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Thursday, June 30, 2011

In which I declare July to be NETGALLEY MONTH! With prizes ;)


My oh my! Is is July already?
I for one, couldn't be happier since today marks the start of another fabulous month in which to declare our love for NetGalley :)

If you have no idea what I'm talking about here is the condensed version --  In April, I declared it to be NetGalley month and I challenged all of you to read as many NetGalley books as you could. The Lovely Lindsay from NetGalley was kind enough to tweet chat with us, prizes were offered and a massive amount of books were read! In a word - it was awesomesauce!

Because of the popularity and the amount of fun I had, I decided to do it all over again in July :)
A few changes and a few new things but overall the goals are the same. Read as many NetGalley books as you can this month!

So, who wants to join me?
It's really simple and there are prizes :)

DETAILS:

*DECLARE YOURSELF*
Post on your blog (preferable), your Facebook wall, on Tumblr -- somewhere on the interwebs -- and link back to this post. Basically, tell your followers and friends about NetGalley July and comment below with your link
Or
Tweet about the event using the hashtag #NetGalleyMonth
The only real criteria is to have a link back to this post somewhere in your declaration and you must comment below :)

*READ*
As many NetGalley books as you can in July -- make sure you keep track of them because this time, in order to be eligible for a prize you must report your reads to me. Another post, an email, a comment on the wrap up post in August - doesn't matter - I just want to know what you read :)

*PRIZES*
2 people will win $15 worth of books from The Book Depository!

Other Details:
*You do not need a blog in order to participate - you only need to be a member of NetGalley
*You do not need to follow my blog -- you only need to declare yourself AND check back in with me in August with your totals. But you may want to at least bookmark or RSS subscribe so you don't miss out on updates throughout the month.
*Prizes are open to everyone The Book Depository ships to!
*Please use the hashtag #NetGalleyMonth on Twitter and (hopefully?) talk it up as much as you can during July :)
*Extra entry points will be offered for completing NetGalley tasks throughout the month - more on that later :)
*Another Twitter chat with Lindsey will take place later in the month - more on that soon :)

Questions? Do not hesitate to email me -- WilowRaven(at)gmail(dot)com

So, now that I've DECLARED MYSELF -- how about you? 

80 comments:

  1. What a cool idea! I am trying to catch up some on my netgalley reading so this is perfect! I have declared myself so here is my link.

    http://writesthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/06/netgalley-july-at-red-house-books.html

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  2. Yay yay yay! I've got way too many Netgalley ebooks and April was a great success for me! Here's my tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/ShutUpImReading/status/86640170270593024

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  3. I participated a couple months ago and did NOT get very many read, but it's summer and the books look fantastic! I'm gonna do this again!
    https://twitter.com/#!/Cubicleblindnes/status/86650454225862656

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  4. I'm definitely participating this month! Thanks for hosting NetGalley Month!

    http://amongstories.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/netgalley-july/

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  5. I'm participating!

    http://bookworm1858.blogspot.com/2011/07/june-stats.html

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  6. I've had my declaration post scheduled for a week. I love this! :) My post: http://wp.me/p1quvm-QR

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  7. I'm in.
    Here's my declaration post:
    http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month.html

    Sally.

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  8. I'm excited to participate! I just joined NetGalley and I am loving it!

    Here's my link: http://momreadsmybooks.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month.html

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  9. Fun! This is such a great idea.

    Here's my declaration, both through my blog and on Twitter.

    New follower :)
    Andie

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  10. I wasn't able to participate in April, so I'm very glad you're doing this again! I have many I need to read. Thanks for hosting this. :)

    My July NetGalley post!

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  11. I'm very excited to join in on the fun!

    http://www.missremmersreview.com/2011/07/netgalley-july.html

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  12. Count me in! I have a few books from NetGalley that I want to read.

    http://classicvasilly.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/july-looking-at-the-month-ahead/

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  13. Count me in too!

    http://thenovelnymphreviews.blogspot.com/2011/07/harper-imprint-july-and-netgalley-month.html

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  14. I'm in for anything that justifies reading more!

    http://wordsthatfly.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/netgalley-july/

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  15. I'm in :) Hopefully I'll do better this time!!!!

    http://owlforya.blogspot.com/2011/07/netgalley-month-winners-and-giveaways.html

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  16. Excellent! I'm in!! I really need to read some of my netgalley's books :S

    http://oh-my-books.blogspot.com/2011/07/netgalley-month-red-house-books.html

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  17. Awesome! Here´s mine: http://smartgirls-read.blogspot.com/2011/07/netgalley-month-i-declare.html

    Thanks!

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  18. Yay, I've been looking forward to a NetGalley month because I have so many books from them and I need to catch up! Thanks!

    I posted about it here: http://deeas-journal.blogspot.com/2011/07/tbr-july-edition.html

    Happy reading everyone!

