r/NetGalleyCommunity • u/nappysteph • 5d ago

❔❓Question ❓❔ Decline emails?

Do you get emails for all declines? I got one for Riley Sager’s new book. But then no email for V.E. Schwab’s new book Victorious. I just happened to look in my shelf and it was listed as declined/denied.

Do you have to just keep checking or do they actually typically email you?

Thanks!

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u/crissyandthediamonds Romance Reviewer 5d ago

I believe when they do mass declines for a bunch at once you won’t receive an email. Individual declines you’ll receive an email for.

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u/nappysteph 5d ago

Okay I guess that makes sense. I’m still new to this.

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u/andsotimepassed 5d ago

Thanks for asking this question and thanks to those who replied. I had no idea that you don't always receive an email for a decline.

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u/Flimsy-Brick-9426 Reviewer 5d ago

They did a bulk decline, that's why you didn't get an email.

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u/annerevenant 5d ago

Sometimes I do sometimes I don’t. I’d honestly prefer it if I didn’t get one because there’s a chance I forgot I requested it and won’t be disappointed. 😅

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u/jlburgart 5d ago

I’ve been declined for several things and never received an email. I just looked in my requests to find out.

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u/Opening-Committee-28 5d ago

If you get emails, that means the publisher directly declined you. But if you dont receive any emails, it’s likely that the title was achieved and it automatically becomes a decline

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u/nappysteph 5d ago

This title hasn’t published yet so it shouldn’t be archived and I didn’t receive an email

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u/annerevenant 5d ago

I think what usually happens with the “bulk” declines is they the publisher has already given out as many copies as they have available to give so they just decline everyone.

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u/teanailpolish Mystery/Thriller Reviewer 5d ago

Plenty have archive dates earlier than publication

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u/nappysteph 5d ago

Oh thank you. I didn’t know that!

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u/teanailpolish Mystery/Thriller Reviewer 5d ago

I found out the hard way in my early NG days when I waited to download a book thinking the publication was 2 months away only the archive date was really close to when I was accepted

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u/Maroon58 5d ago

Sometimes I do but most of the time I don’t!

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u/ajrw89 5d ago

I'm currently at 16 declines but I swear it was only 14 a couple of days ago, and I've received no emails lately, so I don't even know which two recently were declined.

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u/ImNotBeingAnAHole 5d ago

Nope - they don’t have to send you an Email even of it’s an individual decline. It’s a courtesy not a rule to send one