The thing that bugs me when people complaint they want to see more in-depth book reviews and deep dives, etc. THEY'RE OUT THERE. There are hundreds of small booktubers that do proper reviews and discussions, these people could find them if they just took a little time to search instead of just watching whatever TH-cam and TikTok spits out at them.
I don't think it's a matter of not wanting to seem shallow. It just takes time to do research and who wants to do research for a hobbie? I've tried and it's actually quite hard and time consuming to go through multiple videos to see if you can find a new creator that matches your book interests.
Going though a ton of vids messes with your recommendations too. I spent a lot of time in the summer trying to find new planner and reader people. I watched at least an hour of time from some channels only to find out they are NOT at all what I wanna watch or be consuming, then have to take even more time to scrub my views and make sure TH-cam don’t keep putting them in my recs or feed. It took me at least a week to get rid of specific accounts from my feed 🙃. I always give a channel at least a 3 video chance to see if they’re what I’m looking for. When vids averages 15-20 minutes, that’s not a small time investment only to find out you don’t vibe with someone’s content, opinion, tastes, or video styles
@@Imhrienyes 100% this! i find a new makeup channel and will watch at least 2 videos, but then not like them, or think i like them but then just not be interested in the majority of what they post, which messes with the algorithm! i never ever watch hauls so if i find a book channel and see 2 hauls in the most recent few (up to like 7 maybe) videos, i might not waste my time but if the other videos are reading challenges and recommendations and things i care about, i feel like i have to give them a chance and then it’s time consuming and i’ll often feel like i’ve wasted my time.
Regarding consumerism, the flipside is, we also need to support authors - we want them to earn money from their books! Especially true for new releases (which can be difficult to find elsewhere in any case), and indie authors. I get it when it comes to multiple copies and special editions, though, and I couldn't possibly afford to buy all the books I read so I do get it!
Truth! I have multiple TBR piles of second-hand and gifted books, but I want to support indie authors I see at festivals and conferences...and I'm gonna!!!
I really resonate with wanting to see more in-depth reviews in general. Of course, I get not feeling eloquent. But it doesn't really matter to me how "complex" a review is; I just want to hear what people like or dislike in books. It also helps me know if a book may be a good fit or not for myself.
I hate book hauls, but love library hails, so I’m 100% all for that. ♥️ Also wrap ups are difficult. I always thought it was easy until I had to do them myself. People who can recap a book perfectly, I commend them greatly.
i'm just a lowly viewer, but i think you made good points about how even though people say they want these things, the views don't always correlate. i started my booktube viewing on the lit-fic side and there are def women there. i've been watching rincey reads and mercy bookish musings for years. slow growing / shrinking channels because they just talk books without all the gimmicks.
Exactly what I was thinking about. I started watching booktube in 2012 and been following the creators you mentioned since they started, so these people are and have been here for ages. I think sometimes people just get used to watching the same popular channels and don't branch out, so they might never find people with more niche interests. Also, lots of those super popular channels don't foster a sense of community in the same of collaborating with and shouting out smaller creators, which is totally their prerogative, but it does become an echo chamber. I've been exposed to loads of newer and/or smaller creators by following people who actively engage in the community, like Jess, bookslikewhoa, etc.
I think part of why everyone reads the same book is also because of community. I didn't love fourth wing but I'm reading iron flame because all my friends are and it's fun to talk about it!
I honestly like a lot of these ideas and why am I all of a sudden thinking this is a sign to start my own channel? 2024 is my year of buying absolutely no books! I have close to 800 in my home and have only read a little over 1/4 of them. It’s time to actually read what I have and purge them if I don’t want to keep or reread them. I only use my library for audio now, so I’d be so good at recommending audio! But also I want to use it more for print books because I won’t be buying any. I use StoryGraph and Litsy instead of goodreads. But Litsy is so old, I’m not even sure it’s being updated anymore. I can totally get into something niche if someone else likes it. Love that idea. ❤❤❤
Joining booktube has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in the recent years, so if you are tempted, give it a shot if you’re comfortable. The community has been amazing for me and I’ve met some incredible people, so I definitely recommend trying it if you want to.
I got a new phone and Litsy isn't available on my new phone. I tried to just go online and log in, but it didn't recognize my password. I asked for help because it didn't work when I tried to reset my password and they said they fixed it so it should work, but it still doesn't work. So I'm not able to log on at all and it makes me sad because I loved Litsy.
I love this video idea, but I could t help thinking… have people forgotten that TH-cam is a search engine?! As you said, there are people making all of the content people are asking for! On top of that, the algorithm is designed to serve you more of what you already watch, so if you’re tired of seeing haul videos, you gotta stop clicking on them! If you want to see more in depth reviews, seek them out, and click on them when the algorithm starts recommending them to you! As a small creator, there’s only so much we can do if viewers aren’t going to actively search out our ‘niche’ content. If you want authors outside of US/UK, maybe start by looking for some of us creators who live in other countries! Lots of us talk about books published in our countries/regions. The content is out there. It’s the same with publishing itself… Publishing is going to serve you up the generic stuff, if you want diverse or niche books, you’ve got to go looking for it.
Great video Jess! Booktubers get y’all money and do what makes you happy. If you wanna buy out a whole book store and make 1000 book haul videos, do you. I watched about 20 videos about the good read choice awards. I ate that shit up. Why? Because I had a good time. I’m not a vlog fan especially the vlogs where I’m watching someone drive majority of the video..We will never be satisfied if we don’t branch out and support other booktubers who are creating content we want to consume. Small booktubers got bills to-go like, subscribe and comment!
I agree with so many of these but like you said, we are OUT HERE making these videos lol. So where are the views. Where are the views babes?!?!? 😂 Great video Jess. I really enjoy this type of video. ♥️♥️♥️
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I never really like hauls because it's like, okay that's what the summary of the book is, I could have read the summary wherever. A summary doesn't tell me if the book is actually good. I've seen so many books with amazing summaries that ended up sucking or books with mediocre summaries that ended up being amazing. That's why I prefer wrap-ups over hauls, because then we get an idea if the book is actually good or not.
I hate monthly TBRs (unless it’s a readathon TBR or something like that), specially if they only get to a 1/3 of them. I love the wrap ups though. That’s where I get my recommendations from, not hauls or TBRs.
Great discussion. I definitely want to spend more time re-reading books next year. Re-reading old favourites sounds lovely. Haha, completely understand the point about making more detailed book reviews. I make a dedicated book review video for every book I read because I enjoy making them. But, like you say, book review videos don't get many views (in comparison to book haul videos, for example). And definitely appreciate the point about book hauls. I don't have the money to haul 30 or 40 brand new books every month. So it's always a little disheartening to see how well received those types of videos are when you don't have the means to replicate that yourself. And, also on the point of hauling a large number of books, it takes me around a week or so to read a book so hauling hundreds of books in a year just wouldn't make sense for me. Looking forward to reading everyone else's comments on these points now ☺
I knew you posted a lot of reviews but I didn't realise you did one for every book you read!! Thats so impressive. How do you speak intelligently about books that you have few thoughts for? 😂
The in-deep reviews is a double edge sword it will perform poorly at the start that is true! but over time it is my most watched content and sometimes I even get a comment saying thank you for this and it warms my heart!
I was the one who said longer videos 😂 I think for me I play booktube videos on in the background while I'm working and the longer videos are nice because then I have longer before I have to choose a different book 😅 And same with the Goodreads awards - it was nice having something to put on in the background that I didn't really need to pay attention to 🤷♀️
i'm okay with book hauls since i'm always on the hunt for more book recs, but it gets tiring when it's the same rotation of books. love the "library haul" idea. i may steal some of these ideas
I love so many of these ideas, but the problem with a lot of them is that they're not being searched, which means if anyone who doesn't have a large platform does them, they get sh*t views, and then it affects every video that creator makes afterwards bc no one watched the niche video so now the algorithm thinks people aren't interested in your content at all.
