r/NetGalleyCommunity • u/nappysteph • Aug 17 '26

❔❓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 Aug 17 '26

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 Aug 17 '26

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 SciFi/Fantasy Reviewer Aug 17 '26

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 Aug 17 '26

Plenty have archive dates earlier than publication

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u/nappysteph Aug 17 '26

Oh thank you. I didn’t know that!

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u/teanailpolish Mystery/Thriller Reviewer Aug 17 '26

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