Booktubers: Book Lovers on YouTube

r/booktube • u/Hurricane1123 • Jan 06 '26

Updated BookTube Rules

32 Upvotes

Hello, BookTube Community.

We’ve updated the rules for this subreddit. From this point forward, please make sure your posts follow the new guidelines. Posts that don’t comply may be removed.

Thanks for your help in keeping this a focused and welcoming space for BookTubers!

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BookTube-Relevant Content Only
- No general YouTube promotion or unrelated content allowed.
- Posts must be related to: BookTube (book-focused YouTube channels), book reviews, essays, rankings, summaries, reading content creation, channel growth, strategy or analytics for BookTube specifically.
No More Than One Self-Promotional Link Every 24 Hours
- No posting a link to your YouTube videos, channel or affiliate links more than once within a 24-hour period.
No Reposting the Same Video
- You may not repost a video link you’ve previously posted, even on a different day.
No Sub-for-Sub or Engagement Trading
- No sub-for-sub, like-for-like, watch-for-watch or any engagement trading allowed. This harms YouTube channels long-term and will be removed.
No Repeated Shirtless or Sexually Suggestive Presentation
- Do not repeatedly post videos or thumbnails featuring shirtless or sexually suggestive presentation, even if the content is BookTube related.
- Ignoring moderator requests to adjust presentation will result in post removal or further moderation action.
Be Respectful
- No harassment, baiting or antagonistic behavior allowed.
- If giving feedback to other BookTube videos, please be respectful.

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r/booktube • u/chubbzatha • Jul 29 '20

BOOKTUBE TAG (ORIGINAL)

52 Upvotes

What kind of camera do you use?
How do you make your thumbnails?
What editing software do you use?
Why did you start BookTube?
Favourite book or author found because of BookTube?
What kind of books do you read? Talk about the content of your channel.
What is important to you in a book? (i.e. black authors, own voices, trans diversity, a good mystery, mermaids, whatever)
Do you have a Bookstagram? Link it!
Besides reading, what is another one of your main hobbies?
An interesting fact about yourself.

Thanks guys~ Crystal

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r/booktube • u/Hurricane1123 • 14h ago

What Makes You Immediately Click Off a BookTube Video?

12 Upvotes

I think we could all benefit from hearing some hard truths about our content every now and then, so I figured I’d make this post.

What are some common things you notice in BookTube videos, particularly those shared on this subreddit, that immediately turn you off or make you lose interest?

For example, one of the biggest things that immediately makes me click off a video is poor sound quality. I understand not everyone has the budget for a quality mic, but there are some pretty decent $20 used mics out there that would go a long way in helping a video sound better.

Another one is I can’t count how many videos I’ve seen (both inside and outside the booktube space) that start their videos with the usual: “Hi guys, welcome to my channel or welcome if you’re new!”

There’s multiple other ways to start a video but that’s the line that a lot of people seem to fall back on.

Anyway, what about you guys? Don’t be afraid to be brutally honest as I think this could be a great opportunity for all of us to learn a thing or two and improve our content.