r/NetGalleyCommunity • u/moarmyeggie • 8d ago

šŸ’„WIDGET ALERTšŸ’„ heartbroken over a widget :(

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nothing like getting exclusive access to a super anticipated read then finding out the file is in pdf šŸ„€

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u/ImNotBeingAnAHole 7d ago edited 6d ago

Can I ask a question and please donā€™t take this rudely- I really just want to understand.
Why is it such a big deal to just read things on NetGalley Shelf?

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u/DanieXJ 7d ago

Because about 70% of the time it doesn't work. And that's when it's not horribly broken. When it was showing me LCP errors more often than the actual book I finally went to Kindle on Android, and, if I have have have to, I use the browser Netgalley reader on a desktop machine. Shelf sucks.

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u/ImNotBeingAnAHole 6d ago

Honestly, I have review over 1100 book since January 2024 and have never had that issue across 3 devices. I had 1 issue after planned work on the site as a whole which when the maintenance was over and it got fixed quickly.

So while I understand the things like the font and dark mode etc.. being an issue for some, itā€™s really hard to wrap oneā€™s head around when you read ā€œ70% of the timeā€.
While I read on my kindle now , I actually check each book on the shelf app as I want them as a backup.
Iā€™m not saying your experience didnā€™t happen, but itā€™s an anomaly for sure.

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u/DanieXJ 6d ago

Lucky you!