I have never heard about BookTubers before, so I was curious as to what are considered "good BookTubers." This YouTube video from the LittleBookOwl.com states that the booktubers that are most popular are those that talk about young adult fiction. They also show a lot of confidence in what they are talking about, are excited about reading new book, and are organized with what they are talking about. It is also important that the BookTuber videos are short and to the point. A lot of people don't want to watch a 10 minute video.
1.What Are Book Hauls?
Book Hauls are when someone gets a lot of books and BookTube about the books that they got. The videos that I saw were mainly of those people who have not read the books yet, but are talking about how excited they are to read them. One BookTube that I saw was of a girl that had gotten a lot of books over Christmas and was talking about them.Christmas Book Haul
2.What Are Book Tags?
Book tags are when someone leaves a comment below asking the BookTuber to find a book that matches a one word or phrase description. An example of this would be sick/ill in which the BookTuber has to find a book that represents each category.
A total of 8 illnesses whose symptoms mirror how a book made you feel:
1. Diabetes: a book too sweet, like really sweet.
2. Chicken Pox: a book you've read once, and will never pick up again.
3. Influenza: the flu a contagious book that spreads like a virus
4. The cycle: a book you read every month, year or often.
5. Insomnia: a book that kept you up all night.
6. Amnesia: a book that's forgotten and failed to leave a powerful impression in your memory.
7. Asthma: a book that took your breath away
8. Mal nutrition: a book that lacked food for thought.
9. travel sickness: a book that took you on a journey through time or space or to a specific local on the map.
I got this list from SarahwithnH who actually came up with this particular idea.
3.What Are Shout Outs?
Shout outs are when BookTubers talk about other BookTubers that they like. I have also seen a couple of BookTubers that do shout outs to some of their best fans or subscribers.
4.What Are #Friday Reads?
#Friday reads are basically what it sounds like. BookTubers talk about what book they are going to read on the weekend.
5.What Are My Bookshelf/ Bookshelf Tours?
This is pretty much as straight forward as the #fridaynightreads. Basically BookTubers talk about the books that they have on their bookshelves and why they are important. Other BookTubers talk about the way in which they arrange their books.
6.What Are All Time Favorite Characters & Favorite Book Covers?
I noticed that not a lot of people do videos on these topics. They are exactly as they sound. BookTubers talk about what characters they like and why. They also talk about the book covers and what draws them into reading it and if the book was as good as the cover.
7. What Are Book Clubs & What Are Book Reviews
If you have ever seen the book clubs that are on Goodreads, BookTubers have something similar. Some only focus on a genre of books, while others allow their subscribers to vote on what book they read. Like I said earlier, it's like a worldwide book club. Book reviews, on the other hand, is when someone rates the book and talks about what they liked and what they did not like about the book.
8. What Are To Be Reads?
This is when someone blogs about the books that they would like to read. Subscribers may also give the BookTubers a list of books they think that they should read in the comment section.
9.What Are Wrap Ups?
Wrap ups are when the BookTuber talks about all the books that they read that week or month. It's a good way to make subscribers feel like they know the BookTubers more, because they know what they are doing week to week.
10.What Are The Saddest Books?
These are the books that make you cry. A lot of the BookTubers talk about what makes them cry and how the books are written. I found a couple of people that said Charlotte's Web made them cry, but it does not make me cry. It's all about your opinion and what has happened in your life that makes the books sad.
My Advice After Watching BookTubers
Be creative! Don't just do what everyone else does and repeat the same thing over again. I believe that you have to be original and challenge your subscribers to read more books.
I really like Danny Marks . He is funny and random, but yet still organized about what he is talking about.
The bookshelves in the background need to be nice and neat. I also believe that there cannot be a lot of stuff on them (like stuffed animals, lotion, etc.). I was really distracted by the people who had stuff on the bookshelves that were not supposed to be there.
People can be funny while doing a BookTube, but I also believe that they should not go over 7 or 8 minutes. Being blunt is not a bad thing when doind videos (not everyone wants to listen to you all day long, so keep is short).
Film quality is extremely important. Try to make sure to edit out any parts where you go off topic or say to many "ums" or "ah." I also like it when people put the information of the book on the side or bottom of the screen.
All BookTubers tend to talk about the books that they have recently bought, read, or want to read.
I would actually like to be a BookTuber, but I don't read much.
Thanks for reading!
