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[Sarah Elizabeth]

I've got my copy of Cruel Summer so if anybody wants to buddy read it with me I'd be happy to! I've already read undertow twice, and stormfront ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Sequel to Seraphina - read now for first 500 readers - https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/sho...

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Oh gosh. I feel quite faint. I actually got approved by Simon Pulse on Edelweiss. That hardly ever happens!

[Tati]

that's amazing! Congrats!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

They usually just decline me, I got like 3 rejections from them the other day. they must have pressed the wrong button this time!

[Tati]

Harper never presses the wrong button with me LOL

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I don't even bother requesting books from some publishers on edelweiss any more. I don't bother with penguin, or sourcebooks, or hatchet, or simon and shulster. I can't take the rejection ha ha.

[Irene]

How come it's so much harder to get approved on EW? Same publishers accepts me on NG but not EW. I just don't get it..

[Tati]

You and me both, Irene...

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I think some publishers are just always hard. But hatchette approve me on netgalley, but not on edelweiss, and sourcebooks are the same.

[Irene]

I'm kind of unsure about the reviews I leave for netgalley. How long and detailed do you make yours? I tend to not want to write reviews of those books, because I feel like I have to make them so long and detailed :/

Also, can other publishers see your reviews or just your ratio?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I usually just try to write 3 paragraphs
- what i thought about the characters
- what i thought about the storyline
- what i thought to the ending.

my reviews are long or short depending on the book, as long as you explain what you did and didn't like, it shouldn't matter how long the review is.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I think publishers can only see your ratio. not 100% sure though.

[rachel, x]

Irene wrote: "How come it's so much harder to get approved on EW? Same publishers accepts me on NG but not EW. I just don't get it.."

I never, ever get approved on Netgalley. Not sure why. I normally have a good ratio. I only keep an account on it for "read now" at the moment because I cannot be bothered requesting and getting denied!

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "I've got my copy of Cruel Summer so if anybody wants to buddy read it with me I'd be happy to! I've already read undertow twice, and stormfront ☺"

I'd read it with you but I have to read undertow and stromfront first and I don't think I'll get to them that soon. :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

It's not released til march, and I'm pretty swamped at the moment, so if you let me know when you decide to read it, I might be able to join you ☺

[rachel, x]

Okay. I'll do that. I was thinking late Feb/ early March anyway. :)

[Irene]

Sarah wrote: "I usually just try to write 3 paragraphs
- what i thought about the characters
- what i thought about the storyline
- what i thought to the ending.

my reviews are long or short depending on the b..."

Are your reviews the same as the ones you post here? Can I maybe see one of a book you loved and one that you hated? :)

[Siobhan]

Dory wrote: "Dana wrote: "Guys I've been wondering for those of you that get approved a lot/ have auto approval what is the secret?

Did it start once you got to a certain number of followers? Reviews? Ratio? ..."

Sarah wrote: "I don't know what the secret is, but I will say that every time I've got an auto-approval, it's been when I've got zero reviews outstanding. So maybe the ratio is the key."

I'm a self-published author who uses Netgalley. Given the above thread, I thought it might be useful to point out some of the things I look for when deciding which review request to approve:

*A decent feedback rating - if the reviewer doesn't tend to provide feedback or post a review I'm less likely to approve.
*Type of Book Interest - my book is YA sci-fi romance, so I look for reviewers who like this genre, and have read, reviewed and liked other similar books.
*Type of reviewer - I don't mind if the reviewer doesn't have a blog, or if the blog has a small following. However, having a Goodreads account is the minimum I expect. A twitter account is also beneficial, especially if you post your reviews there too.
*Reviewer Bio - Some of the bios are way too short and tell me nothing about the reviewer. I'm not likely to give my book away for free unless I feel I'm going to receive an honest review in return. It's helpful for authors if reviewers post reviews in a variety of places e.g. Amazon, GR, B&N, iBooks. If a reviewer comments that they will post on several sites I'm more inclined to approve them.
*Links - a lot of reviewers don't list any links, or list them incorrectly, or forget to add their Goodreads profile. Include all relevant profiles where you publish reviews!
*Quality of Reviews - I'm looking for well written high quality reviews. Even if you don't like my book I'd hope that your review will be professionally written, and provide constructive criticism. A lot of reviewers I research are great at providing well written balanced feedback - commenting on plot, characters and pacing, and what they liked and didn't like. Some write awful reviews that slate the author, the writing, and have nothing nice to say. If I see a lot of these types of reviews I won't approve that reviewer.

I think some of the larger publishers have written policies on Netgalley, that you could check out. I remember looking at a few before, and the size of the blog following is one of their key criteria.

Anyway, I hope I haven't offended anyway by my honesty. I hope my feedback helps!

[Tati]

So, are you able to view the requester's profile or just the stats? Do you have access to the links they post (blog, Goodreads etc)? Can you read previous feedback from that person?

[Irene]

Siobhan, Yes, I want to know the same as Tati :) You didn't offend me at all :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Irene wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I usually just try to write 3 paragraphs
- what i thought about the characters
- what i thought about the storyline
- what i thought to the ending.

my reviews are long or short depe..."