The point about having to dig deep for creators that suit your niche is my experience exactly. 😂 Once I finally find one person, then suddenly TH-cam wants to cooperate with the recommendations. I'm one of the people interested in audiobook reviews, as I don't see many. I'm the same with noping out of a book if I don't like the narrator, too. I've started cutting out negativity in the content I consume, so I agree with not liking the whole "hate reading" trend. I don't care if it's less "nuanced" to only focus on positive things, I'd much rather watch people gush about things they like than what they don't.
Oh my gosh, yes! Thank you for this video. 🥰You covered a lot that I'm striving to do on my channel: modest book buying, not showcasing the trendy books, reading more non-fiction (hooray for the new Women's Prize longlist for non-fiction!), and I just posted my first deep dive on the fascinating mystery behind the author of The Bondwoman's Narrative. This is the type of content I'd love to see more of on BookTube, so that's what I'm devoting my time and energy to.
Ok, also LOVE the Goodreads colab content, you peeps are all hilarious and I loved seeing you with Mara. Ok and yeah, backlist is king because I definitely feel anxious when I see all the tons of new stuff coming out every year. It's a lot.
I'm a bit late watching this, but about the point of reading/reviewing books from past decades: I understand the point you made of needing more research and then the effort finding it vs for new books. But what I would do to read more older books is just go into my local library or second hand bookstore and automatically by browsing a certain genre or something, you might come by older books that just catch your eye. So the effort of research/cheching availability would be automatically solved. For me, I would love that (honestly, I don't care if the book is from 2010 or 1970. But what I do appreciate is when the books that are being discussed didn't come out in the past couple of months. Cause my book consume is almost exclusively second hand. And it is very difficult or even impossible to get the newest books I liked the video :)
I love Booktube. And there are so many ppl doing different things, algo is just had a promoting! I’m just happy to watch the ppl I like continue to make whatever content keeps them happy and motivated. Happy holidays!
I would love for the asks to be matched with the channels that do it!! I recently found a channel that does longer reviews and I've been loving them so I'd love to find more
A few of these things, I do and some I want to do. And there are definitely a lot of other folks doing these things! Like back-list books, lit fic, and nonfiction are something I regularly read and watch people talk about. The overly niche stuff is also how I read and why I got into booktube. Seeing people talk about their types of books and topics is so neat even if they're not what I typically read. I will say with the longer/shorter suggestions - I way prefer a long youtube video. If I want short, I go to tiktok
I like read burn hoard or unhauls but no pressure because I honestly like hauls, I like the reasoning behind every book bought. Also just your opinion of stuff happening is so interesting. And maybe a 'books you won't buy' or anti haul once in a while? Opinions are amazing 😊
I LOVE book hauls! Because I could NEVER buy more than 3 new 20.00 hardbacks at a time and I like living through the girlies who can! Bring it on❤️ I always say if you want to see something other than what is out there, make the change Yourself! Don’t look to other people to give you what you want. It’s easy to sit back and criticize others who are at least putting in the hard work. Just an overall opinion not directed at you Jess because you are a content creator🥰
2:14 Second-hand book buying rules!! I never pay full-price for trad books anymore. It's all local thrift stores and Thriftbooks. I pay full price for indie, though. Especially if it was written by a friend.
i'm late to this, but i absolutely loved this video! it's so great to get an insight like this into what viewers want to see! personally, i love watching reading journal videos. i also started to upload some recently and that's been fun! i have also been really enjoying ultimate book videos because it's fun to follow someone around just doing a bunch of bookish things! i mainly just watch reading vlogs though
This is a great video! I am so happy to hear all of the suggestions because I recently joined booktube, but I do not follow a lot of trends or read a lot of popular books/authors.
I personally have stopped watching hauls and unhauls altogether. Sure I may get some recommendations, and I have in the past including books that I deeply love, but I like getting more information about the book and hauls often is just what's in the premise or advertisement for the book. This is also why I don't have a tiktok and booktok because the short video format means you won't get much in the way of information and therefore it is simply not for me. I am also surprised by the amount it cut my booktube down by. It's to the point where there are some I barely watch because they don't have much content outside of those and the other videos I no longer watch (book shopping and library tours or whatever they call the tour of their home library).
I'd definitely love to see people shout out more backlist books, indie and self pubs, and lesser known books. I find that most booktubers talking about less hyped books lean more towards litfic but I do love genre as well, just not the type that gets hyped (lately).
Yeah, I never watch book haul videos, but I feel like I'm in the minority. I just don't love watching people shop? (Maybe I get a little jealous...) I'm more interested to see just a picture on Insta of a stack of books someone picked up; I don't need a whole video about it. And YES to lesser known books! Tired of seeing the same ones over and over. (Though I notice on my own channel that no one seems to watch the videos about indie books. 😢)
I usually just like documenting my thoughts on what I read and I am content with that. When it comes to reading for me, my shelf has mix of old books from the 80s or 90s on my shelf that can still be read today. Sure I have some modern reads on my shelf but I'd like my shelf to represent my taste as a reader; I'm in no rush in making a library overnight. Nor am not a popular reader either, I usually get drawn to older books/older authors like Bram Stoker, Doyle , Lovecraft but I also love horror manga from Junji Ito and Kazuo Umezz. At the end of the day I read for the enjoyment of reading; also libraries are a wonderful resource to reading a book there before actually putting money down on a permanent copy to add to your home shelf. Great video Jess! Keep up the wonderful work. 🙂❤📚
If you are looking for lit fic, please watch Kat's Field Notes and Lit with Kat! Thank you for these Jess! I learned a lot from reading the comments on the community post!
Echoing the sentiment about goodreads! All of my booktubers talk about it and every single time it comes up they mention how bad it is and how much they hate it. I really think it’s time to bin it. I use storygraph personally and it’s so much better, and I think if booktubers do it other people are more likely to follow.
I think one of the issues with binning GR is that other alternatives, like Storygraph, do not have international appeal. I use Storygraph as a complement to GR, but I can't see myself switching completely until they actually have editions of books that are not in English. It's a pain in the ass to try to find them, and most of the time they aren't even there, so you have to manually add them, which is a clunky and slow process.
More sci fi, wlw/sapphic, short story, middle grade book, and audiobook coverage. Book tok is full of YA, fae, and f/m romance, and there are few active sci fi or sci fi promoting channels here (not to mention a certain strain of sci fi fans that aren't very lgbt friendly) I also highly appreciate those who do upcoming release videos
I laughed too much on the random topic video suggestion, because I'm so guilty of this. I read a book this year that had some random facts about camels and I was so intrigued that I wanted to know everything about camels because knowing they have transparent eyelids just took me out, lol. But I do appreciate when other book tubers give shoutouts to other book tubers so people can find these channels. I've subscribed to a few channels thanks to Olive/ABookOlive and Princess/Castle Library.
My Channel is entirely about Historical Romance. I only post once a month and have done a few tags but overall I focus on reviews. I could add so many more aspects to my channel and this has given me some great ideas. Thanks!
This was super interesting! I can totally relate to things being left to die on the memory cards. I record so many vlogs and only make it halfway through and they're never posted. Which is annoying because I love the idea of weekly vlogging or doing themed reading vlogs! I really love doing reviews and they're such good evergreen content but I struggle to do them for 2 or 3 star reads because my thoughts lack passion 😂 and I don't want to post a review of me just going "well this was meh". I love doing second hand and library book hauls but I tend to include them among my bought hauls too so many I should separate them so people can find them more easily!
