Spinsters Library | It's a Numbers Game: Booktube and the Pressure to Perform [CC] @SpinstersLibrary | Uploaded May 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
A discussion about the negative effects of booktube from the perspective of booktubers: the pressure to "perform well", meaning to get many views on our booktube videos, what that does to our creation process, and how we booktube creators handle seeing our analytics every day.
WITH MANY THANKS TO THESE BOOKTUBE CHANNELS:
Carbon Bonded Books: youtube.com/channel/UCAPphe0AYz0LfhzXzkgnUlQ
Amber, Unabridged: youtube.com/channel/UCrEvFmO6w84f5Td7VviC3Dg
Mad Cheshire Rabbit: youtube.com/channel/UCx19boeal2JMq6htWQCcUHQ
The Grimm Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCiZuSi9jU-8jHoryB2wr1_g
Coynie Reads: youtube.com/channel/UC-NWxgJTKnO36mZqYTwIERQ
Edward Lorn: youtube.com/c/EdwardLorn/featured
Filipe Heath: youtube.com/channel/UCAgW_6p7L0-HIjiCU1Nfmcg
Happy For Now: youtube.com/happyfornow
Pablo Suarez: youtube.com/c/PabloSuarez97/featured
Library of Tomes: youtube.com/channel/UC_QXM-Xil4nceWYhN-ScEoQ
Shelves by Anwesha, who would have been in the video, had the tech gods not conspired against us: youtube.com/channel/UC9nnhsRnfdZff5ILXHCJtqA
MY 'BEHIND THE SCENES' PLAYLIST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SPZJREHYE6YT-ZylYottZaiDh3uHYS3
MY 'HOW I BOOKTUBE' PLAYLIST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SPZJREHYE6hc0W6LFqr1nK3UkZXuTfn
🐈📚My webshop for fans of classic literature and cats: shop.spinsterslibrary.com
📺Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/spinsterslibrary
FIND ME ONLINE
My second channel Claudia's Haus: youtube.com/channel/UCUgt_ad44BYiQhLZRzYZsFw
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)
A discussion about the negative effects of booktube from the perspective of booktubers: the pressure to "perform well", meaning to get many views on our booktube videos, what that does to our creation process, and how we booktube creators handle seeing our analytics every day.
WITH MANY THANKS TO THESE BOOKTUBE CHANNELS:
Carbon Bonded Books: youtube.com/channel/UCAPphe0AYz0LfhzXzkgnUlQ
Amber, Unabridged: youtube.com/channel/UCrEvFmO6w84f5Td7VviC3Dg
Mad Cheshire Rabbit: youtube.com/channel/UCx19boeal2JMq6htWQCcUHQ
The Grimm Reader: youtube.com/channel/UCiZuSi9jU-8jHoryB2wr1_g
Coynie Reads: youtube.com/channel/UC-NWxgJTKnO36mZqYTwIERQ
Edward Lorn: youtube.com/c/EdwardLorn/featured
Filipe Heath: youtube.com/channel/UCAgW_6p7L0-HIjiCU1Nfmcg
Happy For Now: youtube.com/happyfornow
Pablo Suarez: youtube.com/c/PabloSuarez97/featured
Library of Tomes: youtube.com/channel/UC_QXM-Xil4nceWYhN-ScEoQ
Shelves by Anwesha, who would have been in the video, had the tech gods not conspired against us: youtube.com/channel/UC9nnhsRnfdZff5ILXHCJtqA
MY 'BEHIND THE SCENES' PLAYLIST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SPZJREHYE6YT-ZylYottZaiDh3uHYS3
MY 'HOW I BOOKTUBE' PLAYLIST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SPZJREHYE6hc0W6LFqr1nK3UkZXuTfn
🐈📚My webshop for fans of classic literature and cats: shop.spinsterslibrary.com
📺Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/spinsterslibrary
FIND ME ONLINE
My second channel Claudia's Haus: youtube.com/channel/UCUgt_ad44BYiQhLZRzYZsFw
spinsterslibrary.com
Twitter: twitter.com/spinsterslib
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/46554514-claudia
Instagram: instagram.com/spinsterslibrary
EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera:
Canon M50 with Kit Lens
US: amzn.to/2DaGJpV *
UK: amzn.to/2X3vDul *
Microphone:
Rode VideoMicro
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Tripod:
Amazon Basics Tripod
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Neewer 2 Pack Dimmable Bi-color 480 LED Video Light and Stand Lighting Kit
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)
![Its a Numbers Game: Booktube and the Pressure to Perform [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y1f9c43_nE4/hqdefault.jpg "Its a Numbers Game: Booktube and the Pressure to Perform [CC]
A discussion about the negative effects of booktube from the perspective of booktubers: the pressure to perform well, meaning to get many views on our booktube videos, what that does to our creation process, and how we booktube creators handle seeing our analytics every day.
