NetGalley Addicts Support Group discussion

I had several books that I couldn't finish in time. I renewed them but they still expired. Now I have one such book: I renewed it twice, one time for another 50 days, the second time it allowed me only 7 days. The book is a mammoth :))) how do you read (or renew) books that were downloaded years ago? Where is the magical button???

Darya Silman wrote: "I had several books that I couldn't finish in time. I renewed them but they still expired. Now I have one such book: I renewed it twice, one time for another 50 days, the second time it allowed me ..."

I've never heard of you being able to "renew" a book on NetGalley. I download them onto my tablet right away, and they stay there forever. Maybe I am misunderstanding you question?

Darya Silman wrote: "I had several books that I couldn't finish in time. I renewed them but they still expired. Now I have one such book: I renewed it twice, one time for another 50 days, the second time it allowed me ..."

As soon as I am approved for a title, I download it immediately to my Kindle Paperwhite. Once downloaded to a Kindle, they stay there until you read them.

I've never heard of 'renewing' NetGalley books.

After you download a book, it appears with a number, usually 50 days, for reading. I use NetGalley Shelf App on my Android. If I don't press Renew button, it gets expired. If the expired book was already achieved on NetGalley, I lose access to it

If you use the Kindle app or a Kindle device, the books will stay in your account forever. With apps like NetGalley Shelf, there is an expiration date. My recommendation would be to use the Kindle so that you don't have to worry about losing access.

Only some books stay in your account forever. It depends on the files they provide. If I can't finish the book in time, I usually take the loss or write a review based of how much I've read but make it clear that I DNF it.

I also make a note to include that bigger books should be given more time to read since sometimes we are all just too busy to read a 400+ page book in 50 days.

Actually if you are able to send the book to Kindle, the books do stay in your Kindle account under documents forever. I have downloaded over 600 books from NetGalley to my Kindle device and they are all still there. Some have been there since 2013.
There was one book that the file had somehow been corrupted and I couldn't get it to download on my new Kindle but I was able to read it on my older device.

If the file is not available to send to Kindle, then you have to deal with expiration dates.

Carole wrote: "Actually if you are able to send the book to Kindle, the books do stay in your Kindle account under documents forever. I have downloaded over 600 books from NetGalley to my Kindle device and they a..."

I share your experience Carole. I always download to my Kindle and they stay there forever in my Docs file.
I dislike the NetGalley Shelf app and had one book that was unavailable to download to Kindle. It disappeared and I had to buy it. Lesson learned. I'll never choose a book from NetGalley that is not available on Kindle again.

kindle stays forever; adobe digital editions which many use if you have android or other types of ereaders typically have an expiration date on them - once those expire you can't access again especially if the publisher is put an end date on availability on netgalley

My books (kindle) have been sitting there for years. The only thing I can’t do is submit reviews anymore 🤷‍♀️
No biggie. I can always add reviews to GR.

Icewineanne wrote: "My books (kindle) have been sitting there for years. The only thing I can’t do is submit reviews anymore 🤷‍♀️
No biggie. I can always add reviews to GR."

Why can't you add your reviews on NetGalley? Just yesterday I added a review on NetGalley to a book that I downloaded over 3 years ago.

Fictionophile wrote: "Icewineanne wrote: "My books (kindle) have been sitting there for years. The only thing I can’t do is submit reviews anymore 🤷‍♀️
No biggie. I can always add reviews to GR."

Why can't you add your..."

I tried to add a couple for older books but because they had disappeared from my netgalley shelf, I wasn’t able to post a review. Perhaps if I just type in the title, it will still allow me to add a late review.

Icewineanne wrote: "Fictionophile wrote: "Icewineanne wrote: "My books (kindle) have been sitting there for years. The only thing I can’t do is submit reviews anymore 🤷‍♀️
No biggie. I can always add reviews to GR."

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Oh. Because I had downloaded them to my Kindle they were still on my NetGalley shelf. That would explain it. I feel that you need a Kindle to get the maximum benefit from NetGalley.

I like the NetGalley shelf for audio, but I don't use it for DRCs, and this is one reason why. I second all of the others that advocate for Kindle, although the Kindle app (which is free,) works just as well and I have come to prefer it. If you like a dedicated reading tablet, either buy a Kindle, or take an Android tablet and download the Kindle app onto it. If you are comfortable using your phone for Kindle, download the app there. I have the app on my phone and two tablets, and they are synched, so that if I read 6% of a book sitting on my butt in the waiting room somewhere, the progress will be registered on the two devices left at home, and I won't have to fool around trying to find my place when I switch to one of them. Once downloaded, I don't have to renew them. They will sit right there waiting for me until I am finished and delete them myself.
Also useful on Kindle: I use the "collections" feature, so that I can organize my titles by those that I've read, but haven't yet reviewed; those I haven't yet read and are not yet published (so I can still get to them in time for publication); those I haven't read yet, and the pub date is past; books I bought for myself, fair and square, and don't have to review them unless I feel like it; and books I have read and reviewed, and it's time to delete them.

is there a way to save net galley audiobooks outside of the net galley app?

Sadly not that I have found yet.

Geoff wrote: "Sadly not that I have found yet."
When you begin reading (listening) to the audio, there's a tiny little indicator that says "download." It's right underneath a larger, more obvious button that says to start listening, and until recently, I hadn't even noticed that little guy down there. I've done this with a couple of galleys, but I haven't looked at file size, so I don't know at what point is starts eating all of the space in your phone or tablet. Also, I haven't seen this option to download appear a single time after the first listening session.

I download the books directly to my Kindle