Meaning of BookTok | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The community of book- and reading-oriented accounts on TikTok.
2. A book- or reading-oriented video on TikTok.

Examples

“The biggest difference between the other communities and BookTok is the length of the videos.”

“Frazier agreed, saying BookTok has the power to determine what novels are popular […]”

“BookTok seems to be a gateway to a reading hobby for many users.”

“BookTok is not dominated by the usual power players in the book world such as authors and publishers but by regular readers, many of them young, who share recommendations and videos of themselves talking about the books they love, sometimes weeping or screaming or tossing a copy across the room.”

“Then there’s the fact that platforms like TikTok tend to silo users based on interests. Niche communities (insert hobby here plus Tok) are thriving, and so a person who may be famous on FarmTok or BookTok may have trouble breaking out of the mold.”

“As you consider the ways you might include BookToks in your classroom, we ask that you are mindful of these critical components that make BookTok so unique and relevant to its users[…]”

“In my case, the BookToks I see thanks to the algorithm are related to my genres of preference such as historic fiction, young adult, sci-fi, and books popular in my age group.”

“Blogging, YouTubing, vlogging, instagramming, microblogging and podcasting—or, more specifically, book blogging (Driscoll, 2019; Steiner, 2010), booktubing, (Tomasena, 2019; Vizcaíno-Verdú et al., 2019; de Leusse, 2017; de Lourdes López López, 2017; Sorensen & Mara, 2014), bookstagramming (Jaakkola, 2019), sharing BookToks (Merga, 2021) or booktwittering—are distinct practices of using social media, and reviewing—or, for example, reviewing books—embedded in these forms of communication.”

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