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Social Reading Cultures on BookTube, Bookstagram, and BookTok
This book examines the reading cultures developed by communities of readers and book lovers on BookTube, Bookstagram, and BookTok as an increasingly important influence on contemporary book and literary culture. It explores how the affordances of social media platforms invite readers to participate in social reading communities and engage in creative and curatorial practices that express their identity as readers and book lovers.
The interdisciplinary team of authors argue that by creating new opportunities for readers to engage in social reading practices, bookish social media has elevated the agency and visibility of readers and book consumers within literary culture. It has also reshaped the cultural and economic dynamics of book recommendations by creating a space in which different actors are able to form an identity as mediators of reading culture.
Concise and accessible, this introduction to an increasingly central set of literary practices is essential reading for students and scholars of literature, sociology, media, and cultural studies, as well as teachers and professionals in the book and library industries.
The interdisciplinary team of authors argue that by creating new opportunities for readers to engage in social reading practices, bookish social media has elevated the agency and visibility of readers and book consumers within literary culture. It has also reshaped the cultural and economic dynamics of book recommendations by creating a space in which different actors are able to form an identity as mediators of reading culture.
Concise and accessible, this introduction to an increasingly central set of literary practices is essential reading for students and scholars of literature, sociology, media, and cultural studies, as well as teachers and professionals in the book and library industries.
108 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 30, 2024
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October 7, 2024
ES:
Este libro de no ficción aborda las diferentes redes sociales dedicadas a la lectura, específicamente Booktube, Bookstagram y BookTok y me ha parecido accesible y muy interesante, que hace buena cuenta de las nuevas comunidades de lectores online de forma exhaustiva pero a la vez fácil de leer.
En este caso lo he usado para un articulo académico.
EN:
This non-fiction book tackles the different social networks dedicated to reading, specifically Booktube, Bookstagram and BookTok and I found it accessible and very interesting, which gives a good account of the new online reading communities in a comprehensive but at the same time easy to read way.
In this case I used it for an academic article.
Este libro de no ficción aborda las diferentes redes sociales dedicadas a la lectura, específicamente Booktube, Bookstagram y BookTok y me ha parecido accesible y muy interesante, que hace buena cuenta de las nuevas comunidades de lectores online de forma exhaustiva pero a la vez fácil de leer.
En este caso lo he usado para un articulo académico.
EN:
This non-fiction book tackles the different social networks dedicated to reading, specifically Booktube, Bookstagram and BookTok and I found it accessible and very interesting, which gives a good account of the new online reading communities in a comprehensive but at the same time easy to read way.
In this case I used it for an academic article.
April 8, 2025
Letto per la tesi, ma super mega iper ultra interessante
February 8, 2025
Overall, solid.
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What? You're expecting me to say more? Honestly, Social Reading Cultures is a good book and does exactly what it sets out to do---provide an overview of BookTube, Bookstagram, and BookTok. If you've been on any of these spaces, you probably know what the book is going to say. You might go, "oh!" a couple times, or have your ideas about what these spaces look like slightly altered, but for the most part, you won't be surprised.
And you'll probably pick up on a couple of the authors' odd argumentative swings (like Instagram's fixation on aesthetic book cover photo shoots, which rarely feature a human person in frame, is evidence of Instagrammers elevating the book above the human body lol; and its quick and incomplete dismissal [or at least setting-aside] of worries about the algorithm, publishing house interference, and the hugely white, female, and educated creator base of bookish influencers when it comes to the "democratizing" force of social media). For its few fumbles, though, the book offers a good eagle's eye overview of the various bookish social medias, how they intertwine, and how each is unique. Recommend for anyone starting to study bookish online spaces (me)!
4/5 stars
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What? You're expecting me to say more? Honestly, Social Reading Cultures is a good book and does exactly what it sets out to do---provide an overview of BookTube, Bookstagram, and BookTok. If you've been on any of these spaces, you probably know what the book is going to say. You might go, "oh!" a couple times, or have your ideas about what these spaces look like slightly altered, but for the most part, you won't be surprised.
And you'll probably pick up on a couple of the authors' odd argumentative swings (like Instagram's fixation on aesthetic book cover photo shoots, which rarely feature a human person in frame, is evidence of Instagrammers elevating the book above the human body lol; and its quick and incomplete dismissal [or at least setting-aside] of worries about the algorithm, publishing house interference, and the hugely white, female, and educated creator base of bookish influencers when it comes to the "democratizing" force of social media). For its few fumbles, though, the book offers a good eagle's eye overview of the various bookish social medias, how they intertwine, and how each is unique. Recommend for anyone starting to study bookish online spaces (me)!
4/5 stars
July 31, 2025
This book is one of the most wonderful book I have ever read with a well constructed documentary.
August 16, 2025
Read this for my thesis. Very useful and interesting!
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