NetGalley has opened the door for bloggers, librarians, and other readers to apply for review copies from major publishers. However, not all review requests get approved.
NetGalley has assembled a a practical What Are Publishers Looking For? page to maximize your chances of getting your NetGalley request approved. The guide reveals what individual publishers expect for review requests–follow this link to explore the page.
Harper Perennial submitted these guidelines, for example: “To receive Harper Perennial e-galleys, you must have a way of distributing your review … If you are a blogger: [please provide] a link to your book blog, your email address, so that we can follow-up, a link to your blog with previous reviews, any other information that will tell us about your online reach, including Twitter and Facebook pages. Please include the URL of your blog in the company field of your public profile.”