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  19. Yay yay yay!! *Stella does happy dance* Thank you so much Emily for doing another NetGalley month, it couldn't have come early enough! :-D So excited, yay! :-D Will be back later with my post link, until then I just wanted to share my joy and excitement, lol :-)

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  20. I've been getting a lot of netGalley books lately, so this is perfect for me!
    Here's my post: http://writingcrazyme.blogspot.com/2011/07/netgalley-month.html :)

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  21. yey!!! I have got so many I need to read!!

    Here's my link: http://ajourneyinreading.blogspot.com/2011/07/lets-clear-our-netgalley-books.html

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  22. I have declared myself! Just posted, can’t wait to clear out some of my galleys!
    http://booksavvybabe.blogspot.com/2011/07/its-july-time-for-netgalley-month.html

    Book Savvy Babe

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  23. Here is ours hon! :) http://www.thebookmonsters.com/2011/07/july-netgalley-month.html

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  24. yes! Redemption for NG April! I am shooting for 5 titles. Here is my declaration link: http://textnjava.blogspot.com/2011/07/in-which-i-declare-my-participation-in.html

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  25. Okay, I sucked the last time you did this, but I'm shooting for 6 this time. I made my blog post declaring myself and I'm hopeful that I'll get through many of the books I've been neglecting.

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  26. http://twitter.com/#!/Icecream1891/status/87605888017367042 tweeted! Thanks for the heads up! Krystal Larson

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  27. Okay, I declared myself on tweeter but will add the link to every netgalley book I review on my blog.

    http://twitter.com/#!/StuckInBooks/status/87622706090090496

    I follow GFC StuckInBooks

    valerie(at)stuckinbooks.com

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  28. I'm in! My post will go live at 1 am tonight :)

    http://fadeintofantasy.net

    fadeintofantasy(at)live(dot)com

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  29. I'm in! Here is my post declaring my goals.

    Urban Girl Reader

    I follow GFC Sherri

    Tweeted at http://twitter.com/#!/urbangirlreader/status/87713710130479104

    urbangirlreader (at) gmail (dot) com

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  30. Excellent! Just what I needed! Thank you!!
    http://www.mydisorganizedramblings.ca/2011/07/netgalley-july.html

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  31. I completely love your idea! I have a lot of books to read from NetGalley and this is going to be the perfect way to push myself a little and read them :D
    Thanks for sharing the idea with us. This is the link to my post:
    http://www.librarianmouse.com/2011/07/netgalley-month-red-house-books.html

    And I tweeted about it too: https://twitter.com/#!/Sontrei/status/87890248306139136

    I'm a GFC follower: Alaiel Kreuz
    And I'm also following by e-mail: alaiel.kreuz@gmail.com
    Twitter: @Sontrei

    Hugs,

    Alaiel

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  32. I'm participating, too. :-) Here's my blog post about it: http://kimberfus.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month.html

    I also RTed your tweet about NetGalley month, too.

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  33. I'm in!

    http://vvyyllee.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-is-now-declared-netgalley-month.html

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  34. Hey I am in too!!!

    http://fridgeofbooks.blogspot.com/2011/07/netgalley-month-with-prizes.html

    This is a great idea!! thanks!!

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  35. We're in! What a great idea! Thanks for setting it up!

    http://allaboutyabooks.blogspot.com/2011/07/net-galley-book-challenge.html

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  36. I tweeted it here: https://twitter.com/#!/BeckysWLblog/status/88256064532910080

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  37. Loved NetGalley April and am so excited for NetGalley July!
    Here is my post- http://fireflybookloft.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month.html

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  38. Here is my post! Really excited to participate--loved NetGalley April :)

    http://kaitlyninbookland.blogspot.com/2011/07/netgalley-july.html

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  39. Excellent idea! Thanks so much.

    I have a woefully large pile of NetGalley ARC's so this is perfect for me.

    Here's my post - http://beasbooknook.blogspot.com/2011/07/netgalley-month-at-red-house-books.html

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  40. So I did my declaration in my regular Monday post and forgot to come here and comment! Here's the post:
    http://bookretreat.blogspot.com/2011/07/its-monday-what-are-you-reading.html

    I'm excited to do this again. April was fun!

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  41. http://amethystdaydreams.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month-on-red-house.html

    I'm excited for this too! I read 4 books in April for NetGalley month so I'm hoping to do better this time. Thanks for hosting!!!

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  42. My declaration: http://imaginaryreads.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month.html

    So excited for this!! Thanks for hosting the challenge :)

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  43. I am really excited to try and do this!

    My post: http://rachelreader.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-netgalley-month.html

    Thanks for hosting!

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  44. Declaration: http://imaginaryreads.blogspot.com/2011/07/netgalley-month.html

    Maybe I'll read faster like this (: Thanks for hosting!

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  45. Declaration: http://twitter.com/#!/whatchYAreading/status/89514853659705346

    I'm going to really try this, although it will be hard since I'll be at Comic-Con for a week. Hopefully it'll go better than April did.

