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. Now, consider youve just received 76 book requests. Thousands of authors and publishers use NetGalley, and hundreds of thousands of reviewers. This is what comes up: Youve already filled out the overview before, so now just head onto theLinks section and add your social media! Sign In Even book-related information like the age you were when you first learned how to read, whether or not you read to your children, how big your book collection is, etc. Publishers are looking for thoughtful, professional reviewers and your Bio is the first taste of your writing that they get. Are you a member of an authors street team? Email and WordPress included, I also include all my social stats seperately, As for finding your stats by month, go to your my site/stats homepage bit and then in the top bar click months, and then you filter it by each month! Which is fine, I don't have a blog or even Twitter, and I have less than 100 GR friends, it makes sense. Keep requesting - once you get a few approvals and leave reviews on the site, you'll establish yourself and more publishers will approve you. Possibly we could start a little friend chain so we all have more of an audience? Ive explained roughly what you need to write in the why part (mostly, it needs to be about why its good for the publisher to give you the book rather than why you want it!) , and the information there can help to shape what you share in your Profile. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Taking on more titles than you can handle may cause you to miss deadlines and degrade your feedback ratio. . I love to read! is something that sometimes (moderately often) pops up as the single sentence (or the leading sentence) in a review copy request. With Discovery, unlike on NetGalley, you dont have to wait for your requests to be dealt with; once your reviewer application is approved, you can pick up whichever books youd like. Thank you for making this, I have been at a loss for what to write into my NetGalley bio. By continuing to use the site, you are agreeing to our. #TheStruggleIsReal. Ive only had done 2 read nows so far (busy with a class until next week) and one I DNFed already. (Have you noticed theres a message at the bottom, saying that you should rather leave links in the links section than in the text? For Netgalley I suppose a follower count doesnt matter so much if you would prefer not to include it. Sunday Summary | 28th 4th June BookBum, How to write book request emails to publishers BookBum, The Mystery Blogger Award, take 6 BookBum, My Experience with NetGalley as a Newbie | Mint Loves Books, How To Order Books By Email JanetWhardy.com. If you dont have one handy, snap a quick shot of yourself and a favorite book! Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review. As a reviewer, if you have a logo for your blog or social media profiles, you can use that as well. Look through which Categories youve selected, check that your links are working, and reread your Bio. Publishers can see which genres you prefer to read and review, and by also sharing your favorite authors, you can help provide an even better understanding of the types of books within those genres you most enjoy. Thank you for these tips. Including important stats about your platforms, such as average monthly pageviews to your blog or social media following, is very helpful for publishers. Were really glad that people on Netgalley love to read. Im going to give several bloggers profiles as examples! NetGalley has a feedback ratio, where publishers can see how many books youve read, out of the ones youve received. This can mean the department you work in, the events or programs you plan, any purchasing youre in charge of, the outlets youve written for, and more. Finally, set your reading preferences on NetGalley, i.e. If I DNFed, I say why. Your Bio can help to give publishers insight into your role and how you can best work with them. This was super helpful thank you so much for posting this!! I think a good way to start is check out the READ NOW books. As a reader I want more of those from people reviewing from ARC's. Try to stick to 3-5 authors to keep things simple. Sign In Remember Me on This Computer Need help signing in? Ideally, you should review or at least give publisher feedback on why you didnt review for all your books, but 80% is still a very good ratio. I need a bio. Im not sure on a picture, I would guess it does help a little. https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/43524129-bree This is me if anyone wants more friends! Netgalley makes a big deal about the fact that having a good bio will make publishers more likely to accept your requests, however, they dont really give you a lot of support in terms of what publishers would like to see there, so youre left to your own devices to make something up. Loved reading your Tips!! and share what you like in your profile/bio. On the note of scrambling, another separate-but-related point for reviewers is to not request too many books at once. Very true! Sorry for the late response Anne! Your post has given me some help; however, I have no stats, dont have a blog, dont have a website, dont have anything. Publishers are looking for thoughtful, professional reviewers and your Bio is the first taste of your writing that they get. I bet you could add several from those! Are you an OwnVoices reviewer? What you need to keep in mind when requesting, though, isto not let it get out of hand. Your Profile includes a section titled Where I Share Reviews. This is a crucial place to provide links to any websites or social media where you share your book reviews, the media outlets where you cover books, or the bookstore, library, or school where youre employed. And even when your NetGalley status starts ascending the ranks, that doesnt guarantee youll be approved for all the books you want. As with your preferred categories, it might seem like you should hedge your bets by going big, but its actually better to be selective yes, even as a new reviewer. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review. 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. I am starting to post my book reviews on Netgalley, but Im noticing that they arent separating into paragraphs and are just combining all togetherwhich looks ugly. Thanks for your help and suggestions. Do you belong to an organization like SCBWI or PEN? Great post! Any thoughts on how to get started or what to do? This is really helpful. 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. This is so helpful. As for authors and publishers, there is an actual monetary cost. https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/readnow Sometimes there are just samplers or previews of the first 4 chapters or so, which make for very fast reads. I hope this post was helpful for you, Id love to hear your thoughts! Librarians, booksellers, and educators: make sure to indicate if you are a member of any professional associations. This is so helpful. Everything you could possibly want to know about using NetGalley, youll find right here in this post. Im glad I could help! Do you review audiobooks as well as print/e-books? This isnt the best statement to lead with if youre trying to convince a publisher to give you a digital galley. So if you want authors and publishers to like you, make sure you cross-post your NetGalley reviews to Amazon and Goodreads! By sharing your favorite authors, you can help provide an even better understanding of the types of books within those Categories you most enjoy. Short quiz about how much you actually know about requesting books! Anyway, I found a new book Id like to read on NetGalley, but its not published yet. Thanks and yes, they dont really give you much of an indication of what you should put in the bio! Do: Talk about your member type First Second Welcomes Editorial Assistant Kiara Valdez. Oh my goodness thank you! 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. It doesn't really matter how many friends you have because authors are most concerned about their overall number of reviews and average ratings. Your Bio can help to give publishers insight into your role and how you can best work with them. 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. So, start your bio off with a little something about your reading tastes. I Give Feedback on everything else. 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. So that's how I do NetGalley! I am 90 years old and love reading mysteries and reviewing them. NetGalley is an incredible way to start receiving review copies of books. Provide links to your preferred platforms 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. That said, every book reviewer will face a familiar panic: how Trust real people, not robots, to give you book recommendations. How strange! I don't want to be seen as negative against another author. 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. Your reviews can help an unknown author find their audience. If you post reviews on your website or blog, indicate which is the primary place you . Join For Free! I find that the percentage of publishers accepting my requests are not very high, so I hope by improving my profile and making it look more professional Ill have better chances of getting more ARCs in the future , Good luck, I hope editing your profile bio helps get you a few more accepts on book requests!! I currently have XXX followers on my blog, who I interact with on a daily basis. Are you a member of an authors street team? This was very helpful. 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. You can read this interview with a book publicist to learn more about the stats theyre looking for. 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. One of the problems I have is that when I try to post my review on Goodreads, I get a message prompt from them stating that they cannot locate the ISBN#. Make your reviews thoughtful and honest. I think linking my Instagram page, where I tend to review books, helped a lot. That does not affect my opinion or the review in any way. Make sure to include the department you work in, the events or programs you plan, any purchasing youre in charge of, the outlets youve written for, and more. 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. for more insight into what you should include in your Profile based on your member type. No matter what your member type is, chances are that you write book reviews that you publish outside of NetGalley. Just started my Netgally account and I had no idea what to put in my bio. 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!) You can also do a few read now books to get your stats up. I just updated it now! Make sure to include the department you work in, the events or programs you plan, any purchasing youre in charge of, the outlets youve written for, and more.