This was a really interesting video. It’s always tough to figure out how to walk the line between doing stuff you’re interested in, stuff people want to watch and stuff the algorithm pushes. I try to read a mix of things, not just the popular stuff, that said though, because I get a lot of my information about books from BookTube, it’s hard to find the less hyped stuff. It’s a working progress!
For me saying I want to see less of something on TH-cam doesn't automatically equate to that someone must stop doing it. Book Tubers can still buy all the books, all the editions. If you truly love something not using it for content will surely not stop you. Or are you only doing it for content 😊 But I agree with other comments. I pro-actively go and seek out book content am interested in. I have subscribed to so many new booktubers channel in 2023. It's been great!
I actually like book hauls and it gives me ideas of what to get...if we are going to over consume books, then i am for that...unlike cloths and other Stuff. What i would like is making all the books that people dont want anymore..to give it away to maybe a library in a foreign country or a library in your neighborhood...i know that books in south Africa is super expensive so maybe things like this...i know its above and beyond but buying more books is not the worst type of over consumption
I only do one or two hauls a year, so im glad I haven’t fallen into the hauling 30 books a month trap lol I’ve also rarely done in depth reviews because of bad views but I’ve noticed they have much better longevity because people will always continue to read those books and search for reviews and no one will care about what I read in December 2019 if that makes sense haha
i want to see less mention of tropes... it was a good idea, but if the "trope" is all the book has and you tell me that then it makes the "journey" to get there less enjoyable and more like "ok lets hurry up and get there" Am i making sense probably not, but less mention of tropes to sum up a book. remember back in the 1900s (lol) when books had one line summaries on the info pages. i'd like to see that return.
Yeah I don’t love the constant talk about tropes either. I get the appeal, but it feels so incredibly… how do I put it… it feels like turning art into a product, if that makes sense? I want to know about the craft and the beauty and the meaning, not what it would be tagged on AO3.
Hard agree with both comments. As a heavy fanfic reader, I haaaate that when I go to pick up an honest to god traditionally published book these days, the "blurb" makes it sounds like I'm filtering fanfic by my favourite tropes on AO3. I LOVE fanfic, but I really don't like the way publishing has been coopting certain parts of fanon to sell mostly unedited overpriced gargabe to consumers just to make a quick buck.
Also too many people just don't know what a trope is lol. Like they will call so many thing a trope, and I'm just like "i think that's just . . . a plot point?"
@@analuisa9516 Yes! It’s certainly not the first time people have tried to commodify fandom. And the thing about AO3 is that these are things people do for free out of love. People are making money off of published work so the bar NEEDS to be higher.
@@wavy6617 in fairness to those ppl, some tropes ARE plot points -- tropes are just story/genre conventions so they can encompass people or plot points and a bunch of other stuff. i think the core issue is that too many people think that trope = cliché
Well, I’m both😂 for the most part yeah. I mean that’s what I’ve been trying to make content like. I personally use good raids, but I don’t think I’ve ever made a video about good grades.🤔I mostly just use it to track what I’m reading, for everything from work ,to school, to just for me. And I just love fantasy. It’s what got me into reading, as a kid and I still go back to it when I’m on a reading an adult. I have to buy a lot of weird books because, I also have a paranormal channel. unfortunately my Library doesn’t have many of those. If not has a decent election. I’m lucky I just don’t have as many as I need to have the time it’s annoying. But probably 90% are used if I can do it. I literally have two library cards in him considering buying more this year.😂 I break card for where I live and then a library card for where my Godmom lives. I grow up using audiobooks because of my dyslexia, so I literally have nostalgic narrators. So that would be really easy to add. I can very easily do a video about. The best books, that I’ve read this year that I haven’t heard talked about at all anywhere and some of them it’s criminal. Off the top of my head head out of the 10 best books I’ve read this year all my people color I think.🤔 i’d have to double check that number so grain of salt . I read a lot of nonfiction as well, so like I can easily share that too. I think nonfiction doesn’t get as much price because a lot of people view it as boring. Some of it is some of it is atrociously boring. There are nonfiction authors out there that are gorgeous, talented writers, and they don’t get talk to them. Like, Olivia Campbell and her book women in white coats. Fantastic it’s about the first pack of female doctors in the US.. the nonfiction book that actually make me ugly cry. The secret history of home economics. By Danielle Dreilinger. Just read the introduction, you’ll be hooked. Got this from the library. I’m seriously considered buying it almost bought multiple copies to gift for Christmas this year. It is that good highly First well researched she doesn’t hold back at all. And no one has been talking about the best new release I read from this year and nobody and it’s fantastic. OK so it’s a novella, and it is set on a spaceship and I don’t wanna give you more than that except the author is actually an astrophysicist. All of the science is spot on and woven into the narrative beautifully and it is the perfect length it I devoured this and I really hope she writes more. The Scourge Between Stars. By Ness Brown. And I believe she holds a PhD. I could be wrong though. And why I’m not putting Dr in front of her name. Just more of this more actual science people writing science-fiction please. And then when I just randomly picked up at the library one day. Go Library recommendations, I guarantee those authors are out there. Sometimes you have to hunt for them, but those fantastic authors do exist. I don’t know I’ve just never been someone that’s liked a lot of super hyped books. Occasionally, I think they’re worth the hype and they’re actually that good. But a lot of times I’ll read them and I’ll be like well. That was good but not phenomenal. Or i’ll read it and I just won’t get it at all. Like that milk made book from 😒 I thought it was horrible. I don’t know any other suggestions from anybody I am willing to listen
I created a book tag in 2019 called Filipino Cuisine Book Tag. 🍲 Hopefully, there will be more collaborations. And honestly, I kind of miss the BookTube shoutout videos (I've seen a handful lately). I hope to see more of them. I really think that BookTube is slowly thriving (maybe it's because lately I've been bouncing back in watching BookTube videos). I read some literary fiction.
I don’t watch a ton of booktok or book tube, so this might not be a good representation. But I’d like to see more short stories or anthologies. Reading anthologies has been really good in getting me back into reading after stopping during college, and I’d like to see more recommendations. Also I love film podcasts, but one the most interesting formats I’ve seen is with Random Horror Number Generator Podcast number 9, where they randomly select two categories within the horror genre, like clowns/ Latin America, and than watch a film that fits their two genres. It’s fun, because it opens it up to older and less popular films. Idk how practical that would be with books, but it has been a good way of learning about horror films I probably wouldn’t have.
I want more spoilers!!! My depression is too bad for physical library borrowing. I can’t get myself there to borrow and also go back to return them in time. 😔 I use fairyloot bc I need the monthly dopamine hit during the school year but I’m a one copy of a book only girly. If I have a second it’s getting rehomed. I’ve tried storygraph but idk. Goodreads is easier to use bc storygraph wants me to click too many buttons. Also I love a good 4hr video so…
youtube has been funky lately and I miss community posts. I missed Elliot Brook's for video responses and I definitely didn't see yours. dumb youtube. I totally get the "i have so many video ideas but its hard to have the effort to actually film them".
I personally don't see the difference in a book haul and a library haul video. The creators will still show us a lot of books and not read all of them right away (which is fine). And us, the viewers, will get the books we are interested in the way that is convenient for us - buy or loan. I, personally, don't see what will change. There might be more haul videos in the end as library books are free 😅
So many of these things sound good but people just don't engage a lot. I've really enjoyed doing more stand alone reviews, but if it's not super popular, it will get very few clicks.
