4.3 Million+ 110, % 1 Million+ 55,000+ Book Discovery Begins Here! pageviews per month. unique visitors per month

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1 Book Discovery Begins Here! Promote your books to the powerful NetGalley community of over 350,000 highly engaged book advocates. Make NetGalley a central part of your launch campaign to generate reviews and ignite word-of-mouth buzz amongst early consumer influencers. Promoted titles are consistently among the top requested and reviewed across the NetGalley site, and make up a majority of industry lists such as Indie Next and LibraryReads each month. We have a program for every budget, goal, and type of book. Because of the popularity of our programs, and our commitment to never over-mailing our reader community, dates are often booked months in advance for promotions. We encourage you to contact us for a custom, discounted proposal if you wish to purchase in bulk. 4.3 Million+ 110, % 1 Million+ 55,000+ pageviews per month unique visitors per month return visitors - with 9+ visits per month! impressions each month reviews/feedback submitted per month 1

2 Entry-Level Promotions Free Promotional Opportunities! Have an in-house favorite that needs a little boost? Nominate for extra exposure, and if chosen, you ll see an immediate jump in overall impressions, requests and buzz. Nominate for our monthly Cover Love blog series, where we highlight some of our favorite book covers along with the most loved cover according to votes from NetGalley members. Nominate for Homepage placement. Each week we choose 6 lucky books to appear on the NetGalley homepage, and yours could be one of them! Final selections made by NetGalley staff; inclusion is FREE, but not guaranteed. Nominate Low-Budget Options We re committed to offering budget-friendly marketing for clients of all sizes. Activate our community of 350,000 book advocates: 60% Reviewers & early consumer influencers 14% Educators 11% Media 10% Librarians 5% Booksellers Category Spotlights to drive requests, wishes, or sales ($75) Featured Placement with weekly themes ($85) 2

3 Category Spotlights Be the first to catch the eye of readers, before they browse! a week-long spotlight on a NetGalley.com category page to drive the action you want most. Three types of Category Spotlights: Request/Read Now Spotlight Highlight a title in a Category to maximize impressions, requests and downloads from NetGalley members. Wish Spotlight Want to start buzz without being flooded with requests? Wishing is perfect for high-profile books or giveaways. Drive anticipation by collecting Wishes (and granting a limited number) for a Private title. 3

4 Category Spotlights Deal / Pre-Order Spotlight Running a deal on a retail site? Highlight a weekly deal, or a newsworthy hook, on NetGalley for members to purchase the book. Great option once the title is Archived in NetGalley, or a great way to drive Pre-Orders! Submissions accepted for Category Spotlights up to 2 weeks before run date. Categories are filled first-come, first-serve. $75 per title, per week, per category Bulk discount: 5 for the price of 4 All five must be submitted at the same time. 4

5 Featured Placement Join our weekly Featured Titles to get extra exposure for books with distinct themes to target engagement. Each Featured spot runs for a full week on the main FIND TITLES landing page. Nominate as many books as you'd like, based on the weekly themes. Final selections made by NetGalley staff; if your title is selected, you ll be notified and invoiced. $85 per title, per week Books must be available for Request at the time of the promotion to be eligible. NEW! Sponsorship Opportunities Ask about being the official sponsor of a particular themed week, and we ll customize a package that fits best with your budget and content. Past sponsored weeks have included guaranteed spots in Featured Titles and on Category pages, as well as other sponsored content on the NetGalley blog, social media, and newsletters. Any week is eligible, but we are especially seeking sponsors for themes with an asterisk (*) ask us about the special content we re planning! 5

