Talk:BookTok

Adding Booktok subgroups to this article.

I'm new to editing on Wikipedia, so I would welcome some advice before attempting to edit. I would like to add a list of subgenre hashtags that developed after the massive popularity of #booktok. These hashtags would be helpful in guiding people from this page to finding these recommendation videos on TikTok. Examples are #spicybooktok, #romancebooktok, #horrorbooktok, #thrillerbooktok. Msjennbeaver (talk) 06:08, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Digital Cultures

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Wiki Education assignment: Digital Writing

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'Culture' Section Feels Opinionated

From the 'Culture' paragraph. "BookTok is like many interconnected book clubs with people making connections and giving their opinions of books. Some critique BookTok because many of the books that are popular are considered fluffy romances, but this community was made for those fluffy reads people love to talk about with their friends."

This reads to me as an opinion. The last sentence most certainly is, being formatted in the "Some say____but_____" format, where a criticism is presented and then rebuked. 31.221.25.163 (talk) 17:10, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

None of it is cited to a reliable source, so I've removed the content in question. Thank you for your suggestion. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 17:31, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

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Accessibility to BookTok

I've been looking into added some more information about BookTok in general. I wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions for my ideas.

I feel like if someone is researching BookTok they might want more information on how to get involved or what to search. Maybe, we could add more popular BookTok creators or hashtags that they might use so viewers know where to look on TikTok. Let me know if anyone thinks this will improve the content of the article. Mcarp1100 (talk) 20:24, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: TikTok and Social Media

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Impacts on reading edit

What I noticed: The BookTok article has a section about “Impacts on reading” and another on “Culture,” but it does not include any academic research about BookTok’s influence on book sales, despite major studies showing measurable sales increases driven specifically by TikTok trends.

Right now, the article mentions that BookTok has influenced sales, but it does not cite any peer-reviewed research or industry-level quantitative data.

You can easily strengthen the page by adding a sourced claim about BookTok’s measurable impact on the publishing industry.

NPD BookScan (Circana) Industry Report

(Primary U.S. sales-tracking service used by publishers, booksellers, and journalists)

Title: “How TikTok Is Shaping the Book Market” (2022)

Publisher: NPD Group (now Circana)

URL: https://www.circana.com/news/blog/how-tiktok-is-shaping-the-book-market/ Jaq Corona (talk) 21:45, 23 November 2025 (UTC)