For me, Storygraph is worse than GR. For example, when I look for a book in my language SG can't find it, so I have to find it on English language and then look for other editions ... too many steps ... GR can find books in another language immediately ... so I'm ok with GR videos, since as abs it is it's the best from other choices. Also regarding the length of videos - the best length is max 20 minutes, everything more is a TV episode and if I'm spending that much time watching it's gonna be a TV show.🤣
Yes! I hate Storygraph, and 20 minutes is a good video length, especially since I watch on double speed so it's only 10. 15 minutes of my time (30 minute video) is the longest I want.
I don't watch the book haul videos anymore, because it made me want to purchase more books and I currently have more than enough books to read. So many books that I no longer have any space for them. I would like it if booktubers would quite complaining about Goodreads Choice Awards, if you don't like it then don't participate/vote. There are lots of reading tracking apps, you have to look for them. I don't have much time to watch various booktubers so I prefer shorter book reviews, it has gotten to the point that if a video is longer than 20 minutes then most likely I will not watch it.
I don’t mind rant reviews if people go into a book expecting to like it and get pissed off / disappointed, I personally think it’s bad taste to intentionally pick up a book for the sole purpose of hating on it. I know it’s usually overhyped books, but you knew you were not going to like it beforehand and just wanted to trash it, however deserved, which feels petty and cruel to me. I think I’m in the minority here as they seem to be so popular. What I do like are spoilery vlogs where the booktuber says what’s going on in the book and reacts to it, especially mystery thriller which almost never happens. As long as it’s clearly indicated that the book will be spoiled I love it 🥰
There was a book that you hauled during a reading vlog from a few months ago. I think it was a “blind date” type thing. Did you ever read that? I’ve been curious ever since wondering what that book was🤓
I love creating original tags (even did create a few) but sadly more and more people are doing fewer tags and the point is to tag and make like a chain of people. If you create something and no one will do it it loses a bit the point I think
If I’m a subscriber I’ll watch pretty much every vid that’s put out, but some of the common vids are not what I’m most excited to watch. Does that make sense lol
The only thing I will say is that please don't force yourself to read from Diverse authors or books(and this can be outside of just the topic) because you want to feel good about yourself. Like just pick up a book that actually interests you. Just choosing to pick a book because the author is Hispanic or has a disability, etc, and then forcing yourself to like it or be nice about it if you didn't actually like it, comes off as pity and shallow. Like keep the same energy yall have for white authors for p.o.c writers. I think that discussion is more about companies choosing to platform certain books that happened to always be white authors and they become the trend. So read outside the trend. But also, I feel like Americans, when speaking of diversity, they mean non-white American authors. Because to me diversity is anything outside from the country I'm from. I love looking for books from other countries and find translations. And again, I do it with the mindset that it's a genre or synopsis I'm interested in.
Yes! To me, diversity is having main characters who are single and not looking for a relationship, devout followers of various religions depicted accurately, variety in ages/life stages of characters, etc.
@RachelB_36 yes! Diversity isn't just race! It's about doing something different than the typical. And if people prefer typical, that's fine too. Reading shouldn't be about impressing others, I genuinely think people have forgotten that books and movie or TV shows are supposed to be self catering and indulgent. It's great to support, but only if you actually want to.
Goodreads have got bad press at the moment with all the bad things that happened there lately. Someone needs to remind people the good side of it....even if it is the Wild West version
I want to stop seeing dedicated subscription unboxing videos. I don't mind when they're baked into a vlog, but videos only about the box feel like the creator just needed to fulfill contractual obligations to the sponsor (which of course, they do, but I just don't enjoy watching them.) I also want to see fewer creators subscribed to/sponsored by multiple monthly boxes that include "tchotchkes". The items are always cute and I like that artists are getting recognition, but realistically, I know the creator isn't using Dark Academia portable utensil set two months after they got the Star-Crossed Lovers portable utensil set in another box.
I assumed hauls were popular amongst viewers because I see so many on here. I personally cannot stand them because they’re not providing me with anything. It’s not like clothing hauls where I can at least see you try on the item you’ve purchased. Book hauls are just the person telling us a book they bought. Cool….
@isabellavalentine7268 not only that, but some will regularly make unhaul videos using the exact books from their book haul from a couple of months prior that they never ended up reading, rinse and repeat. That's a major red flag for me as a watcher, and if I see a creator constantly doing that I tend to unsubscribe bc it feels extremely wasteful and nonsensical. Like it's your money and you can do whatever, but I'm not gonna be out here giving audience to this silliness.
What irritates me is that all the different things that these viewers want? I’ve seen so many content creators give up on unique ideas because it doesn’t get views. So if you want to see it, you HAVE to seek it out, you have to engage with it. I’m not even a content creator and it’s so discouraging to see booktubers try to do something different and it’s just crickets.
I'm going to disagree with you a tiny bit about nonfiction videos, lol. It is *so* hard to find people who do 50/50 nonfiction/fiction, even, and among those who do talk about nonfiction some of the time, the topics vary wildly. Conpared to fiction (where there are tons of people who have dedicated channels to genres like romance, fantasy, scifi, litfic), nonfiction gets so little love. Nonfiction is not a "genre," so you have Olive who reads a fair variety, but with an emphasis on nature and pop science, and some others who might talk about business books or history, but someone who reads nonfiction more widely is hard to find. I've been watching videos on BT for over 10 years, and regularly (a few times a month) specifically search for new videos about nonfiction. I actually started my own channel a couple years back, but deleted my 3 videos after deciding I didn't enjoy editing, lol. Maybe I should give it another go.
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tbh I feel like people can find the things they want if they put in the effort to look for them rather than just following the most popular people...
Totally agree!! If I finish a book that I love, I look up reviews and find a lot of people with similar taste to me that way.
Literally.
@@dimerymichaels3539 same!
Exactly! Many of us smaller creators are already doing the things asked about and they aren't watching us.
@@MsWOCReader I just wrote and deleted a much longer comment saying the same thing lol
The thing that bugs me when people complaint they want to see more in-depth book reviews and deep dives, etc. THEY'RE OUT THERE. There are hundreds of small booktubers that do proper reviews and discussions, these people could find them if they just took a little time to search instead of just watching whatever TH-cam and TikTok spits out at them.
I feel like no one wants those videos. They just say that to seem less shallow
I don't think it's a matter of not wanting to seem shallow. It just takes time to do research and who wants to do research for a hobbie? I've tried and it's actually quite hard and time consuming to go through multiple videos to see if you can find a new creator that matches your book interests.
Going though a ton of vids messes with your recommendations too. I spent a lot of time in the summer trying to find new planner and reader people. I watched at least an hour of time from some channels only to find out they are NOT at all what I wanna watch or be consuming, then have to take even more time to scrub my views and make sure TH-cam don’t keep putting them in my recs or feed. It took me at least a week to get rid of specific accounts from my feed 🙃. I always give a channel at least a 3 video chance to see if they’re what I’m looking for. When vids averages 15-20 minutes, that’s not a small time investment only to find out you don’t vibe with someone’s content, opinion, tastes, or video styles
@@Imhrienyes 100% this! i find a new makeup channel and will watch at least 2 videos, but then not like them, or think i like them but then just not be interested in the majority of what they post, which messes with the algorithm! i never ever watch hauls so if i find a book channel and see 2 hauls in the most recent few (up to like 7 maybe) videos, i might not waste my time but if the other videos are reading challenges and recommendations and things i care about, i feel like i have to give them a chance and then it’s time consuming and i’ll often feel like i’ve wasted my time.
Regarding consumerism, the flipside is, we also need to support authors - we want them to earn money from their books! Especially true for new releases (which can be difficult to find elsewhere in any case), and indie authors. I get it when it comes to multiple copies and special editions, though, and I couldn't possibly afford to buy all the books I read so I do get it!
