Advance-copy platform
NetGalley
Reviewers, librarians, booksellers, educators, and media who read prepublication copies
In short
NetGalley distributes digital advance copies to reviewers, librarians, booksellers, educators, and media. It's the delivery system, not the review. Some trade outlets accept or request a NetGalley or Edelweiss+ link, and LibraryReads requires the book on one of those platforms by its deadline. Ask whether your publisher will list the book, when, and for how long.
Distributes review copies; not itself a review.
NetGalley is a platform for distributing digital review copies before publication. Publishers, independent authors, and marketing firms list a title; NetGalley members (reviewers, librarians, booksellers, media, and educators) request access, read the digital galley or listen to the audiobook, and send feedback. NetGalley works with more than 300 publishers in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, and Japan.
NetGalley is not a review outlet. It is the pipe that carries the advance copy to people who might review it, nominate it (LibraryReads and Indie Next both draw on NetGalley activity), or order it. Whether anyone requests the book, and what they say, is up to them.
Publishers pay a set-up fee plus a monthly subscription that scales with the number of active titles; the exact terms are available on request rather than published. NetGalley also offers a package for independent authors, and several author associations and service companies offer single-title listings under their own accounts. The per-title price for those routes is not stated on the official page.
Why it may matter
Most trade review journals, including Kirkus, now expect an open NetGalley or Edelweiss+ widget with a submission, and library programs such as LibraryReads require the book to be on one of the two. A listing puts the advance copy where librarians, booksellers, and early reviewers already look. It generates requests, not guarantees.
Do not confuse this with
NetGalley isn't a review and doesn't sell reviews. Member feedback is written by readers and professionals who chose to request the book; it is not a trade review, and a NetGalley rating should not be described as one. Listing on NetGalley is also separate from submitting to any journal, though many journals now ask for an open widget as part of their submission.
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