of your -- probably many now -- goodreads friends. Do you pick up the occasional shift for your local bookstore? Thanks for this. This is what Ive mentioned before!) Kelly Gallucci is the Executive Editor of We Are Bookish, where she oversees the editorial content, offers book recommendations, and interviews authors and NetGalley members. Those are all things that should be included in your Netgalley profile, and which will encourage publishers to think, THIS is the kind of person I want to have reading our advance digital galleys.. As you go, make any necessary updates. Check out this post for examples of what they want, and the level of quality you should aspire to in your own reviews. Join For Free! If youre a teacher/librarian/bookseller/reviewer, and you dont hate digital books, you should definitely head over there and check out what theyre offering (including some excellent upcoming graphic novels from First Second). I Review everything I rate 4 or 5 stars. To that end, fill in your bio with past experiences and accomplishments that demonstrate both your enthusiasm and qualifications as a reviewer. People typically request copies because theyre reviewers, and they need the advance copy of the book to write a review from, or because theyre teachers or librarians or booksellers, and they need to read the advance copy to figure out how many books to buy for their classroom or library or bookstore. (I note that this is a really, really specific set of instructions that will definitely help you out with requesting any First Second requests; possibly not so much with other publishers, depending on their own policies.) I'm just setting up my profile and feeling a little lost since I don't know what to put for my "company" and definitely don't know what I should put in my Bio. I havent done much with my bio since I first joined, and its not very good. Make sure your profile is up to date. It works just like a regular book sales platform, but instead of readers buying your books, they receive a free copy in exchange for an honest review. We think Netgalley is great! ): The Edelweiss profile has some minor differences. Plus, set a recurring reminder for yourself to update those stats on a regular basis (monthly, quarterly, etc). Goodreads: I post all of my reviews on my Goodreads account which Im an active user of. Marking that you listen to audiobooks or are a member of a book club helps ensure you get relevant promotional emailsincluding announcements of newly uploaded NetGalley books, limited time Read Now opportunities, and more. Great post, and definitely a useful tip for anyone new in NetGalley, and I think I consider myself quite a newbie there. Now Im not saying that my profile is perfect! TBR Spreadsheets, [NewBloggers 101] A Quick Guide To Bloglovin, [#NewBloggers 101] General Intro To Bookstagram, [NewBloggers] A (Mostly?) Are you an OwnVoices reviewer? Look through which Categories youve selected, check that your links are working, and reread your Bio. I saw some people saying you can just have a Goodreads account and get approved. but I have about 4 friends on there and have only been using it for reviews kind of to myself, so not exactly quality. Possibly we could start a little friend chain so we all have more of an audience? And Lenora Bell's Facebook group let you give your email and be invited to read LOVE IS A ROGUE, which was so worth it https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50706457-love-is-a-rogue, ReadNow - this is like 90% of my books, I just browse the ReadNow and look for interesting things. Do you review audiobooks as well as print/e-books? If you dont have one handy, snap a quick shot of yourself and a favorite book! If youre a Reviewer, clearly state where your reviews appear. At the end of this post I will be redirecting you to resources about how to navigate and understand Edelweiss better. Any kind of cohesive, thoughtful article that shows you can evaluate and articulately comment on a given issue will serve you well in authors and publishers eyes. Youll be asked what appeals to you about this book: author, cover, description, or I just keep hearing about it!. So that should help you figure out the ins and outs of requesting books on Edelweiss, and let me talk about what you should do about your profile. I have kids so I reviewed a lot of kids books to quickly get my stats up. Any thoughts on how to get started or what to do? Not a Member? Short quiz about how much you actually know about requesting books! Plus sub-genre preferences. And if you find yourself craving indie books and a little less pressure, Discovery will be waiting right here. Also make sure that you have the right categories in your profile. NetGalley built its business on authors wanting early reviews to: a) solidify their books reputations, and b) help them stand out from the pack. NetGalley recommends a feedback ratio of 80% or above, meaning that for every 10 proofs you receive, you should give feedback on at least 8 of them. Think about your Profile like a resume, and keep your Bio professional and succinct. So following all that, the question is: should you sign up to NetGalley as a reviewer? But how does NetGalley work exactly, and is it worth signing up as a reader and reviewer?

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