NetGalley
NetGalley is a digital review copy platform for publishers and authors that offers advance copies to librarians, booksellers, media and reviewers.
At a glance
- Price
- From $575 (Direct listing is $575 per title for six months; a 12-month publisher subscription starts at about $6,000/year. Reseller and co-op prices vary.)
- Platforms
- Web
- Outputs KDP-ready files
- No
- Touches your KDP account
- No
- Categories
- Reviews & ARC
- Last checked
- 2026-11-09
Summary
NetGalley lists your digital review copy for its professional members to request; you approve readers and see feedback and reports. A direct per-title listing is aimed at self-published authors and small presses, while resellers and author co-ops offer shorter, cheaper listings but control the listing and support. Reviews may land on NetGalley, Goodreads or Amazon, and none are guaranteed. Under Amazon's rules a free copy is fine only if a review is not required or steered.
Best for
- Trade-facing launches that need librarian and bookseller attention
Pros
- Reaches librarians, booksellers and media, not only consumer reviewers
- You approve or decline each request
Cons
- Expensive for a single self-published title
- Many downloads never turn into reviews
Alternatives
- Booksprout: Booksprout is an advance reader copy platform for authors that distributes review copies to its reader community and sends automatic review reminders.
- BookSirens: BookSirens is an ARC distribution service for authors that promotes review copies to vetted readers and charges per download or a flat yearly fee.
- Hidden Gems Books: Hidden Gems Books is an ARC service for authors that sends review copies to genre-matched volunteer readers and bills per reader who signs up.
- Goodreads: Goodreads is Amazon's reader community and review site where authors can claim a profile and run paid Kindle or print book giveaways.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the vendor and these pages. Prices change; confirm on the vendor site.
- https://netgalleyclient.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/19260193294103-How-NetGalley-Works-with-Resellers
- https://www.netgalley.com/
- https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202101910
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