Tag: NetGalley Tips

Tips for Starting a Buddy Read

Buddy reads are incredibly popular in the book community. They allow you and a friend to share in the experience of reading the same book together and discussing it. Essentially, they’re mini-book…

6 Ways to Improve Your NetGalley Feedback Ratio

On NetGalley, your Feedback Ratio is one of the key stats publishers consider when approving requests. The Feedback Ratio calculates the percentage of feedback to approved books and audiobooks. Publishers rely on…

Tricks to Make Time for Reading

Bookworms love a good challenge. Personally, I always try to read more books than I did the year before. Adding books to my TBR is the easy part, while finding more time…

How to Start a Booktube Channel

NetGalley members are always looking for new ways to share the books they love with the world. To help you get started, we’ve compiled our tips for how to start a book…

How to Break Out of a Reading Slump

Reading slumps… they happen to the best of us. Even the most dedicated and diligent of readers can find themselves facing the dreaded moment when the words on the page simply fail…

Dos and Don’ts for Your NetGalley Profile

Books on NetGalley can receive hundreds of requests from members looking to read and review. Along with your NetGalley stats, the information in your Profile is crucial in helping publishers decide whether…

How to Start a Book Blog

Readers love talking about books, and many find that creating a book blog is a fantastic way to swap recommendations, connect with the bookish community, and share reviews. Many NetGalley members are…
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Tips for Battling Reviewer Writer’s Block

Raise your hand if you’ve ever finished a book and felt as though you have so much to say about it, only to sit down to write your review and come up…

Tips for Battling Reader’s Guilt

As book advocates, we know just how much joy reading can bring to people’s lives. But with so many books and so little time, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed.  Many…