Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Why does Booktube seem to talk about the same books, over and over? Let's discuss why some books rise to the top spot, and what type of biases can impact content creation.

This video is continuing a discussion by @NICKREADSFANTASY
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Special thanks to @Bookborn for her brilliant contribution at 21.17

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00:00 Intro
00:27 The Same 17 Series
02:09 Three Disclaimers
02:55 1. Clickbait
05:05 2. Familiar Books
06:14 3. Familiar Stories
08:04 4. Slow Readers
09:49 5. FOMO
10:36 6. Reading is Lonely
11:40 7. Big Series are Rare
13:03 8. Bigger is Better
14:25 9. Sunk Cost Fallacy
15:28 10. Reading Demographics
17:56 11. Publishers Choose Bestsellers
19:08 12. Meritocracy
20:07 13. Booktube is One Corner
21:17 Bonus Point
22:24 Read Whatever You Want