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This was informative and helpful to read and a refresher that we may forget after awhile. It breaks it down on how to set up the social media accounts and what to do from there. Also gives ideas on content to post to social media and the use of hashtags. Also touched on vlogging and blogging, this was packed with lots of info

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Impressive! Concise! Easy to Use! NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit is a resource for both new and well-seasoned reviewers. I found several tips I will use. I like the links for additional information. This resource can be easily updated. Thank you We Are Bookish for doing this.

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Helpful tips on reviewing books and what publishers are looking for, thank you! The guide was colorful and easy to look at, which was a plus.

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This was a very helpful guide filled with tips for reviewing books on multiple platforms. Since I have a Bookstagram and a (newly created) Booktok, I used those sections the most, and they were very helpful! I will continue to refer to this manual in the future for tips and tricks.

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This was amazing and very informative!! There were things I have been missing in my bio and this helped a ton! Thank you!

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Thank you to NetGalley for this toolkit to assist me in reviewing books provided through NetGalley’s Platform. This will be a handy resource!

I apologize for my error a few minutes ago in reviewing the wrong book in this place.

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Very cute design and a lovely guide for new reviewers. It's a quick read and a simple reference for anyone who may be a bit intimidated when it comes to making a reviewer profile.

Thanks for the guide NetGalley!

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Great tips for beginners and experienced net galley users. It covers a lot of social media types with ideas. I wish it would have specific tips to improve your profile and bow to get approved for books.

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NetGalley's Book Advocate Toolkit will be most beneficial to those brand new to the site and book reviewing. I've been on NG for just over two years, and after that time I've learned most of the tips outlined here. I was expecting to read this over an hour or two, but it only took me about 10 minutes to get through it.

It is laid out quite nicely and is formatted so you can easily focus on your areas of influence - blog, Goodreads, socials, etc.

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I saw this guide on NetGalley’s Instagram page. I still consider myself new and still learning and this guide was a great resource to fill in the rest of the blanks that I hadn’t figured out yet. Thanks for putting this guide together, I plan to refer back to it as a continue to get comfortable on this platform.

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Some of the content is super useful and I even learned a few tips here and there along the way. But some of it just common sense, honestly... Everything is prettily packaged though, and I think especially appealing to new reviewers.

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Thanks for this insightful and clear guide!
Lots of useful tips and a great starting point for beginners. I will return to check this in the future!

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The information is displayed in an appealing and accessible format which made it easy to read. The social media sections contained some good tips. I am not sure how much this book offers to an experienced reviewer, but would be very helpful to a new Netgalley user.

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Great help and guidance, useful tips and hints

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

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This toolkit is a must read whether you are a new or experienced book reviewer. There are plenty of tips for how to set up your account, write a good review, and even set up your social media bookish accounts. In addition, there are external links to plenty of tools and tricks for creating book blogs, creating booktubes, and using Canva to create stunning book photos for social media. Every book reviewer should have this helpful manual in their arsenal. I'm very thankful for the support NetGalley and We Are Bookish provide to the book community.

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Thanks NetGalley for the awesome tips! It will help me move forward. I recommend this to anyone who uses social media to talk about books! It is also great for people who review books.

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It’s pretty basic already known Information. There really wasn’t anything new to it. But the layout and the graphics are well done

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We Are Bookish just released “NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit” and it’s awesome! I’ve been a member of NetGalley for awhile now but I’m still learning how to be a good reviewer. I appreciate the fact that it’s written in a way that’s interesting and engaging for all users. I enjoyed reading about the different types of book reviews and platforms. I also love that accessibility was emphasized. I plan to use the information from the toolkit to update my profile description. I’m also excited to explore the links provided in the toolkit with more information about specific topics. I’d recommend this toolkit for anyone thinking about getting into book blogging.

I use an iPad app called ZoomNotes for my digital planner. There are blank sections in it and I have dedicated one of them to reading. The cool thing about ZoomNotes is I can have subdocuments. This means I can tap on the toolkit cover and it will opem right up. I have included a screenshot of my book blogging notes page below but it’s a work in progress. The planner and most of the stickers shown below are from a shop called DPC Digitals. I love it and highly recommend checking it out if digital planning is your thing.

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Very informative and useful overview for those who want to become effective readers and reviewers of NetGalley books and audiobooks. As an independent publisher I appreciate the checklists for setting up and creating a profile but what I really loved are the in-depth instructions for bookstagrammers and other social media reviewers who want to expand into the pre-publication market! The guidelines and how-to's of NetGalley reviewing are priceless and will steer reviewers into the most effective way to support and inform both publishers and authors with their valuable opinions.

This Toolkit looks great visually, contains easy-to-understand information, and delivers the information in a logical way. Best of all it packs a major punch in the useful, helpful and much-appreciated how-to be NetGalley reviewer sections!

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Really interesting and full of usefull suggestions. I really hope it will help me to get all the books that I ask for :)

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