Yep, they're exactly the same. All the books which I have read on a read-to-review basis are on this shelf - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... and this shelf - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
here's a recent one that I liked - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
here's one that was pretty average - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and books i really didn't like - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Siobhan wrote: "Dory wrote: "Dana wrote: "Guys I've been wondering for those of you that get approved a lot/ have auto approval what is the secret?

Did it start once you got to a certain number of followers? Rev..."



I've seen some authors state publically on netgalley 'if your average review rating on goodread is less than 3 stars, then I will not approve you'

Do you look at a person's average review rating Siobhan?

[Siobhan]

Tati wrote: "So, are you able to view the requester's profile or just the stats? Do you have access to the links they post (blog, Goodreads etc)? Can you read previous feedback from that person?"

I can see the full profile including links, and all the stats for previous feedback, though not the actual feedback itself. It also shows % of approval rate for that reviewer, and the number of times that reviewer has been approved and declined.

[Siobhan]

Sarah wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Dory wrote: "Dana wrote: "Guys I've been wondering for those of you that get approved a lot/ have auto approval what is the secret?

Did it start once you got to a certain number o..."

I do consider the average rating. If someone has a high percentage of 1 and 2 stars (above 15% of overall ratings) I'm reluctant to approve.

[Siobhan]

Irene wrote: "Siobhan, Yes, I want to know the same as Tati :) You didn't offend me at all :)"

Thank goodness for that! I've replied to Tati's thread, but if there is anything else you would like to know feel free to ask. Can I also just add how important reviews are to authors, particularly newbies like me. So what you guys do is really awesome, thanks so much!

[rachel, x]

Netgalley read now:

[Dana]

Thanks so much for all the insightful advice! Although I am scared to think of what my approval % is lol

[Siobhan]

Dana wrote: "Thanks so much for all the insightful advice! Although I am scared to think of what my approval % is lol"

No problem Dana, anytime. :)

[rachel, x]

I just got my first real denials and I am so upset. I didn't get which was one of my most anticipated books of this year. :"(

[Rachmi]

Anyone care to explain to me what does cooperative mean for my account in NetGalley? I requested a Patchwork Press book and they just approved me with email that said "Request notification from Patchwork Press - Cooperative."

Does it mean they will likely approve me in the future?

[onceuponatimeareview]

There's two different Patchwork Press And Patchwork Press Cooperative

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Rachel wrote: "I just got my first real denials and I am so upset. I didn't get which was one of my most anticipated books of this year. :"("

Oh dear ☹ denials are not nice.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Rachmi wrote: "Anyone care to explain to me what does cooperative mean for my account in NetGalley? I requested a Patchwork Press book and they just approved me with email that said "Request notification from Pat..."

I think cooperative is just the name of the group/publisher on netgalley ☺

[rachel, x]

Its killing me. Oh well! I still have plenty to read and I can always just buy it :)

[Rachmi]

Sarah wrote: "Rachmi wrote: "Anyone care to explain to me what does cooperative mean for my account in NetGalley? I requested a Patchwork Press book and they just approved me with email that said "Request notifi..."

Really? huh, I had my hope high for a while, lol

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I think it's because patchwork press is like run by a group of indie authors or something, so maybe that's where the cooperative comes from?

[Rachmi]

I think you're right, most of books I requested come from indie author.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I think they did it so that they could get listed on netgalley. it costs a lot so the authors could't afford it individually. It costs like $400 for each book for 6 months, or something like that!

[Irene]

What? That's insane!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I'm sure I read it somewhere on the patchwork press website. it's not cheap to list your book on netgalley!

[Siobhan]

It's actually €499 for a standard listing for 6 months, so it ain't cheap. If you want your book included in their mailings it costs more. It works out cheaper for larger publishers as they can buy packages which are more cost effective. However, I will say that they are super nice to deal with. They've just agreed to give me a complimentary one month extension on Book 1 in my series, so I'm a happy camper today.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Not cheap at all!

[Dory]

I get declined a lot ;(
Its because i request alot too.
But I get accepted often enough to keep my tbr pile high.
If they pick according to approval/decline rating. It doesn't go well for me x)

Thanks @Siobhan you are helpful :)

[Dana]

Right Dory!? lol I am the same. Especially because I go for major titles that have huge competition so I am just destroying my approval rating with those.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I have 87 declined, 421 approvals, and 13 invitations. So would that work out to 1:4, or 1:5? Would that be a good ratio?

[Irene]

I have 50 declined and 83 approved. It's really hard to get that ratio high, when you're in a Non-English EU country, I think. And we don't really know they pick who gets approved and who doesn't. I know they have policies in there, but I've gotten some that -according to the policies-I shouldn't have and vice versa. :) But my feedback ratio is good these days, so I'm not complaining :)

[Jennifer]

Why would a publisher on netgalley look at the approval rating vs how many titles the person has been declined for?

I know your feedback to approval ratio is supposed to be important (mine is usually at around 88-91%).

But I don't have a blog (just goodreads) and I get declined a lot. I think I have been approved for around 75 and declined for 116.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I suppose it tells them at a quick glance if you're a good choice. If you're usually approved more than declined I suppose it looks like other publishers have already tried you out and like you?

[Irene]

Sarah wrote: "I suppose it tells them at a quick glance if you're a good choice. If you're usually approved more than declined I suppose it looks like other publishers have already tried you out and like you?"

Following that logic, it'd mostly be the numbers of approval, rather that it'd be approval vs. declines, right? :)