The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.
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Apparently I grabbed last week’s question from the 2022 Book Blogger Hop list. But that’s ok because I don’t think I was participating in this meme last February. No harm, no foul!
This Week’s Question
Do you use other sources for ARCs besides NetGalley? (Bonnie @ Bonnie Reads and Writes)
This will be a short answer. No, I say! Most of my ARCs are from NetGalley. Only recently did a publisher add me to their physical copy distribution list. (Which I was ecstatic about!) Those ARCs come directly from the publisher. But I request physical copies sparingly and only when I have a feeling I’d like to read them again. Otherwise I’m perfectly content with digital copies–saves space, of which I have none anymore! I’ve entered giveaways, some of which are ARCs. I won one ARC in this manner, which was awesome, but also isn’t something to rely on as a way to source ARCs.
I’m the same way! 99% of my ARCs are acquired from NetGalley. The only other time I receive them is if I’ve had an author or publisher reach out to me… and I’ve requested a physical copy just one time in the past few years (honestly, I need to begin doing that more often haha).
The beauty of NetGalley is everything is laid out for easy perusal. Though it is nice if a publisher or author independently reaches out with an ARC copy for review.
Most of mine are from NG too. I also request a few physical ones from publishers, but I have a serious space problem too. I occasionally use BookSirens to get eARCs, but I don’t use that site often.
Space is the huge limiting factor here. I told my husband I’d focus more on my physical TBR this year so I could unhaul some stuff. I don’t actually hear/see people talk about BookSirens all that much. Does it have as many galleys as NG? Or is it geared toward a more specific group like librarians? I suppose I can go look it up myself, too…
It is geared towards reviewers. I like the reviewer profile it populates from Goodreads. It is the main reason I’ve kept the account. Most of the books are indie reads. I’ve found a few hidden gems there that weren’t on NetGalley, but I rarely use it anymore because I have so many other ARCs.
Yeah, I’m all NG here. I think about touting for physical copies but that puts a pressure on I’m not well suited to keep as I DNF a ton of review copies. Honestly, it’s a miracle I still get any.
That’s a good point…I also feel worse if I don’t finish a physical copy “on time;” that applies to DNFs, too. I know that’s a self-induced perception, but it’s still there.