6 2017 Weekly Themes for Featured Titles JAN 02: Featured Books at ALA Midwinter 09: Spring Fiction 16: Spring Non-Fiction 23: Spring Children s/middle Grade 30: Books for Music Lovers JUL 03: Fall Fiction 10: Romance (RWA Preview)* 17: Parenting* 24: Fall Children s/middle Grade 31: NetGalley Challenge Sponsors FEB MAR 06: Black History Month (Nonfiction & Multicultural Interest) 13: Valentine s Day Books* 20: Spring Young Adult 27: Cookbooks* 06: Women s Fiction (to celebrate International Women s Day) 13: Ready for Springtime (Home & Garden, AUG SEP 07: NetGalley Challenge Sponsors 14: Debut Authors 21: Picks for Book Clubs* 28: Humor/Entertainment 04: Mystery & Thrillers 11: Start planning holiday coverage 18: Cookbooks* 25: Sci-Fi & Fantasy APR MAY JUN Outdoors & Nature)* 20: Next in a Series books 27: Mystery & Thrillers 03: National Poetry Month 10: Christian Books* 17: Earth Day/Environmental Titles 24: True Crime 01: Historical Fiction 08: Reads to jump-start your summer 15: Featured Books at BEA 22: Sci-Fi & Fantasy 29: Weddings (Bridal Planning, Romance) 05: GLBT Book Month 12: Featured Books at ALA Annual 19: Fall Non-Fiction 26: Fall Young Adult OCT NOV DEC 02: Multicultural Interest 09: Historical Fiction 16: Teen Read Week 23: Start planning New Year, New You coverage 30: Horror for Halloween 06: Picture Book Month 13: Romance 20: Be thankful for reading week* 27: Best Books of the Year 04: Books perfect for gifting 11: Religion/Spirit of the season 18: Holiday Titles 25: Make these the first books you read in 2018 This Editorial Calendar was published October 20, 2016 and is subject to change. 6

7 NetGalley Newsletters (US / Worldwide) Take advantage of the easiest and most cost-effective way to get your book in front of the members who will love it. Books promoted in our newsletters are consistently among the top requested of their kind. These successful newsletters include an average of 10 titles from various publishers; spots filled first-come, first-serve. a spot in our Newsletters to reach: Librarians, Educators, Indie Booksellers All member types interested in a particular category/genre Premium lists with Sponsored Editions of On Our Radar Books don t need to be available for Request in order to be in a newsletter, if you d prefer to generate Wishes (or Pre-Orders with a retail link). Spotlight placement: $550 $700 premium editions Regular placement: $450 $600 premium editions Premium editions are our most popular categories and sent to larger recipient lists New for 2017! Bundle a Newsletter Spotlight with a Category Spotlight to promote a Pre-Order or Deal in both and on NetGalley.com. Ask us for more info. 7

8 2017 Editorial Calendar for NetGalley Newsletters JAN FEB 11: Spring Fiction* 18: Spring Non-Fiction (& True Crime)* 19: ABA Digital White Box (Winter Institute Preview) 25: Spring Children s/middle Grade* 01: Spring Biography & Memoir* 02: Librarian Edition (all genres) 02: ABA Digital White Box (Winter Institute ICYMI) 08: Black History Month (Nonfiction & Multicultural Interest) 15: Educator Edition (K-12) 22: Spring Young Adult* JUL AUG 05: Fall Fiction* 06: Educator Edition ( Back to School K-12) 06: Librarian Edition (all genres) 06: ABA Digital White Box 12: Romance (RWA Preview)* 19: Parenting & Families 26: Fall Children s/middle Grade* 02: History/Politics 03: Librarian Edition (all genres) 03: ABA Digital White Box 11: NetGalley Challenge Roundup (Publisher Sponsors) 16: Debut Authors* 23: Business 30: Humor/Entertainment MAR APR MAY 01: Cooking, Food & Wine 02: Librarian Edition (all genres) 02: ABA Digital White Box 08: Women s Fiction 15: Home & Garden, Outdoors & Nature 22: Debut Authors* 29: Mystery & Thrillers* 05: Poetry (National Poetry Month) 06: Librarian Edition (all genres) 06: ABA Digital White Box 12: Christian Books 19: Great books from UK/AUS available Worldwide 26: Educator Edition (University/Academic) 03: Christian Book Award Winners** 04: Librarian Edition (all genres) 04: ABA Digital White Box 10: Summer Reads* 17: BEA Preview* 24: Sci-Fi & Fantasy* 31: ThrillerFest Preview SEP OCT NOV 06: Mystery & Thrillers* 07: Librarian Edition (all genres) 07: ABA Digital White Box 13: Holiday Titles* 20: Cooking, Food & Wine 27: Sci-Fi & Fantasy* 04: Multicultural Interest 05: Librarian Edition (all genres) 05: ABA Digital White Box 11: Historical Fiction 18: Young Adult* (Teen Read Week) 25: Health/Self-Help 01: Biography & Memoir 08: University Press Week (AAUP)** 09: Librarian Edition (all genres) 09: ABA Digital White Box 15: Romance* JUN 07: GLBT Book Month 08: Librarian Edition (ALA Annual Preview)* 08: ABA Digital White Box 14: BEA Wrap-Up (ICYMI)* 21: Fall Non-Fiction* 28: Fall Young Adult* DEC 07: Librarian Edition (all genres) 07: ABA Digital White Box * denotes a Premium Edition (sent to a larger target list, increased price). ** denotes a free newsletter. Inclusion determined by event/nominations. Contact us for more info. This Editorial Calendar was published October 20, 2016 and is subject to change. 8

