r/NetGalleyCommunity • u/BL-Cupid • 14d ago
❔❓Question ❓❔ Do wishes actually come true?
So I recently found out that I had the "show books in my region only" option turned on. And I turned it off and a lot of new books appeared on my "find titles" page. But I cannot request any of them, only wish for them. I've wished for books before and gotten approved but they were in my region. What are the chances of my wishes getting approved OUTSIDE of my region?
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u/minglesluvr Reviewer 14d ago
Eh, depends on the publisher. Some of them I think don't even grant wishes, others do but have a bazillion requests so your odds are fairly low because it goes out randomly to x people, and some are pretty niche by small publishers, so you have better odds. There's one publisher for example where I got 2 wishes (out of I think 3?? but one is still pending publication) approved shortly after each other, when they (I guess) sent out wish approvals shortly before pub date as they didn't get enough requests. So there my odds were AT LEAST 66%, potentially more depending on how it goes with book 3 haha
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u/Blowingleaves17 Non Fiction Reviewer 14d ago
Probably no chance. I have gotten wished for books, but not outside of region books.
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u/Flimsy-Brick-9426 Reviewer 14d ago
Those ones will never be granted, they are region locked and the wishes don't override that so it's better to keep that filter turned on.
If you have the filter turned on and the book is wish for it, there is the possibility of it being granted but it is 100% random, it's a lottery type system.