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Why are buying books and reading books two different hobbies? Why is your to be read (TBR) list only ever getting longer? And what does all that have to do with book publishers destroying thousands of books every year? In this video, Sabrina explores the world of Booktok, bookstores, and publishing, to figure out why we keep buying books we don't read.

And yes, she does read ACOTAR and Fourth Wing in the process.

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Sabrina
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Melissa
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CREDITS
Produced by Sabrina Cruz
Research Assistance by Jananie K. Velu from @thisstoryaintover
Video Editing by Joe Trickey
Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz
Sound Design by Joe Trickey
Special Thanks to:
Patrick Hempelmann from BMV Books
Chris Krawczyk from Little Ghosts Books
Kariza Santos from @LifeOfRiza

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RECOMMENDED READING
No specific recommendations but check out BMV Books and Little Ghosts Books for some great options!
https://www.littleghostsbooks.com/
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 realizing i have a problem, in real time
00:44 the ikea kallax system system has failed me
00:55 of course i made this into an existential crisis
01:26 forcing myself to read (again)
01:35 eat your heart out, storygraph
02:46 what did i learn
03:03 oh, it's that i'm BASIC
03:17 nvm, maybe i'm NUANCED
04:04 i read the ACOTAR series (derogatory)
04:42 how BookTok changed publishing
05:52 how BookTok changed my reading
06:28 wait but why is BookTok so efficient?
06:51 how traditional publishing works
08:13 the benefits of BookTok
09:54 trying to justify my problem instead of solving it
11:00 this is an extended metaphor, trust me, it pays off
12:00 what happens to unsold books
13:35 just be glad i didn't show you a supply-demand graph
14:25 please don't judge me
14:37 the metaphor is about to pay off
15:11 SEE!
17:01 now i'm just restating the metaphor because... it was very extended
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In case you don't want to buy books, you could try making a reservation at the local library. Just be careful, they tend to be fully booked!

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