BookTube
Sign in to saveBookTube is a subcommunity on YouTube that focuses on books and literature. The BookTube community has, to date, reached hundreds of thousands of viewers worldwide. While the majority of BookTubers focus on Young Adult literature, many address other genres. BookTube videos also generally follow a set of formats, often drawing upon the wider "bookish" culture and lexicon. There is a distinct set of recognizable faces within BookTube as well as some content created by the publishing community. BookTube is often used to advertise new publications and is cited as a source of growth for the publish
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, BookTube is referenced by 649 other articles, and connects out to publishing, YouTube and Google.
Vinony files it under Book review websites, Culture of YouTube and Literary criticism.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- online community
- Main subject
- book
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- hashtag
- Booktube
- facet of
- YouTube
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Background
- BookTube and the publishing industry
- Types of videos
- Traditions and culture
- Vocabulary
- Traditions
- Financial aspects
- Diversity on BookTube
- See also
- References
BookTube is a subcommunity on YouTube that focuses on books and literature. The BookTube community has, to date, reached hundreds of thousands of viewers worldwide. While the majority of BookTubers focus on Young Adult literature, many address other genres. BookTube videos also generally follow a set of formats, often drawing upon the wider "bookish" culture and lexicon. There is a distinct set of recognizable faces within BookTube as well as some content created by the publishing community. BookTube is often used to advertise new publications and is cited as a source of growth for the publishing industry.
== Background ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “BookTube” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.