Truth! I have multiple TBR piles of second-hand and gifted books, but I want to support indie authors I see at festivals and conferences...and I'm gonna!!!
I really resonate with wanting to see more in-depth reviews in general. Of course, I get not feeling eloquent. But it doesn't really matter to me how "complex" a review is; I just want to hear what people like or dislike in books. It also helps me know if a book may be a good fit or not for myself.
Jess breaking the fourth wall to talk to us with channels is top tier 😂
😂😂 the pressure to respond and have actual thoughts!
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I hate book hauls, but love library hails, so I’m 100% all for that. ♥️
Also wrap ups are difficult. I always thought it was easy until I had to do them myself. People who can recap a book perfectly, I commend them greatly.
Wrap ups are hard! Especially the more you read
It’s tough trying to figure out what to say. I take notes and even then I still stumble.
I never watch hauls... I'd rather learn about what people are reading or have read 😅
i'm just a lowly viewer, but i think you made good points about how even though people say they want these things, the views don't always correlate. i started my booktube viewing on the lit-fic side and there are def women there. i've been watching rincey reads and mercy bookish musings for years. slow growing / shrinking channels because they just talk books without all the gimmicks.
Exactly what I was thinking about. I started watching booktube in 2012 and been following the creators you mentioned since they started, so these people are and have been here for ages.
I think sometimes people just get used to watching the same popular channels and don't branch out, so they might never find people with more niche interests. Also, lots of those super popular channels don't foster a sense of community in the same of collaborating with and shouting out smaller creators, which is totally their prerogative, but it does become an echo chamber. I've been exposed to loads of newer and/or smaller creators by following people who actively engage in the community, like Jess, bookslikewhoa, etc.
I think part of why everyone reads the same book is also because of community. I didn't love fourth wing but I'm reading iron flame because all my friends are and it's fun to talk about it!
Yesss, that is the best aspect is having so many people to talk with about the book!
I honestly like a lot of these ideas and why am I all of a sudden thinking this is a sign to start my own channel?
2024 is my year of buying absolutely no books! I have close to 800 in my home and have only read a little over 1/4 of them. It’s time to actually read what I have and purge them if I don’t want to keep or reread them.
I only use my library for audio now, so I’d be so good at recommending audio! But also I want to use it more for print books because I won’t be buying any.
I use StoryGraph and Litsy instead of goodreads. But Litsy is so old, I’m not even sure it’s being updated anymore.
I can totally get into something niche if someone else likes it. Love that idea. ❤❤❤
Joining booktube has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in the recent years, so if you are tempted, give it a shot if you’re comfortable. The community has been amazing for me and I’ve met some incredible people, so I definitely recommend trying it if you want to.
@@BooksToAshes - Maybe I will! I feel like I would be nervous in front of the camera and I have zero idea on how to edit videos. 😢😢
I got a new phone and Litsy isn't available on my new phone. I tried to just go online and log in, but it didn't recognize my password. I asked for help because it didn't work when I tried to reset my password and they said they fixed it so it should work, but it still doesn't work. So I'm not able to log on at all and it makes me sad because I loved Litsy.
YES START YOUR CHANNEL!!!!!
@@catsandbats77 sorry to hear this, I’ve had my Litsy for years so this would make me sad too xx
The niche subject one; I feel that. I ended up going through a period of time where all I read were books about the plague
Oooo I did that but for ebola several years back
I love this video idea, but I could t help thinking… have people forgotten that TH-cam is a search engine?! As you said, there are people making all of the content people are asking for! On top of that, the algorithm is designed to serve you more of what you already watch, so if you’re tired of seeing haul videos, you gotta stop clicking on them! If you want to see more in depth reviews, seek them out, and click on them when the algorithm starts recommending them to you! As a small creator, there’s only so much we can do if viewers aren’t going to actively search out our ‘niche’ content. If you want authors outside of US/UK, maybe start by looking for some of us creators who live in other countries! Lots of us talk about books published in our countries/regions. The content is out there. It’s the same with publishing itself… Publishing is going to serve you up the generic stuff, if you want diverse or niche books, you’ve got to go looking for it.
Great video Jess! Booktubers get y’all money and do what makes you happy. If you wanna buy out a whole book store and make 1000 book haul videos, do you. I watched about 20 videos about the good read choice awards. I ate that shit up. Why? Because I had a good time. I’m not a vlog fan especially the vlogs where I’m watching someone drive majority of the video..We will never be satisfied if we don’t branch out and support other booktubers who are creating content we want to consume. Small booktubers got bills to-go like, subscribe and comment!
I agree with so many of these but like you said, we are OUT HERE making these videos lol. So where are the views. Where are the views babes?!?!? 😂 Great video Jess. I really enjoy this type of video. ♥️♥️♥️
They’re not looking, Heather! 😘
Fun bear fact: Bears don't hibernate technically speaking (which is characterized by a significant drop in body temperature) and wake up easily during the winter. But they do enter a similar state of torpor where they don't eat or poop. Like many animals, you see reduced activity during the winter due to the lack of available food sources🤓
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I never really like hauls because it's like, okay that's what the summary of the book is, I could have read the summary wherever. A summary doesn't tell me if the book is actually good. I've seen so many books with amazing summaries that ended up sucking or books with mediocre summaries that ended up being amazing. That's why I prefer wrap-ups over hauls, because then we get an idea if the book is actually good or not.
I hate monthly TBRs (unless it’s a readathon TBR or something like that), specially if they only get to a 1/3 of them. I love the wrap ups though. That’s where I get my recommendations from, not hauls or TBRs.
Great discussion. I definitely want to spend more time re-reading books next year. Re-reading old favourites sounds lovely. Haha, completely understand the point about making more detailed book reviews. I make a dedicated book review video for every book I read because I enjoy making them. But, like you say, book review videos don't get many views (in comparison to book haul videos, for example). And definitely appreciate the point about book hauls. I don't have the money to haul 30 or 40 brand new books every month. So it's always a little disheartening to see how well received those types of videos are when you don't have the means to replicate that yourself. And, also on the point of hauling a large number of books, it takes me around a week or so to read a book so hauling hundreds of books in a year just wouldn't make sense for me. Looking forward to reading everyone else's comments on these points now ☺
I knew you posted a lot of reviews but I didn't realise you did one for every book you read!! Thats so impressive. How do you speak intelligently about books that you have few thoughts for? 😂
The in-deep reviews is a double edge sword it will perform poorly at the start that is true! but over time it is my most watched content and sometimes I even get a comment saying thank you for this and it warms my heart!
I was the one who said longer videos 😂 I think for me I play booktube videos on in the background while I'm working and the longer videos are nice because then I have longer before I have to choose a different book 😅 And same with the Goodreads awards - it was nice having something to put on in the background that I didn't really need to pay attention to 🤷♀️
I also put TH-cam on as background, so I love longer videos too
i'm okay with book hauls since i'm always on the hunt for more book recs, but it gets tiring when it's the same rotation of books. love the "library haul" idea. i may steal some of these ideas
I agree with a lot of these comments as a viewer and also realize they are sometimes a lot to ask for as a creator 😅
I love so many of these ideas, but the problem with a lot of them is that they're not being searched, which means if anyone who doesn't have a large platform does them, they get sh*t views, and then it affects every video that creator makes afterwards bc no one watched the niche video so now the algorithm thinks people aren't interested in your content at all.
Yesss this
I love good wrap ups! It's probably the content i watch the most on booktube
The point about having to dig deep for creators that suit your niche is my experience exactly. 😂 Once I finally find one person, then suddenly TH-cam wants to cooperate with the recommendations.
