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Wow! This handbook has all the highlights with helpful links to more information depending on your interest. It's a lot of infomration - A LOT! and can be overwhelming so take it in chunks if you're newish. Thank you for this valuable handbook. Social media is an ever changing beast.

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This was a helpful guide with easy to follow tips. I'd definitely recommend checking it out for anyone who has a bookish social media platform or wants tips for reviews. With specific advice for different platforms, it is a useful tool for newbies and longtime reviewers as well.

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A brilliant guide for those new to social media as well as new to ARC reviewing. Definitely worth the read if either describe you fall into either category!

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NetGalley’s Social Media Handbook is a must-have guide for anyone in the bookish world looking to enhance their social media presence. It's packed with practical advice for making engaging content, writing book reviews, and more. It's an invaluable resource!

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This Social Media Handbook is a concise and practical guide for any reader or reviewer looking to amplify their bookish presence online. It offers clear, actionable advice on how to effectively use platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and more to share thoughtful reviews and connect with other readers. Whether you’re new to bookstagram or a seasoned reviewer, there’s something here to help elevate your content and increase engagement. I found the tips super helpful and easy to implement—I’ll definitely be referring back to this often. A must-read resource for anyone wanting to grow their influence in the book community!

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Great guide for those new to social media as well as ARC reviewing. Definitely worth the read if either describe you.

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A must read for starting a book social media/blog. Lots of tips, advice, and ideas! Great if you are starting out.

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I think this is a great little tool with some really solid advice! While a lot of it was information I already knew, I definitely wish I had read something like this when I was first starting out on my Bookstagram journey. It’s a helpful resource for anyone looking to navigate social media, especially in the bookish community!

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This was very helpful and had some great resources. I love when these are published for us to use. It had some helpful ideas for social media!

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This has a lot of great info including several things I hasn’t thought about regarding social media. I feel like this is a good tool to set ARC readers up for success..

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This is an excellent tool for anyone wanting to utilize social media in their reading journey. I have used some of the tips in my own personal Bookstagram.

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A brilliant guide for a newbie! Highly recommend, it’s been fab for me finding my feet ! Informative in all areas, this simple and easy to use guide is an absolute must.

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I think this is a very helpful beginners guide to someone looking to grow their audience in any social media platform. It is very well structured and gives very good advice that can be used throughout the different platforms. I'm a bookseller and the information looked so easy and accessible that it made me want to become a social media influencer.

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Much of what is included in this guide should be common knowledge to anyone who has used social media before, but it's very handy to have all these tips in one place. It's a great starter guide for anyone who is just creating their bookish social media accounts, and it's well worth spending 20 mins scanning through its content. Thank you, NetGalley, for giving us so many great and helpful resources!

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Loved it! Very useful advice and tips to use to improve my Bookstagram account. The handbook is something that I will use every day.

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Solid guide alert! 📢 NetGalley’s Social Media Handbook is packed with no-nonsense tips for upping your bookish social game. Whether you’re a BookTok newbie or a seasoned blogger, the platform breakdowns (hello, Canva hacks! 🎨) and FTC reminders keep things legit. Loved the accessibility section—super helpful for making content inclusive without the stress. Also, the cross-posting strategies? Lifesaver for juggling multiple apps. Props for keeping it real about not tagging authors in negative reviews. 🙌 Perfect mix of practical and ethical advice. Thanks, NetGalley, for the freebie—this one’s a keeper for organized, authentic posting!

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Thank you for sharing this and putting this together. It’s helped me to understand a bit more about what I need to do

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Thank you NetGalley for providing the Social Media Handbook. As a book blogger expanding into other platforms slowly but consistently it was really helpful to read about how not to stretch myself out too thin. I'm still a bit wary about the rules and will probably slowly get more confident, especially around the timing of the review -- but this was a solid base to help me get started in my reviewing journey. Thank you and looking forward to reading!

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I liked the suggestion of growing a presence as a reviewer on Substack, Pinterest, Threads and Reddit. The general dos and don’ts were very helpful.

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If you're new to trying to use social media in a more professional/public manner this is generally pretty helpful advice. A lot of it is pretty well known if you've run any kind of social media before but there were a few arc specific pointers that were handy to know.

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