WITH MANY THANKS TO THESE BOOKTUBE CHANNELS:
Carbon Bonded Books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAPphe0AYz0LfhzXzkgnUlQ
Amber, Unabridged: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrEvFmO6w84f5Td7VviC3Dg
Mad Cheshire Rabbit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx19boeal2JMq6htWQCcUHQ
The Grimm Reader: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiZuSi9jU-8jHoryB2wr1_g
Coynie Reads: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-NWxgJTKnO36mZqYTwIERQ
Edward Lorn: https://www.youtube.com/c/EdwardLorn/featured
Filipe Heath: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAgW_6p7L0-HIjiCU1Nfmcg
Happy For Now: https://www.youtube.com/happyfornow
Pablo Suarez: https://www.youtube.com/c/PabloSuarez97/featured
Library of Tomes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_QXM-Xil4nceWYhN-ScEoQ
Shelves by Anwesha, who would have been in the video, had the tech gods not conspired against us: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9nnhsRnfdZff5ILXHCJtqA
MY BEHIND THE SCENES PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SPZJREHYE6YT-ZylYottZaiDh3uHYS3
MY HOW I BOOKTUBE PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SPZJREHYE6hc0W6LFqr1nK3UkZXuTfn
🐈📚My webshop for fans of classic literature and cats: https://shop.spinsterslibrary.com
📺Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spinsterslibrary
FIND ME ONLINE
My second channel Claudias Haus: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUgt_ad44BYiQhLZRzYZsFw
www.spinsterslibrary.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/spinsterslib
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46554514-claudia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spinsterslibrary/
EQUIPMENT I USE
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Canon M50 with Kit Lens
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Microphone:
Rode VideoMicro
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Tripod:
Amazon Basics Tripod
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Lighting:
Neewer 2 Pack Dimmable Bi-color 480 LED Video Light and Stand Lighting Kit
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)")
![Coming of age in a post-apocalyptic wasteland: The Chrysalids by John Wyndham | Book Review [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yCJRyoAk5uM/hqdefault.jpg "Coming of age in a post-apocalyptic wasteland: The Chrysalids by John Wyndham | Book Review [CC]
My review of John Wyndhams The Chrysalids, a mid-century post-apocalyptic coming-of-age story.
🐈📚My webshop for fans of classic literature and cats: https://shop.spinsterslibrary.com
📺Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spinsterslibrary
FIND ME ONLINE
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www.spinsterslibrary.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/spinsterslib
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46554514-claudia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spinsterslibrary/
EQUIPMENT I USE
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Canon M50 with Kit Lense
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UK: https://amzn.to/2X3vDul *
Microphone:
Rode VideoMicro
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Amazon Basics Tripod
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![Sensation and Mystery: Lady Audleys Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon | Book Review [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yJEp0TyQ_J0/hqdefault.jpg "Sensation and Mystery: Lady Audleys Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon | Book Review [CC]
My review of one of the most well-known Victorian Sensation novels and a mid-19th century mystery, Lady Audleys Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
🐈📚My webshop for fans of classic literature and cats: https://shop.spinsterslibrary.com
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www.spinsterslibrary.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/spinsterslib
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46554514-claudia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spinsterslibrary/
EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera:
Canon M50 with Kit Lense
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UK: https://amzn.to/2X3vDul *
Microphone:
Rode VideoMicro
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Tripod:
Amazon Basics Tripod
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![A magical Grimm retelling | The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale | Review [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yie0AZwKigE/hqdefault.jpg "A magical Grimm retelling | The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale | Review [CC]
My review of Shannon Hales retelling of the Grimm fairy tale The Goose Girl (original: Die Gaensemagd)
Shannon Hale: The Goose Girl
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UK: https://amzn.to/3iYUQkN *
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spinsterslibrary
📚❤😺 HEY, DO YOU LIKE CATS AND CLASSIC LITERATURE? Good. I made some cats and classic literature inspired stuff, which you can check out here:
https://shop.spinsterslibrary.com 😺❤📚
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FIND ME ONLINE
www.spinsterslibrary.com
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46554514-claudia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spinsterslibrary/
EQUIPMENT I USE
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Canon M50 with Kit Lense
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UK: https://amzn.to/2X3vDul *
Microphone:
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Tripod:
Amazon Basics Tripod
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Neewer 2 Pack Dimmable Bi-color 480 LED Video Light and Stand Lighting Kit
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![A Time Travel Novel Like No Other | Kindred by Octavia E. Butler | Book Review [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zQFSJEXkI0M/hqdefault.jpg "A Time Travel Novel Like No Other | Kindred by Octavia E. Butler | Book Review [CC]
My discussion of Octavia E. Butlers time travel classic Kindred from 1979.
