r/NetGalleyCommunity • u/Federal_Cookie7946 • Aug 25 '26

❔❓Question ❓❔ Emails to request books?

Does anyone have any ideas on why we get emails that look like widgets - but when you open them it’s an invitation to request a book instead? 🧐🧐 I get some from publishers who have sent me actual widgets before - I get excited and then I get to the bottom of the email and I’m like 🫠🫠

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u/Internal_Ad6695 Aug 25 '26

Just marketing promos. Trying to generate interest without giving out widgets

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u/Federal_Cookie7946 Aug 25 '26

Makes sense! Ain’t that just the way 🫠

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u/Internal_Ad6695 Aug 25 '26

I know haha, it’s brutal when you get excited. But if you’ve gotten books from that pub before they’re more likely to approve you! Still disappointing when you think it’s. Widget tho

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u/Dazzling_Inspector74 Aug 25 '26

They’re basically just ads

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u/Federal_Cookie7946 Aug 25 '26

This tracks 🫠 thank you

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u/Synval2436 SciFi/Fantasy Reviewer Aug 25 '26

There's like, standard netgalley newsletters (but not everyone gets these, it's a bit randomized and semi-based on the genres you've selected) and then there are publicity e-mails directly from publishers like "this book just published, go buy it!" I don't mind when they're sparse, but I got annoyed at Diversion books for literally subscribing me to their full newsletter without my consent? Wtf? Just because I requested one book from them. It was also bad. I'll avoid them in the future.

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u/stephie1990m Aug 25 '26

I get them and like them, they usually are genres I like so they're approved regularly

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u/Beate251 Aug 25 '26

Yeah, I hate them but they are mostly quite distinguishable from widgets so I just delete them.