I'm one of the people interested in audiobook reviews, as I don't see many. I'm the same with noping out of a book if I don't like the narrator, too.
I've started cutting out negativity in the content I consume, so I agree with not liking the whole "hate reading" trend. I don't care if it's less "nuanced" to only focus on positive things, I'd much rather watch people gush about things they like than what they don't.
Oh my gosh, yes! Thank you for this video. 🥰You covered a lot that I'm striving to do on my channel: modest book buying, not showcasing the trendy books, reading more non-fiction (hooray for the new Women's Prize longlist for non-fiction!), and I just posted my first deep dive on the fascinating mystery behind the author of The Bondwoman's Narrative. This is the type of content I'd love to see more of on BookTube, so that's what I'm devoting my time and energy to.
Ok, also LOVE the Goodreads colab content, you peeps are all hilarious and I loved seeing you with Mara.
Ok and yeah, backlist is king because I definitely feel anxious when I see all the tons of new stuff coming out every year. It's a lot.
I'm a bit late watching this, but about the point of reading/reviewing books from past decades: I understand the point you made of needing more research and then the effort finding it vs for new books. But what I would do to read more older books is just go into my local library or second hand bookstore and automatically by browsing a certain genre or something, you might come by older books that just catch your eye. So the effort of research/cheching availability would be automatically solved.
For me, I would love that (honestly, I don't care if the book is from 2010 or 1970. But what I do appreciate is when the books that are being discussed didn't come out in the past couple of months. Cause my book consume is almost exclusively second hand. And it is very difficult or even impossible to get the newest books
I liked the video :)
I would love to more reviews on indie authors, especially poc.
Re-reading is a great thing, since you discover something new each time. People think books can only be read once
I love Booktube. And there are so many ppl doing different things, algo is just had a promoting! I’m just happy to watch the ppl I like continue to make whatever content keeps them happy and motivated.
Happy holidays!
I would love for the asks to be matched with the channels that do it!! I recently found a channel that does longer reviews and I've been loving them so I'd love to find more
FOMO + $1.50 books from library sales = my phsical TBR having over 500 books. 😅 2024 is a no buying year for me!
A few of these things, I do and some I want to do. And there are definitely a lot of other folks doing these things! Like back-list books, lit fic, and nonfiction are something I regularly read and watch people talk about. The overly niche stuff is also how I read and why I got into booktube. Seeing people talk about their types of books and topics is so neat even if they're not what I typically read.
I will say with the longer/shorter suggestions - I way prefer a long youtube video. If I want short, I go to tiktok
I like read burn hoard or unhauls but no pressure because I honestly like hauls, I like the reasoning behind every book bought.
Also just your opinion of stuff happening is so interesting.
And maybe a 'books you won't buy' or anti haul once in a while? Opinions are amazing 😊
I LOVE book hauls! Because I could NEVER buy more than 3 new 20.00 hardbacks at a time and I like living through the girlies who can! Bring it on❤️ I always say if you want to see something other than what is out there, make the change Yourself! Don’t look to other people to give you what you want. It’s easy to sit back and criticize others who are at least putting in the hard work. Just an overall opinion not directed at you Jess because you are a content creator🥰
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Thank you 🥰🥰
i personally love your reading sprints! i read/get shit done and also enjoy the live conversation. happy holidays, jess!
Same! I think they’re great for motivating me to read
I want to do more reading sprints for sure. Happy holidays!!
wrap ups are tough but i think i'm going to put them on my goals list for 2024; i need to continue improving my review style
Finding your style with reviewing is tough and wrap ups depending on how much you read. Do what makes you happy!
2:14 Second-hand book buying rules!! I never pay full-price for trad books anymore. It's all local thrift stores and Thriftbooks. I pay full price for indie, though. Especially if it was written by a friend.
TH-cam search lets you sort by date uploaded which I use a lot. My fav things to watch are unhauls.
i'm late to this, but i absolutely loved this video! it's so great to get an insight like this into what viewers want to see!
personally, i love watching reading journal videos. i also started to upload some recently and that's been fun! i have also been really enjoying ultimate book videos because it's fun to follow someone around just doing a bunch of bookish things! i mainly just watch reading vlogs though
This is a great video! I am so happy to hear all of the suggestions because I recently joined booktube, but I do not follow a lot of trends or read a lot of popular books/authors.
I personally have stopped watching hauls and unhauls altogether. Sure I may get some recommendations, and I have in the past including books that I deeply love, but I like getting more information about the book and hauls often is just what's in the premise or advertisement for the book. This is also why I don't have a tiktok and booktok because the short video format means you won't get much in the way of information and therefore it is simply not for me. I am also surprised by the amount it cut my booktube down by. It's to the point where there are some I barely watch because they don't have much content outside of those and the other videos I no longer watch (book shopping and library tours or whatever they call the tour of their home library).
Great video idea! So glad I’ve already been doing a lot of this as a booktuber. Guess I’m on the right track 😊
I'd definitely love to see people shout out more backlist books, indie and self pubs, and lesser known books. I find that most booktubers talking about less hyped books lean more towards litfic but I do love genre as well, just not the type that gets hyped (lately).
That really helped me planning posts for next year!😊
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Yeah, I never watch book haul videos, but I feel like I'm in the minority. I just don't love watching people shop? (Maybe I get a little jealous...) I'm more interested to see just a picture on Insta of a stack of books someone picked up; I don't need a whole video about it. And YES to lesser known books! Tired of seeing the same ones over and over. (Though I notice on my own channel that no one seems to watch the videos about indie books. 😢)
I usually just like documenting my thoughts on what I read and I am content with that.
When it comes to reading for me, my shelf has mix of old books from the 80s or 90s on my shelf that can still be read today. Sure I have some modern reads on my shelf but I'd like my shelf to represent my taste as a reader; I'm in no rush in making a library overnight.
Nor am not a popular reader either, I usually get drawn to older books/older authors like Bram Stoker, Doyle , Lovecraft but I also love horror manga from Junji Ito and Kazuo Umezz.
At the end of the day I read for the enjoyment of reading; also libraries are a wonderful resource to reading a book there before actually putting money down on a permanent copy to add to your home shelf.
Great video Jess! Keep up the wonderful work. 🙂❤📚
If you are looking for lit fic, please watch Kat's Field Notes and Lit with Kat! Thank you for these Jess! I learned a lot from reading the comments on the community post!
Echoing the sentiment about goodreads! All of my booktubers talk about it and every single time it comes up they mention how bad it is and how much they hate it. I really think it’s time to bin it. I use storygraph personally and it’s so much better, and I think if booktubers do it other people are more likely to follow.
I think one of the issues with binning GR is that other alternatives, like Storygraph, do not have international appeal. I use Storygraph as a complement to GR, but I can't see myself switching completely until they actually have editions of books that are not in English. It's a pain in the ass to try to find them, and most of the time they aren't even there, so you have to manually add them, which is a clunky and slow process.
More sci fi, wlw/sapphic, short story, middle grade book, and audiobook coverage. Book tok is full of YA, fae, and f/m romance, and there are few active sci fi or sci fi promoting channels here (not to mention a certain strain of sci fi fans that aren't very lgbt friendly)
I also highly appreciate those who do upcoming release videos
I laughed too much on the random topic video suggestion, because I'm so guilty of this. I read a book this year that had some random facts about camels and I was so intrigued that I wanted to know everything about camels because knowing they have transparent eyelids just took me out, lol. But I do appreciate when other book tubers give shoutouts to other book tubers so people can find these channels. I've subscribed to a few channels thanks to Olive/ABookOlive and Princess/Castle Library.
