FAQ About BookTube & BookTok

Authors can get involved with BookTok creators in various ways to promote their books, build relationships with the BookTok community, and reach new readers. Here are some ways authors can engage with BookTok creators:

• Book Gifting and ARCs: Authors can send advance reader copies (ARCs) or finished copies of their books to BookTok creators for review or promotion. Creators may feature the book in their videos, share their thoughts, and potentially recommend it to their audience.
• Collaborations: Authors can collaborate directly with BookTok creators to create content related to their books. This collaboration can take various forms, such as Q&A sessions, reading vlogs, book discussions, or themed book recommendation videos.
• Hashtag Challenges: Authors can create hashtag challenges related to their book to encourage BookTok creators and viewers to participate. For example, the challenge could involve sharing favorite quotes, fan art, or creative interpretations of characters from the book.
• Virtual Book Events: Authors can host virtual book events, such as Q&A sessions or live readings, and invite BookTok creators to participate and help spread the word.
• Fan Art and Book Aesthetics: Authors can encourage BookTok creators to create fan art or book aesthetics inspired by their books. These visuals can be shared in videos to showcase the book's appeal.
• Engaging with BookTok Content: Authors can engage with BookTok creators' content by liking, commenting, and sharing videos that feature their books. This interaction shows appreciation and may lead to more BookTokers discovering the book.
• Providing Book Insights: Authors can create videos sharing behind-the-scenes insights into their writing process, inspirations behind the book, or interesting facts related to the story.
• Acknowledging BookTok Recommendations: If authors come across BookTok videos featuring their books, they can acknowledge the creators' recommendations through their social media or website, further promoting the creators and their content.
• Building Relationships: Authors can build relationships with BookTok creators over time by genuinely engaging with their content and participating in book-related discussions.