🐈📚My webshop for fans of classic literature and cats: https://shop.spinsterslibrary.com
12 Decades of Christmas Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SPZJREHYE7-gfA1Myh7GcMIijFeBIu9
FIND ME ONLINE
My second channel Claudias Haus: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUgt_ad44BYiQhLZRzYZsFw
www.spinsterslibrary.com
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46554514-claudia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spinsterslibrary/
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Rode VideoMicro
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Amazon Basics Tripod
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![Reading less and other 2021 resolutions [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zTKrfxtmiEs/hqdefault.jpg "Reading less and other 2021 resolutions [CC]
Here are my reading and booktube resolutions and general bookish goals for the new year.
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spinsterslibrary
Cats-and-classics webshop: https://shop.spinsterslibrary.com/
LINKS:
Dancing Lawn: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQhSIGSEaaIWvTmF4tH2J3Q
So, are reading goals bad? https://youtu.be/HOS2W6wwGv4
A day of reading, knitting, and baking: https://youtu.be/zwoAtAp9I2I
Book reviews playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM2k5nsJc84&list=PL1SPZJREHYE63_oq6RHbhOFue3uGe-fTu
European book buying and reading habits (featuring Dancing Lawn): https://youtu.be/FOzAD7_gzBM
I tried to make a Christmas tree out of books: https://youtu.be/XqjDjs5r5as
FIND ME ONLINE
www.spinsterslibrary.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/spinsterslib
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46554514-claudia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spinsterslibrary/
EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera:
Canon M50 with Kit Lense
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UK: https://amzn.to/2X3vDul *
Microphone:
Rode VideoMicro
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UK: https://amzn.to/2ZgVwZU *
Tripod:
Amazon Basics Tripod
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UK: https://amzn.to/2P3JKx6 *
Lighting:
Neewer 2 Pack Dimmable Bi-color 480 LED Video Light and Stand Lighting Kit
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)")
![The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford | Book Review [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zVmCf_pWFnA/hqdefault.jpg "The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford | Book Review [CC]
My spoiler-free review of Nancy Mitfords high society novel The Pursuit of Love.
🐈📚My webshop for fans of classic literature and cats: https://shop.spinsterslibrary.com
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www.spinsterslibrary.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/spinsterslib
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46554514-claudia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spinsterslibrary/
EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera:
Canon M50 with Kit Lense
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UK: https://amzn.to/2X3vDul *
Microphone:
Rode VideoMicro
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UK: https://amzn.to/2ZgVwZU *
Tripod:
Amazon Basics Tripod
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UK: https://amzn.to/2P3JKx6 *
Lighting:
Neewer 2 Pack Dimmable Bi-color 480 LED Video Light and Stand Lighting Kit
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![A Day of Reading, Knitting & Baking | Cosy Lockdown Vlog [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zwoAtAp9I2I/hqdefault.jpg "A Day of Reading, Knitting & Baking | Cosy Lockdown Vlog [CC]
Celebrating the first day of my winter break by reading a book, knitting a jumper, and baking some German Christmas biscuits.
LINKS:
I havent read a book in a month video: https://youtu.be/pAnR2BN9wz4
Jessie Maed Designs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessssiemae/
Cozy Classic Raglan knitting pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cozy-classic-raglan
Music in this video by the amazing Quincas Moreira: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL1zFMJb0sthwdAlGjGbdyg
🎄🎩😺Theres a new Charles Dickens Christmas Carol (but with cats) Holiday design now out in the webshop! https://shop.spinsterslibrary.com 😺🎩🎄
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spinsterslibrary
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spinsterslibrary/
EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera:
Canon M50 with Kit Lense
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UK: https://amzn.to/2X3vDul *
Microphone:
Rode VideoMicro
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Tripod:
Amazon Basics Tripod
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