What was the title of the book about camels? Your factoid was interesting, so I want more now, too! 😆
It was "The Heat Will Kill You First" by Jeff Goodell.@@RachelB.BookReferences
@@aliciareadsinbr Thanks!
My Channel is entirely about Historical Romance. I only post once a month and have done a few tags but overall I focus on reviews. I could add so many more aspects to my channel and this has given me some great ideas. Thanks!
This was super interesting! I can totally relate to things being left to die on the memory cards. I record so many vlogs and only make it halfway through and they're never posted. Which is annoying because I love the idea of weekly vlogging or doing themed reading vlogs!
I really love doing reviews and they're such good evergreen content but I struggle to do them for 2 or 3 star reads because my thoughts lack passion 😂 and I don't want to post a review of me just going "well this was meh".
I love doing second hand and library book hauls but I tend to include them among my bought hauls too so many I should separate them so people can find them more easily!
Omg the amount of vlogs I abandon 🫣
This was a really interesting video.
It’s always tough to figure out how to walk the line between doing stuff you’re interested in, stuff people want to watch and stuff the algorithm pushes.
I try to read a mix of things, not just the popular stuff, that said though, because I get a lot of my information about books from BookTube, it’s hard to find the less hyped stuff.
It’s a working progress!
It’s definitely hard sometimes to keep a balance
Fable has been a good book app so far!
For me saying I want to see less of something on TH-cam doesn't automatically equate to that someone must stop doing it. Book Tubers can still buy all the books, all the editions. If you truly love something not using it for content will surely not stop you. Or are you only doing it for content 😊
But I agree with other comments. I pro-actively go and seek out book content am interested in. I have subscribed to so many new booktubers channel in 2023. It's been great!
I actually like book hauls and it gives me ideas of what to get...if we are going to over consume books, then i am for that...unlike cloths and other Stuff. What i would like is making all the books that people dont want anymore..to give it away to maybe a library in a foreign country or a library in your neighborhood...i know that books in south Africa is super expensive so maybe things like this...i know its above and beyond but buying more books is not the worst type of over consumption
I only do one or two hauls a year, so im glad I haven’t fallen into the hauling 30 books a month trap lol
I’ve also rarely done in depth reviews because of bad views but I’ve noticed they have much better longevity because people will always continue to read those books and search for reviews and no one will care about what I read in December 2019 if that makes sense haha
i want to see less mention of tropes... it was a good idea, but if the "trope" is all the book has and you tell me that then it makes the "journey" to get there less enjoyable and more like "ok lets hurry up and get there" Am i making sense probably not, but less mention of tropes to sum up a book. remember back in the 1900s (lol) when books had one line summaries on the info pages. i'd like to see that return.
Yeah I don’t love the constant talk about tropes either. I get the appeal, but it feels so incredibly… how do I put it… it feels like turning art into a product, if that makes sense? I want to know about the craft and the beauty and the meaning, not what it would be tagged on AO3.
Hard agree with both comments. As a heavy fanfic reader, I haaaate that when I go to pick up an honest to god traditionally published book these days, the "blurb" makes it sounds like I'm filtering fanfic by my favourite tropes on AO3. I LOVE fanfic, but I really don't like the way publishing has been coopting certain parts of fanon to sell mostly unedited overpriced gargabe to consumers just to make a quick buck.
Also too many people just don't know what a trope is lol. Like they will call so many thing a trope, and I'm just like "i think that's just . . . a plot point?"
@@analuisa9516 Yes! It’s certainly not the first time people have tried to commodify fandom. And the thing about AO3 is that these are things people do for free out of love. People are making money off of published work so the bar NEEDS to be higher.
@@wavy6617 in fairness to those ppl, some tropes ARE plot points -- tropes are just story/genre conventions so they can encompass people or plot points and a bunch of other stuff. i think the core issue is that too many people think that trope = cliché
You were literally the first person i ever heard talk about Fourth Wing before it blew up
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Well, I’m both😂 for the most part yeah. I mean that’s what I’ve been trying to make content like. I personally use good raids, but I don’t think I’ve ever made a video about good grades.🤔I mostly just use it to track what I’m reading, for everything from work ,to school, to just for me. And I just love fantasy. It’s what got me into reading, as a kid and I still go back to it when I’m on a reading an adult. I have to buy a lot of weird books because, I also have a paranormal channel. unfortunately my Library doesn’t have many of those. If not has a decent election. I’m lucky I just don’t have as many as I need to have the time it’s annoying. But probably 90% are used if I can do it. I literally have two library cards in him considering buying more this year.😂 I break card for where I live and then a library card for where my Godmom lives. I grow up using audiobooks because of my dyslexia, so I literally have nostalgic narrators. So that would be really easy to add. I can very easily do a video about. The best books, that I’ve read this year that I haven’t heard talked about at all anywhere and some of them it’s criminal. Off the top of my head head out of the 10 best books I’ve read this year all my people color I think.🤔 i’d have to double check that number so grain of salt . I read a lot of nonfiction as well, so like I can easily share that too. I think nonfiction doesn’t get as much price because a lot of people view it as boring. Some of it is some of it is atrociously boring. There are nonfiction authors out there that are gorgeous, talented writers, and they don’t get talk to them. Like, Olivia Campbell and her book women in white coats. Fantastic it’s about the first pack of female doctors in the US.. the nonfiction book that actually make me ugly cry. The secret history of home economics. By Danielle Dreilinger. Just read the introduction, you’ll be hooked. Got this from the library. I’m seriously considered buying it almost bought multiple copies to gift for Christmas this year. It is that good highly First well researched she doesn’t hold back at all. And no one has been talking about the best new release I read from this year and nobody and it’s fantastic. OK so it’s a novella, and it is set on a spaceship and I don’t wanna give you more than that except the author is actually an astrophysicist. All of the science is spot on and woven into the narrative beautifully and it is the perfect length it I devoured this and I really hope she writes more. The Scourge Between Stars. By Ness Brown. And I believe she holds a PhD. I could be wrong though. And why I’m not putting Dr in front of her name. Just more of this more actual science people writing science-fiction please. And then when I just randomly picked up at the library one day. Go Library recommendations, I guarantee those authors are out there. Sometimes you have to hunt for them, but those fantastic authors do exist. I don’t know I’ve just never been someone that’s liked a lot of super hyped books. Occasionally, I think they’re worth the hype and they’re actually that good. But a lot of times I’ll read them and I’ll be like well. That was good but not phenomenal. Or i’ll read it and I just won’t get it at all. Like that milk made book from 😒 I thought it was horrible. I don’t know any other suggestions from anybody I am willing to listen
And there is me who loves hauls 😭😭😭
merry christmas, thanks tor your content
I created a book tag in 2019 called Filipino Cuisine Book Tag. 🍲
Hopefully, there will be more collaborations.
And honestly, I kind of miss the BookTube shoutout videos (I've seen a handful lately). I hope to see more of them.
I really think that BookTube is slowly thriving (maybe it's because lately I've been bouncing back in watching BookTube videos).
I read some literary fiction.
I don’t watch a ton of booktok or book tube, so this might not be a good representation. But I’d like to see more short stories or anthologies. Reading anthologies has been really good in getting me back into reading after stopping during college, and I’d like to see more recommendations. Also I love film podcasts, but one the most interesting formats I’ve seen is with Random Horror Number Generator Podcast number 9, where they randomly select two categories within the horror genre, like clowns/ Latin America, and than watch a film that fits their two genres. It’s fun, because it opens it up to older and less popular films. Idk how practical that would be with books, but it has been a good way of learning about horror films I probably wouldn’t have.
