Comments on: The pros and cons of NetGalley https://nsfordwriter.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-netgalley/ Writer, reader, blogger Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:51:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: nsford https://nsfordwriter.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-netgalley/#comment-4555 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:51:03 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3930#comment-4555 In reply to Jee Wan.

Jee, I read The Doll Factory before you did and so unfortunately I was unable to benefit from your warning 🙁 And there were no hints on NetGalley either when I requested it. Thanks, I think the points in this post are probably common to everyone who uses NetGalley.

]]> By: Jee Wan https://nsfordwriter.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-netgalley/#comment-4554 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:47:43 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3930#comment-4554 My dear friend….I warned you about The Doll Factory! I knew how much you loved animals and I didn’t think you’d enjoy that one bit because of the animal cruelty 🙁 Anw, I love this post! And I agree with all your points!

]]> By: nsford https://nsfordwriter.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-netgalley/#comment-4549 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:13:36 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3930#comment-4549 In reply to Jessica @ beyondthefrontcover.

That sounds like a good rule! I agree that the more ARCS you get, the more stressful it seems because you feel obliged to read and review it all before the publication date. Yes the errors can really impact on enjoying the book, but I try to remember that it’s an uncorrected version and to see past the errors. Thanks for reading 😀

]]> By: Jessica @ beyondthefrontcover https://nsfordwriter.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-netgalley/#comment-4548 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:09:12 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3930#comment-4548 I went through a phase where I definitely over requested, and I found that the stress to read and review everything took all the enjoyment out of it, so I now have a rule where I will only request two books at any one time, and I’ll wait for approval/rejection before requesting any others. It seems to be working.

I agree with your points, this is a great list for those starting out on NetGalley, or those that don’t use it often. I particularly agree with you on the point regarding errors in the texts, I’ve spotted that quite a few times and as I’m a stickler for mistakes I find it so annoying!

]]> By: Davida Chazan https://nsfordwriter.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-netgalley/#comment-4546 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 12:39:47 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3930#comment-4546 In reply to nsford.

Well, I find it okay to use. But you see, because of where I live, most of the books I want aren’t available to me on NetGalley – they only let me “wish” for them, and the wishes never come true!

]]> By: nsford https://nsfordwriter.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-netgalley/#comment-4543 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 23:52:13 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3930#comment-4543 In reply to Stephen Writes.

Thanks! I only get a small number of books through NetGalley, so I don’t use it as much as I could. It’s good that you have an account anyway, it might be useful 🙂

]]> By: Stephen Writes https://nsfordwriter.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-netgalley/#comment-4542 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 21:46:56 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3930#comment-4542 Great post! I set up a Netgalley account this year but rarely use it. This is really helpful though in case I dip into it more in the future.

]]> By: nsford https://nsfordwriter.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-netgalley/#comment-4541 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 15:30:28 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3930#comment-4541 In reply to Davida Chazan.

I’ve heard that Edelweiss is more difficult to use. I don’t feel that I’d need 2 sources of arcs though. I put my reviews on NetGalley as soon as I write them – while I schedule them on my blog for future dates. Thanks for reading.

]]> By: Davida Chazan https://nsfordwriter.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-netgalley/#comment-4540 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 15:15:40 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3930#comment-4540 The more I get approvals from Edelweiss, the more I prefer it to NetGalley. I think what I like the best about Edelweiss is that I can put my review up early – as soon as I write it – and then can forget about it. I always feel obliged to wait with NetGalley so I can put links up to all the places I promote my review, after it is published on my blog. I know – a bit OCD but still…

]]> By: Meggy | Chocolate'n'Waffles https://nsfordwriter.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-netgalley/#comment-4539 Sat, 26 Dec 2020 21:58:46 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3930#comment-4539 ]]> In reply to nsford.

3? I’m envious 🤣

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