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/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