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  46. That is so brilliant! I'm tempted to join you, of course, but I just got a pile of ARCS from the American Library Association Annual Conference, so I've got to power through those first.
    I also have a terrible habit of reading all sorts of backlist stuff that I've checked out from the library... got to get those books back to the library on time.
    I'm sure I WILL be reading some Netgalley books this month though... In fact, I already have. Just finished Wisdom's Kiss, and I enjoyed it.

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  47. I'm declared...posted on my Facebook wall @ Dottie Taylor http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1361224408 and tweeted @gymmom_027

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  48. I declared on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/NetGalley?sk=wall#!/profile.php?id=678042713

    Looking forward to reading some new books this summer!

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  49. That link doesn't look right...here is my profile link: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=678042713

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  50. I would like to declare myself in also.

    You can find my blog post here: http://sapphireddragon.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month.html

    And my tweet here: http://twitter.com/SapphiredDragon/status/89959282707136512

    *heads off to start her reading*

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  51. I'm back with my declaration post!

    You can find it here: http://www.stella-exlibris.com/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month.html

    +1 also tweeted here on July 10: https://twitter.com/#!/Stella_ExLibris/status/90000278878830592

    Thank you Emily for organizing it again! :-D yay!

    stella.exlibris (at) gmail (dot) com

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  52. HEre is my declare http://www.lisasworldofbooks.com/2011/07/netgalley-july.html

    Thanks Emily!

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  53. So participating. Need this badly.

    http://overflowingshelf.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month.html

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  54. Yey! Need to shave my NetGalley TBR pile!

    http://bookchilla.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/challenge-netgalley-month-july-red-house-books-2011/

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  56. My post is here...
    http://www.gothamgal.net/?p=528

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  57. I'm in! Thanks so much for hosting!! This is a very helpful challenge!!
    I've Declared myself.

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  58. Woot! Awesome post :)

    I've declared myself on my blog: http://teeny104.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month.html

    On Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/PamelaRoach/status/90489748581384193

    And shared on Facebook :)

    Happy reading everyone! Pamela xx

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  59. I would like to join your contest too and declared myself on my blog: http://karenbookreviews.blogspot.com

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  60. I'm just a teeeeny bit late with my declaration, but thanks to a tweet from Stella ExLibris, I'm in.

    My Declaration at Basia's Bookshelf

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  61. I know the month is about half way over, but I still wanted to join in!! Thanks for hosting.

    Here is my declaration: http://seescootread.blogspot.com/2011/07/netgalley-july-better-late-than-never.html

    Scoot @ See Scoot Read
    seescootread[at]gmail[dot]com

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  62. Better late than never.. I'm in as I've already been trying to catch up on my NetGalley reads!

    My declaration is on twitter: Can't get a proper link to function, but I'm at @SuzanneMcGeeNYC.

    It will be on the blog next time I get around to posting, but that won't be tonight...

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  63. I was already trying to catch up on my NetGalley requests, so I'm joining in:

    http://readeroffictions.blogspot.com/2011/07/somewhere-to-belong-linkin-park.html

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  64. I thought I declared myself earlier, but did not make the list on NetGalley. Sharon the Librarian at http://sstwriting.blogspot.com/ I am already well on my way!

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  65. Here's my post:
    http://imainlinefiction.blogspot.com/2011/07/shoutout-to-netgalley.html
    This is a great idea. I love netgalley!

    Sharon

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  66. New to netGalley and new to this.... late, but declaring. :D Working on my first netGalley book.
    Lisa :)

    Declared on Twitter. Will be posting soon on my blog.

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  67. Declared on my blog and on Twitter. Here's the link on my blog: http://1600wordsaday.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month-just-in-case-ya.html

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  68. Here's my post! http://mermaidvision.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/185/

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  69. I'm declaring myself. Better late than never, I guess :-)

    Christy @ Love of Books

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  70. Yay! I just got started on Netgalley so I'm thrilled to start reading! Thanks!

    twilighter.jm@gmail.com
    www.twitter.com/jlynnmc

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  71. I just started on Netgalley also. I hope that you will be doing another one of these again. I don't mind starting now! I mean 4 days is 4 days!

    Also, a new follower!

    Tammy

    http://nrheartdragonsden.blogspot.com/

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  72. I'm sorry I forgot to leave the link to where I declared! Sorry!

    http://nrheartdragonsden.blogspot.com/2011/07/netgalley-mini-month-challenge-and.html

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  73. Great Idea. http://twitter.com/#!/JaniceHidey/status/95692961819537409

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  75. Great idea! my blog is http://jenuinecupcakes.blogspot.com and I'll be posting is to twitter & fb too.

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  76. Just now seeing this! Hey, it's still July :) I put a post on my blog:

    http://www.nlfamily.net/2011/07/july-is-netgalley-month.html

    Net Galley is awesome!

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