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Step 1: Open the email from the publisher that contains the widget. The widget link can appear as a clickable cover image with text or a URL. Click on the cover image or URL.
Step 2: This will open your web browser to a unique Sign In page for this particular book on NetGalley. You will also see an image of the cover on the left.
Step 3: If you are already a NetGalley member, simply sign into your account, and you will be taken to the Title Details page for this book. You can view information about the book and if you would like to accept it, click the Read It! button to download it or send to your Kindle.
Step 4: When you sign in, you will be taken directly to the Title Details page where you can decide if you would like to accept the invite. If so, click the Read It! or Listen To It! button and then you'll be able to select one of the reading options to start reading or listening.
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