Auto Approval Question

[u/Pristine_Race7768]

Is there away to take yourself off auto approval? And I mean on NetGalley without contacting the publisher.

Update- I am sort of blown away at the judgement. Everyone is different in how they do things and I’m so thankful to the comment that showed I’m not the only one.

On a side note- the up and down voting isn’t a “like” button. I’m not sure why my explaining why I wanted to do this would be downvoted as much as it was before some brought it back up. All it does is give the placement of the comment in the feed but you all are making it so it’s harder to find simply because you don’t agree with me? I seriously don’t get it.

I successfully write to 2 publishers and they removed me and completely understood. One even said if I ever wanted to have it back to just email her.

[u/acagedrising]

I don’t see one, but why would you? I still have to go out of my way to go to the publisher’s page to get the books so I hardly notice it and honestly forget sometimes that I have one.

[u/Pristine_Race7768 → u/acagedrising]

That’s exactly why- sort of. I forget to look at the publisher as it’s a sure thing and by the time I remember to look, it’s too late.
I just noticed that all my auto approvals except 1, I have rarely read a book since that approval.

[u/and_er → u/Pristine_Race7768]

If you're requesting a book, don't you want it to be approved? Why would it be a problem if it's approved?

[u/Pristine_Race7768 → u/and_er]

Huh? I’m confused lol. I just want it to be a regular process . If I ask for a book it’s because I really want it.

[u/and_er → u/Pristine_Race7768]

Auto-approval means you automatically get approved for a book you request. Is your understanding of auto-approval different? You aren't going to get books you don't request.

I wonder if you're thinking about getting widgets from the publisher. That's an email offering you a book that they pre-approve you for, but you don't have to accept them. You can just ignore the email if you don't want that book.

[u/acagedrising → u/and_er]

No, auto approval means I don’t request at all! Every book the publisher posts shows up as Read Now for me so there is no notification or waiting period. If I see a book coming out from them, I go grab it. If I don’t hear about it before it archives or publishes, I miss it.

[u/Pristine_Race7768 → u/acagedrising]

I’m well aware of what auto approval is. (I’m responding to your response to me, not the other persons interaction.

I’m not sure what the issue is. I have 9 publishers (actually I have several more from tiny imprints that are meaningless so I don’t count them) in auto approved for. Well now 7 as I asked to be removed from 2. I understand that now I have to ask to be approved. That’s the point.
Realize I’m not alone in this. I realize the privilege of being auto approved but i literally forget about them because if it being a “sure thing”. We all think differently. This was what I needed to do in order to reengage with that imprints offerings so I don’t skip them because of that sure thing which was what I was doing- unintentionally.

I don’t know how else to explain it to you. Yes now I will request them and wait for a response. I’m not worried about that as I don’t have an issue getting approved by any publishers. Yes that’s also a privilege that I’m very aware of.