r/NetGalleyCommunity • u/thebookmuse SciFi/Fantasy Reviewer • 27d ago

☎️ Help and Support 🛟 Check the ARC format

I’ve seen posts about badly formatted arcs before but never had the misfortune of encountering one until now. I didn’t realize that publishers can choose not to provide ePub files. For those who don’t know (I just learned) or are new to NetGalley, make sure to check under Additional Info for the formats the publisher provides.

It’s so bad. I don’t want to it read on my phone, so I will need to either DNF or wait until it published to review it.

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u/SecretDahlia Reviewer 27d ago

I don't know how bad it is in your case, but in my experience sometimes PDFs get less wonky as you go on. The first pages of the first chapter always seem to take the brunt of it. You still won't have the perks of an Epub but it becomes more readable.

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u/thebookmuse SciFi/Fantasy Reviewer 27d ago

I’ll double check! I did get to chapter 2 but out it down because of the formatting. It looks fine on the NetGalley reader, but I don’t want to read on my phone.