I want more spoilers!!! My depression is too bad for physical library borrowing. I can’t get myself there to borrow and also go back to return them in time. 😔 I use fairyloot bc I need the monthly dopamine hit during the school year but I’m a one copy of a book only girly. If I have a second it’s getting rehomed. I’ve tried storygraph but idk. Goodreads is easier to use bc storygraph wants me to click too many buttons. Also I love a good 4hr video so…
youtube has been funky lately and I miss community posts. I missed Elliot Brook's for video responses and I definitely didn't see yours. dumb youtube.
I totally get the "i have so many video ideas but its hard to have the effort to actually film them".
TH-cam is being so trifling lately!!
The mess song...😂 totally understandable!
🎉Girl your skin is beautiful 😻; I like all your content keep up the great work
I personally don't see the difference in a book haul and a library haul video. The creators will still show us a lot of books and not read all of them right away (which is fine). And us, the viewers, will get the books we are interested in the way that is convenient for us - buy or loan. I, personally, don't see what will change. There might be more haul videos in the end as library books are free 😅
So many of these things sound good but people just don't engage a lot. I've really enjoyed doing more stand alone reviews, but if it's not super popular, it will get very few clicks.
If you're looking to do collaboration projects, I'm totally open to do things!
If you’re looking for literary fiction booktubers Lily Reads is one of my faves. She makes great vids
Love her! Just wish she responded to her comments sometimes.
For me, Storygraph is worse than GR. For example, when I look for a book in my language SG can't find it, so I have to find it on English language and then look for other editions ... too many steps ... GR can find books in another language immediately ... so I'm ok with GR videos, since as abs it is it's the best from other choices.
Also regarding the length of videos - the best length is max 20 minutes, everything more is a TV episode and if I'm spending that much time watching it's gonna be a TV show.🤣
i also don't love the look of storygraph 😭 i find goodreads nicer to look at lol. maybe i'm weird
@@dania7989 at least we are weird together 😂 GR just needs few developers to fully commit to fixing certain stuff and it would be great.
Hahaha ok noted on the 20 minutes. And I’ve heard good and bad things about Storygraph 🫠
Yes! I hate Storygraph, and 20 minutes is a good video length, especially since I watch on double speed so it's only 10. 15 minutes of my time (30 minute video) is the longest I want.
I have trouble sometimes doing more in depth reviews without spoiling things for the book.
Yes! It’s definitely tricky
I don't watch the book haul videos anymore, because it made me want to purchase more books and I currently have more than enough books to read. So many books that I no longer have any space for them. I would like it if booktubers would quite complaining about Goodreads Choice Awards, if you don't like it then don't participate/vote. There are lots of reading tracking apps, you have to look for them. I don't have much time to watch various booktubers so I prefer shorter book reviews, it has gotten to the point that if a video is longer than 20 minutes then most likely I will not watch it.
I don’t mind rant reviews if people go into a book expecting to like it and get pissed off / disappointed, I personally think it’s bad taste to intentionally pick up a book for the sole purpose of hating on it. I know it’s usually overhyped books, but you knew you were not going to like it beforehand and just wanted to trash it, however deserved, which feels petty and cruel to me.
I think I’m in the minority here as they seem to be so popular.
What I do like are spoilery vlogs where the booktuber says what’s going on in the book and reacts to it, especially mystery thriller which almost never happens. As long as it’s clearly indicated that the book will be spoiled I love it 🥰
There was a book that you hauled during a reading vlog from a few months ago. I think it was a “blind date” type thing. Did you ever read that? I’ve been curious ever since wondering what that book was🤓
Haven’t even opened it 🫣🫣🫣 I will soon 🤭
I sent you an IG message.
But EYE wanna buddy read with you and talk about it on a pod 😌
What we buddy reading???
I love creating original tags (even did create a few) but sadly more and more people are doing fewer tags and the point is to tag and make like a chain of people. If you create something and no one will do it it loses a bit the point I think
If I’m a subscriber I’ll watch pretty much every vid that’s put out, but some of the common vids are not what I’m most excited to watch. Does that make sense lol
The only thing I will say is that please don't force yourself to read from Diverse authors or books(and this can be outside of just the topic) because you want to feel good about yourself. Like just pick up a book that actually interests you. Just choosing to pick a book because the author is Hispanic or has a disability, etc, and then forcing yourself to like it or be nice about it if you didn't actually like it, comes off as pity and shallow. Like keep the same energy yall have for white authors for p.o.c writers. I think that discussion is more about companies choosing to platform certain books that happened to always be white authors and they become the trend. So read outside the trend. But also, I feel like Americans, when speaking of diversity, they mean non-white American authors. Because to me diversity is anything outside from the country I'm from. I love looking for books from other countries and find translations. And again, I do it with the mindset that it's a genre or synopsis I'm interested in.
Yes! To me, diversity is having main characters who are single and not looking for a relationship, devout followers of various religions depicted accurately, variety in ages/life stages of characters, etc.
@RachelB_36 yes! Diversity isn't just race! It's about doing something different than the typical. And if people prefer typical, that's fine too. Reading shouldn't be about impressing others, I genuinely think people have forgotten that books and movie or TV shows are supposed to be self catering and indulgent. It's great to support, but only if you actually want to.
Goodreads have got bad press at the moment with all the bad things that happened there lately. Someone needs to remind people the good side of it....even if it is the Wild West version
I want to stop seeing dedicated subscription unboxing videos. I don't mind when they're baked into a vlog, but videos only about the box feel like the creator just needed to fulfill contractual obligations to the sponsor (which of course, they do, but I just don't enjoy watching them.)
I also want to see fewer creators subscribed to/sponsored by multiple monthly boxes that include "tchotchkes". The items are always cute and I like that artists are getting recognition, but realistically, I know the creator isn't using Dark Academia portable utensil set two months after they got the Star-Crossed Lovers portable utensil set in another box.
I assumed hauls were popular amongst viewers because I see so many on here. I personally cannot stand them because they’re not providing me with anything. It’s not like clothing hauls where I can at least see you try on the item you’ve purchased. Book hauls are just the person telling us a book they bought. Cool….
Not just that, but so many will buy the books just to not read them and that feels so wasteful to me.
@isabellavalentine7268 not only that, but some will regularly make unhaul videos using the exact books from their book haul from a couple of months prior that they never ended up reading, rinse and repeat. That's a major red flag for me as a watcher, and if I see a creator constantly doing that I tend to unsubscribe bc it feels extremely wasteful and nonsensical. Like it's your money and you can do whatever, but I'm not gonna be out here giving audience to this silliness.
What irritates me is that all the different things that these viewers want? I’ve seen so many content creators give up on unique ideas because it doesn’t get views. So if you want to see it, you HAVE to seek it out, you have to engage with it. I’m not even a content creator and it’s so discouraging to see booktubers try to do something different and it’s just crickets.
I'm going to disagree with you a tiny bit about nonfiction videos, lol. It is *so* hard to find people who do 50/50 nonfiction/fiction, even, and among those who do talk about nonfiction some of the time, the topics vary wildly. Conpared to fiction (where there are tons of people who have dedicated channels to genres like romance, fantasy, scifi, litfic), nonfiction gets so little love. Nonfiction is not a "genre," so you have Olive who reads a fair variety, but with an emphasis on nature and pop science, and some others who might talk about business books or history, but someone who reads nonfiction more widely is hard to find. I've been watching videos on BT for over 10 years, and regularly (a few times a month) specifically search for new videos about nonfiction. I actually started my own channel a couple years back, but deleted my 3 videos after deciding I didn't enjoy editing, lol. Maybe I should give it another go.