9 Reach Enthusiastic Librarians Librarians are the original recommenders and key advocates of NetGalley. Librarians on NetGalley generate LibraryReads nominations monthly. 30,000+ total librarians on NetGalley 25,000 in US/CAN 6,000 validated ALA members Librarian Types: 63% Public / 33% School or Academic / 4% Special as of October 2016 "I'm able to preview books that I am considering for a collection with a tight budget. I need to know that what I purchase is going to be a quality title that my patrons will enjoy and NetGalley helps me do that." Spotlight placement: $550 $700 premium editions Regular placement: $450 $600 premium editions Monthly Librarian Edition newsletter averages 33.5% open rate with over 4% CTR! 9

10 Engage Key Buyers and Bookstore Staff Booksellers on NetGalley generate 700 Indie Next List nominations monthly. 17,000+ total booksellers on NetGalley 12,000 in US/CAN 600 ABA members opted into Digital White Box in partnership with the ABA as of October 2016 Make your books front of mind for booksellers, to promote handselling and drive Indie Next List nominations. $500 per title for inclusion, which grants pre-approved access (via secure widget) for the recipient ABA booksellers. Monthly Digital White Box newsletter averages 52% open rate with over 15% CTR! Booksellers love it as an alert: The Digital White Box tells me which galleys to move to the top of the pile on my desk that I've gotten already from reps." 10

11 Activate Educators of All Levels Educators use NetGalley to primarily find books to recommend to students, or for their classroom or library. Most educators utilizing NetGalley make or influence purchasing recommendations for their school or district for materials and/or books. (Based on results of 2016 survey to Educator members of NetGalley) 45,000+ total educators on NetGalley 32,000 in US/CAN Educator Types: 45% K-12 / 47% College/Professional / 8% Homeschooling as of October 2016 Educator Editions: $550 Spotlight placement $450 Regular placement 11

12 Sponsored Editions Promote Your Brand The On Our Radar newsletter features noteworthy forthcoming books, as selected by Publishers Lunch. Recipients use it as an early alert ahead of monthly bookseller or librarian picks, and as a guide for galleys to request. On Our Radar is sent approximately every two weeks. Sponsored Editions include special content and banner ads from one particular publisher/company. The ads do not need to be specific to the included titles. The sponsored content and placement is customizable. Promoted books do not need to be active in NetGalley; ads can be clickable to pre-order/buy links, or other digital assets. Sponsor an edition for just $1500 to give big exposure and strong engagement with your brand. Reach a premium list of highly engaged members: 45% open rate with 4% CTR! 12

