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[Sarah Elizabeth]

possibly, but if you've been declined 400 times and approved 50 times, that wouldn't look good.

[Irene]

But how do you control that? :)

[Dana]

How do you tell how often you have been declined

[Sarah Elizabeth]

If you go to 'activity' and then on that page use the drop down menu to select 'declined requests' you should be able to get the number that way.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Irene wrote: "But how do you control that? :)"

You can't control it, other than not requesting books that you know you won't get, or reading loads of 'read now' titles. I think that's the point, because you can't control it, it gives the publisher an idea as to how popular you are with other publishers?

[rachel, x]

I have been approved 11 times and declined 14. That's why I started using Edelweiss instead - I get approved 100% more. I am trying to use Netgalley more now but I need to read all my old Netgalley books to get my ratio back up. Its only on 62%. Oops!

[Irene]

Honestly, I don't see how that'll help :) But okay

[rachel, x]

Irene wrote: "Honestly, I don't see how that'll help :) But okay"

Do you mean to publishers? Well, if you are the sort of reader that doesn't have a blog so only reviews on here or on Amazon but constantly request the popular books, then its probably only because you want free access to that book. You probably aren't a great reviewer and if you have been declined numerous time it warns the other publishers off so it is helpful to them but certainly not to us! :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

That's a good way to put it. I couldn't explain it.

[elle]

I think what should be more important is how many feedback you give, not how many times you get declined :/

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "That's a good way to put it. I couldn't explain it."

Thanks! It was a little blunt but hopefully helpful. I'm not saying all only Goodreads reviewers are like that though. A lot are though.

[rachel, x]

Rache wrote: "I think what should be more important is how many feedback you give, not how many times you get declined :/"

Same.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

That's obviously looked at as well, we were just discussing the decline rate because we didn't realise there was such a thing until Siobhan told us ☺

[rachel, x]

Edelweiss:

[Irene]

Oh. I suppose that makes sense. :)) Thanks

[Jennifer]

Each publisher has different requirements. To me I think it is more important to see if the person is actually reading and reviewing the books vs seeing how many times they've been declined.

[Dana]

*looks at decline rate* okay I'm just happy I get anything now lol

[elle]

Dana wrote: "*looks at decline rate* okay I'm just happy I get anything now lol"

I know what you mean XD

[Dana]

weird it says I have been approved 50 times but on my profile page it says 164 approvals

[Irene]

Yeah mine says 24, but my profile says 80.. Which is more accurate!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

If you're looking at approvals under activity, that's only approvals which haven't been archived yet. the number on your profile will be total approvals ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

If you go to activity, and then archived, that tells you how many books you were approved for that have now been archived, so in theory if you add 'approvals' plus 'archived' you should get the same number as is on your profile.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yeah, I just checked and mine adds up to the right number ☺

[Siobhan]

Interesting discussion! I wouldn't get too hung up on the approvals vs declines stats. Per my earlier post I look at a number of different boxes and each separate request is viewed on its own merits. If someone has a high decline rate I would just investigate their profile more thoroughly, I certainly wouldn't immediately decline the request. If someone reads a lot of YA sci-fi/dystopian and gives most of these books decent ratings then I really wouldn't care about the amount or % of declines. I know a lot of bigger publishers decline those with low blog following or no blog, and this can adversely impact the rating. That doesn't faze me at all. My advise is:

*Always read and review the books you receive (even if it's months down the line,that's ok).
*Provide a well-written review with constructive criticism
*Always post your feedback to Netgalley/Edelweiss
*Where possible post to Amazon, GR, B & N etc and mention this in your NG feedback. Some reviewers add links to their review too which is really helpful and easy for the author to share online.
*Ensure your profile contains enough information about you and contains valid links. Update it periodically.

I think if you were doing the above it would increase your approval rating, certainly within the indie community.

[Irene]

I just updated my profile because you mentioned this :) So that's a big help!

Can you see the rating for each book that I reviewed? :)

You're very helpful!

[Siobhan]

Irene wrote: "I just updated my profile because you mentioned this :) So that's a big help!

Can you see the rating for each book that I reviewed? :)

You're very helpful!"

Glad to be of some assistance Irene :) I can't see the individual ratings you have assigned to other books on Netgalley.

[rachel, x]

Edelweiss:

[Dana]

Ah Meg Cabot... the memories. I am so behind on that series though :(

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yes ☺

[rachel, x]

Dana wrote: "Ah Meg Cabot... the memories. I am so behind on that series though :("

I am only up to book five!

[Dory]

11 books? When will it stop?
It must be so bland.

[rachel, x]

Dory wrote: "11 books? When will it stop?
It must be so bland."

The series is finished (there were 10 books) but Cabot has just written this one to summarise what happened to Mia after the end of the series. Or something like that. Its set five years after book ten, I think. I don't know exactly.

I agree. I am only up to book five and its bland already.

[Katie]

How do you guys submit your reviews to Edelweiss? I just reviewed my first book there and realized the format is much different from Netgalley.

Do you just post your review, or do you also add blog links, dates the review will be up, etc? I wasn't sure so I just added it to the bottom, under the review. I'm surprised there isn't a place for it.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I add it at the bottom the same as you.

[Katie]

Sarah wrote: "I add it at the bottom the same as you."

Alright, thanks! I wasn't sure about adding it, but it seems like important information for the publisher to have, so I just found someplace for it LOL

[rachel, x]

I just put my review. Oops! I should probably add links too... :)

[Tati]

is on NetGalley!! (UK and Australia)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I don't know whether to read that one or not.

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "I don't know whether to read that one or not."

I can't decide about it either.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I loved throne of glass, but then every book after that one was terrible.

[Tati]

I liked the first and the second, but I did not like Heir of Fire that much

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I didn't really like the second or the third one. question is will this new one be like throne of glass, or the other two?

[Abi]

I haven't read that series yet, so I have nothing to compare it to. Really can't decide about it!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

It says 'Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R. R. Martin' which makes me think it will be high fantasy, and I don't do well with high fantasy.

[Tati]

I love A Song of Ice and Fire, but I couldn't finish Graceling... I requested it, let's see if I get it or not

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yeah, I liked Graceling, but then I hated fire and bitterblue. Maybe I should do the same, leave it up to the publishers to decide if I'll read it...

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "It says 'Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R. R. Martin' which makes me think it will be high fantasy, and I don't do well with high fantasy."

The George R.R. Martin bit is the thing that's putting me off. Not a big fan of high fantasy either.

[Irene]

I agree, I loved ASOIAF series, but generally don't like epic fantasy :/

[Sarah Elizabeth]

have you read the graceling books? they are worse than poison study for being high fantasy.

[Irene]

Me? I haven't, no. I haven't really read a lot from that genre. I just dislike them because it takes me an hour to get through 20 pages :|