The NetGalley Toolkit is such a valuable resource for readers, reviewers, and book lovers who want to make the most out of their NetGalley experience. It’s clear, concise, and packed with practical tips—from writing effective reviews to understanding how to build stronger relationships with publishers and authors.

I really appreciated how approachable and user-friendly it is. Whether you’re just starting out on NetGalley or have been reviewing for years, this toolkit offers insights that help elevate the reviewing process and make it both more professional and more enjoyable.

This is definitely something I’ll be referencing often, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to strengthen their reviewing skills and get the most out of being part of the NetGalley community.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this helpful resource!

Don’t be like me & decide to read this after you have already been reading/reviewing books for a month or two on NetGalley!

This should be your first stop after creating a profile. I especially appreciated the tip they provided on updating your bio profile every few months.

There is good advice about how to increase your chances of getting the book that peaked your interest, too. Thank you to NetGalley for providing this book in exchange for a fair & honest review.

As someone new to the NetGalley community, I found this toolkit incredibly helpful. It gives clear, practical advice on how to create engaging posts and thoughtful reviews, which makes starting out feel much less overwhelming. It’s a great resource for building confidence and finding your voice as a reviewer.

This was a great resource for a newbie like me! It was very helpful to know how to get started and have everything in one place. Definitely keeping on hand as a reference!

This guide is incredibly informative and helped me figure out the best way to create a strong, appealing profile. I’d highly recommend it not only to anyone new to NetGalley but also to those who’ve been away for a while or are looking to refresh and improve their profile. It is a fantastic resource for getting back into the swing of things.

This is a very informative guide that helped me to determine the most appropriate way to build a good profile. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is new to NetGalley, as well as to those who have been here a while but are struggling to improve their profile.

This toolkit was very helpful and a great place to start my on NetGalley. The do’s and dont’s are clear and I appreciate an all in one resource for how to navigate moving forward.

I wish I'd started with this guide! This was very helpful in getting in the right perspective and putting my right foot forward with reviews. Glad that the team took the time to make this guide.

This was so helpful in getting started with NetGalley! The tips were very practical and I was able to put them to use right away.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing this incredibly helpful handbook! I truly appreciate having such a clear and well-organized guide at my fingertips. Even though I have been a member of NetGalley for four years now, I am still learning new tips, resources, and features that I didn’t know about before. This handbook makes the process of navigating the platform, requesting books, and sharing reviews so much easier and more enjoyable. It’s a fantastic tool not just for new members but also for experienced readers and reviewers like myself who are always looking to improve. Much appreciated!

Being new to the whole NetGalley world I found this very helpful and in consequence I’ve made amendments to my profile and social media channels. I’ve also learned that in general I should give my thanks when I’ve had the opportunity to review a book. I’m not absolutely sure that that is appropriate in this instance but I don’t want to risk being considered impolite. So thanks NetGalley. My opinions are my own.

So helpful for anyone writing reviews full of really helpful advice, will continue to refer to this book when needed

As a beginner on NetGalley, I’m really grateful for the many resources they provide to support my reviewing journey. I had already looked at several of the articles, but this toolkit pulls them all together in one easy guide. The Advocate Toolkit makes everything so much clearer and quicker to follow. It’s user-friendly, well-organized, concise, and gave me the confidence to set up my profile, understand the feedback ratio, and get started without feeling overwhelmed. A very handy companion for any new member.

A great resource. Walked me through the basics, culture, and "subtext" of using netgalley. I recommend it for everyone getting established using netgalley.

The Book Advocate Toolkit by We Are Bookish is a NetGalley user guide that covers a wide range of topics, including profile tips, site navigation, and review advice.

This book is an absolute must for all NetGalley reviewers! I would also recommend it to ARC readers and book reviewers who don't normally use NG for its excellent sections on writing reviews and staying on top of your ARCs.

My only regret is not grabbing it sooner. I foolishly thought I didn't need it because I knew what I was doing. I was wrong.

Whether you are just starting out or you've been an NG reviewer for years, I can almost guarantee you will learn at least one thing you didn't know from this guide. For me, the biggest takeaways were that I should include brief book synopses in my reviews and that I should add a picture to my profile.

This may be a quick read at only 31 pages, but those pages are absolutely packed with tips. The fun, eye-catching graphics made the book as enjoyable to read as it was informative. Whoever designed them deserves a raise!

I also appreciated the friendly, engaging tone that was used throughout. The We Are Bookish team’s passion for book advocacy shines on every page. The combination of the graphics and writing style helped make the advice easy to remember.

I can't recommend this guide highly enough. Reading it has helped me be a better book advocate and made me love NetGalley even more than I already did. I’m excited to read We Are Bookish’s Social Media Handbook next!

This guide was super helpful as somebody new to NetGalley! It goes through navigating the website, when to post reviews, and how to write reviews that benefit the publisher and other readers. I definitely recommend this toolkit if you are new to NetGalley and need some guidance getting started!

One thing about me is I love a good infographic. I had to make and read plenty of them in college, and it is one of my preferred ways of consuming easily digestible information. This Toolkit is super easy to navigate and the typography and design improve readability. I like the embedded links that take me to useful websites with more information, such as the "Profile Dos and Don'ts" that helped me change up my bio to appeal more to publishers and authors. Thank you, NetGalley!

This handbook from NetGalley was useful, however I found it more useful to engage with other reviewers and publishers on Reddit. I wish NetGalley provided statistics on certain publishers or categories.

Full of great information. I wish I had known about this when I started on NetGalley. It could have saved me a lot of frustration. Definitely a must read for anybody new.

This resource was incredibly helpful for me as a new user of NetGalley. It provides clear and concise guidance on how to make the most of the platform. I particularly appreciated the section on writing strong reviews. I would recommend this toolkit to everyone, whether they are new users or have been using NetGalley for some time.