Tuesday 27 June 2017

Tell Me Something Tuesday: To request or not to request: how do you limit ARC requests?



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June 27th: To request or not to request: how do you limit ARC requests?

I request those that I really really want. Sometimes I do fall for a nice request even if not my genre, but I am all I should give it a go. You never know.

Those emails I get are the easiest to say no to. I just do not bother. They always claim they have read my reviews and then I get a request for something that I would never review. They are always so full of themselves too and come with demands. Those ARC requests I just delete. Less to think about.

I have also gotten better limiting, well good emails ;) My weak point now is netgalley. I try to stay away, but sometimes they just look so shiny! I am sort of glad Edelweiss turns me down 99% of the time, and that I just can not navigate that site.

I also do check that I do not have to many requests, I can not read them all after all. And I want to read some of my own books too, that is the project I started 2 years ago. Read my own books, request less.


Luci in Feb

42 comments:

  1. Great post I don't request too many because of my editorial review contracts that I have to get out each month, but like you there are a few that I MUST HAVE :)

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  2. I just quit asking for ARCs! They tended to stress me out more than I enjoyed them.

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    1. I am happy for NG cos u can read them months before, makes it easier

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  3. I try to limit ARCs too but, sometimes, that's easier said than done. I do a pretty good staying off Netgalley.

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  4. Of I head over to NG or Edelweiss, I go only to search for a title I want. Most days I get emails and pick and choose from them. I try to set a limit on those I accept. Right now audio is my weakness.

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    1. Audio is a new weakness of mine too, new and shiny!

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  5. The library is sure good for that

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  6. Im an international blogger so it's hard for me to receive physical ARCs plus Netgalley is such a big weakness of mine too *cries*
    Haniya
    booknauthors.blogspot.com

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  7. I don't use Edelweiss - I find it to be more complicated than Netgalley.
    I don't accept many anymore so I just keep a list by the month so I don't accidentally take on too many per month.
    If I'm reading ahead of schedule then I can take a few more but I'm reading more for fun these days.

    For What It's Worth

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  8. Netgalley is a huge weakness for me. Edelweiss I just cannot navigate, is there a trick to it? As far as ARC review requests I just accept from publishers or publicists and then it is usually a Netgalley Widget link to the book.

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    1. I will never understand it. I go there a few times a year and get confused

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  9. I don't use netgalley anymore and usually only review books that I buy myself.

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  10. Luci in Feb is so cute. Yeah those emails are very easy to delete. lol

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  11. I totally hate the new Edelweiss site too which is a good thing because I stay off from it. NG is still my weakness. I am getting better and better about not requesting, but still take on more than I should. I am really utilizing my library these days and loving it.

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    1. It seems like everyone hates it! Why do they not make it easier+

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  12. I've joined netgalley... I'm hoping that I can resist the demon that tells me to request all the pretties because since I'm more than likely to be refused then find myself suddenly accepted and swamped! lol

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  13. I get them on NetGalley or Edelweiss now if I'm gettings ARCs. Otherwise I'm just buying them lol

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  14. I'm sorry, setting limits? I'm not sure I know what that means...LOL! In all seriousness though, I follow the same guidelines a lot of people have already suggested, i.e. request only the books I REALLY want to read, though I'll sometimes consider interesting books that are pitched to me. I am always caving to NetGalley though, but I still make sure only to request only if I'm comfortably above the suggested stats (I like to be at least 90%).

    ~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

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    1. I survive by only looking at romance on NG ;)

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  15. Its so hard to limit review books so that we can read our own books! I usually request only what I really want to read but sometimes requests from publishers push me into saying yes at times!

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    1. I have been bad now, why do I say yes when I do not have that much time, oh well

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  16. I've really limited my requesting,too. Ugh, agreed, Edelweiss' site is a nightmare!

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  17. I've been really trying o be super picky lately as my time is so limited. Hard to do though...

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  18. I've tried limiting my requests, too. I agree about Edelweiss - especially their new system. I can't get around it at all. I'm trying to stay away from NetGalley but it's not easy.

    I get those emails, too, saying they read my blog and then request a review of a book not in my genre at all.

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    1. seems everyone is lost. so glad i am not the only one

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  19. Net Galley is such a huge temptation for me as well. I have an Edelweiss account, but I have the same trouble- probably a good thing so I don't get overwhelmed with book temptations.

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    1. I guess we can agree then that it's good E is tricky cos else we would have too many books

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  20. I have such a problem with this. I tell myself no more requests and then boom...I go crazy. Oh well.

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  21. I don't take review requests (at least not from authors I don't know). I don't surf NetGalley. I request books from audio publishers. Some authors that I know will offer me a book. I do go to NetGalley when I hear of a book that I want (or an author I like) has a new book that posted.

    Melanie @ Hot Listens & Rabid Reads

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    1. I mostly request from Forever so in that way NG is easy for me ;)

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