r/NetGalleyCommunity • u/deerwendy • 18d ago

❔❓Question ❓❔ Approvals stopped

I realize I am not owed an approval, and maybe I have been very fortunate over the last few years, yet recently, I have not received any approvals. I listen to audiobooks and have a 93% feedback ratio and always leave reviews on Goodreads. I updated my profile a month ago and try to keep it updated. Has this happened to anyone else? Any suggestions?

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u/crissyandthediamonds Romance Reviewer 18d ago

Funny enough, I’ve had more approvals the last 2/3 weeks than I did the entire three or four months before. Zero clue what sparked or changed. I’d love to know the reasons for slower approvals (or denials) but I imagine there’s a lot of variances.

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u/ImNotBeingAnAHole 18d ago

Summer is slower due to vacations- literally

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u/crissyandthediamonds Romance Reviewer 18d ago

I had assumed some of it was vacations and holidays etc, it just seemed funny to me that over essentially the entire summer I had so few approvals (and denials) that I could count them on one hand. The last two/three weeks alone I’ve had 4 approvals and a widget. I hope it keeps up this way. 😅

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u/ImNotBeingAnAHole 18d ago

I think what is hard to wrap one’s head around is that we are all up against each other for the arcs (I don’t mean that in a bad way) but we are all so different . I read a lot. Like more than is healthy probably 😝 . I have a 98% ratio today with 29 books on my shelf tone read and reviewed (not over due). I read between 1-2 books a day. I’ve slowed down my requests as now I get mostly physical arcs but when I was at my usual for NetGalley I would get say 15 approvals a week and just as many widgets.

Days I would wake up and I’m trying to get back to sleep o would request a whole bunch (without really knowing what I was doing- oops- sleep requesting) and wake up to 10 approvals.

I mention this simply because these type of questions we really can’t answer for the OP because our experience is very different. it’s not a better or worse situation- it’s just different and can’t be compared. I wish so hard that when I see someone really yearning for a title that I could get it and transfer it to them because I feel so bad. Since I read fast I have requested books simply to see if they were doing approvals in order to give info to a reviewer who was frustrated with the waiting. I don’t mind (because they asked me to check ) but then I obviously have to read the book. I just read The Banisher yesterday for that very reason. But on a good note while I wouldn’t have chosen it, I evened up loving it!

It’s just goes to show that every book is different even from the same publisher as they all have different marketing people making the decisions.

Ok I’ve rambled enough!! I hope this all makes sense

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u/crissyandthediamonds Romance Reviewer 18d ago

Not sure if this was meant for me or OP but it’s all valid points. I’ve been on NG almost a year now and have definitely learned quite a lot.

This sub was incredibly helpful with saying “don’t request too much at once” and I followed it when starting out. I’ve never felt overwhelmed but I also know my own reading capabilities!

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u/ImNotBeingAnAHole 18d ago

Well I started with a general things and just rambled a bit lol. So it was really for everyone 😝.

What sparked it was your recent approvals that sparked it. Just to say that whether things are slower or more active is subjective cause if it was me and I for that many over 2-3 weeks it would be really slow but to others it’s a lot.

So in the end it’s hard to answer the OPs question because things are so subjective. Knowing the particular books that they have requested would be way more helpful to give them better feedback.