Honest Fiction | Booktube 101: Tips and Tricks for Starting a Booktube Channel @HonestFiction | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 8 minutes ago.
In this video, I'll be sharing my tips and tricks for starting/growing a booktube channel! I will walk you through how to film, edit and upload both booktube videos and thumbnails - as well as share my tips for engaging with the bookish community! Hope you enjoy this video! =)

Channels Mentioned:
@ThatTallBookGirl : youtu.be/YrBYK3PA9pw

Link to Goodreads, Amazon Wishlist & Instagram: https://linktr.ee/honestfiction

Books + Timestamps:
Intro - 00:00
Filming Location - 02:14
Filming Equipment - 03:50
Editing - 08:02
Editing a Booktube Video (Walkthrough) - 08:40
Thumbnail - 11:28
Editing a Thumbnail (Walkthrough) - 12:55
Upload - 14:25
Uploading a Youtube Video (Walkthrough) - 14:51
TIPS AND TRICKS
Upload Schedule - 18:45
Comment - 20:23
Readathons, Readalongs, Reading Sprints - 22:16
Cross Promote (Social Media) - 24:35

Editing Thumbnails:
PicMonkey: picmonkey.com/home
Canva: canva.com
Royalty-Free Music:
EpidemicSound: epidemicsound.com

Equipment Mentioned/Suggested:
Box Lights: amzn.to/3w8owVm (affiliate link)
External Mic for iPhone: amzn.to/3khlXxo (affiliate link)

My Recording Setup:
Camera - Canon 5D Mark IV: amzn.to/3k3EXPU (affiliate link)
Microphone - Sennheiser AVX-MKE2: amzn.to/3VXJh0c (affiliate link)
Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens : amzn.to/3CCvqpf (affiliate link)
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Standard Zoom Lens: amzn.to/3QrkKPY (affiliate link)

Music: Written & Performed by TYLER
Artist: TYLER - https://www.tyler.band
Artist Youtube: youtube.com/songsbytyler