13 UK Marketing Programs Reach our strong UK community with marketing (averaging 25% open rate). Custom eblast for just your book(s). Special 500 flat rate to reach entire UK base (approx 25,000 as of October 2016), or narrow to a targeted list for 350. UK-only Newsletters focusing on a variety of themes and genres. Just 150 per title for inclusion, or 300 for the Spotlight placement. UK Books of the Month FREE promotion, see nomination details on page 15. Bulk discount! Purchase 10 UK eblasts and get 2 more FREE. All must be submitted at the same time. UK Newsletters January Mystery & Thrillers February Spring Fiction March Debut Fiction April Young Adult May Holiday Reads June Best Books from the UK (sent to US market) July Fall Fiction August Mystery & Thrillers August Young Adult September Romance October What s Coming in 2018 December Booksellers Recommend Books of the Year 13

14 UK Marketing Programs Ask us about our partnership with the Booksellers Association to engage UK bookshops! 14

15 UK Books of the Month (BOTM) This roundup focuses on the best titles published each month in the UK, as selected by the NetGalley team. Publishers can nominate up to two titles per imprint, per month. Inclusion is FREE, but not guaranteed, and the newsletter is sent to all UK members. Nominations close at 12 pm (UK time) the day before the promotion runs. A call for nominations is sent a week before the promotion, but you can nominate months in advance if you wish. Titles must be available for request from all member types before nomination. The Books of the Month are also published on our blog. If your title is selected as the Book of the Month, 150 is payable (unless you opt out of that top placement, in which case your title will be given normal placement and another title will be selected). 15

16 Dedicated, Custom eblasts NetGalley eblasts are extraordinarily successful and our most popular marketing program. Great way to run a special promotion (limited-time access, Wish campaign, Read Now sampler, etc) or jumpstart requests, reviews, pre-orders, and word-of-mouth. Target who you most want to reach (by genre interest, member type, comp title activity, country, and more). Promote one or several books; design in-house or we ll use our template. Drive any action: limited-time read now, widget access, wishes, pre-orders, requests, etc. Eblast add-on: Author Interview Video (powered by BookTrib) to grow impressions exponentially! $800 minimum price, to reach up to 15,000 members. Price increases dependent on size of target list see tiers on booking form. Ask us about bulk packages to lock-in flat-rate pricing. Average 33% open rate & 5% CTR for dedicated eblasts. In 2016, we had 60 custom eblasts with open rates of 40% or higher including several over 75% open rates and 30% CTRs! Dates book up months in advance. ASAP and we ll follow up to discuss details and budget. 16

17 Author Interview Videos Give your author 15 Minutes of Fame with an Author Interview Video add-on! We ve partnered with Meryl Moss Media to offer Author Interview Videos. We ll incorporate into your dedicated eblast to NetGalley members, and Meryl Moss Media will promote on BookTrib.com The Lifestyle Destination for Book Lovers. Benefit from tons of additional exposure to the BookTrib community, through their newsletter (15k), Facebook (13k), Twitter (5k), and Google Plus (443k). Author Interview Videos also appear on NetGalley s blog and social platforms. These videos can then be used in the author or publisher s social outreach and websites. The 15-minute Author Interview Videos are recorded via Skype. Also included: BookTrib provides designed digital invitations for your author to use in their promotional efforts! Video add-on price: Just $550! We can work within your total budget to include the video add-on and preferred reach for the eblast. 17

18 Eblast Design Specs Materials due 5 business days prior to eblast send date. If you want us to design within our templates: Provide copy and any images in addition to cover, and external (non-netgalley) links that should be included. If you have design assets being used for other ads/promos or author s website, we love to repurpose those to make the eblast match the overall branding. Banner/header images should be 600 px wide to fit our template. If you ll handle design in-house: Provide us with a single designed image, which we ll hyperlink using an image map in the HTML. Image should be a jpg or png file that is no larger than 200 kb. Preferred width is 580 px to match our footer width, and absolute max is 600 px wide. 18

19 Looking for even more? Take part in our moment of highest engagement in August Stay tuned for the 2017 NetGalley Challenge! Sponsorship opportunities will be announced by BookExpo. The 2016 Challenge saw our highest numbers yet, with over 7,800 book advocates participating and 20,000 reviews submitted in just 2 weeks! Run a full end-to-end campaign across two platforms! Ask us about bundling NetGalley s pre-pub marketing with consumer marketing on Bookish.com! Bookish.com is a division of NetGalley. 19