I'm leaving Booktube

Wishing you and your husband and Loki well!

Just a quick comment telling you how much I love those glasses on you. There really, really cute and they have to be extremely comfortable to wear as well. Your really quite nearsighted aren't you? As a retired optician I can see quite a bit of "cut-in" through your lenses. If you don't know what "cut-in" is, if you freeze frame your video at :56 - :58 and look through your right lens notice how the side of your face jumps inward under the lens of your glasses. that's "cut-in". The more it jumps inward the stronger the prescription is. My best guess is that your glasses are in the -3.50 to -4.00 range.

Hi. Just stumbled on your video. I am thinking of starting a booktube and I feel truly understand (without even having started) that this could take a whole lot of time. Especially having to be active in watchining others and making your own voice heard on others channel. As you see here I am doing exactly that. Anyway Good luck. One needs pauses in life sometimes to reevaluate.

I like the coordinated spines of those TINTIN books!

Good for you. Pay attention to your reading and your family. Watching Videos is almost like watching TV....enjoy the fresh air.

Oh, dear! I have just discovered you and love the way you talk so openly about your doubts and joys. I shall definitely look out the video on the home-made JA dress. I find watching women sewing so soothing and restful, even though I myself am male and only just about able to sew a button on in half an hour or even longer. I think it is inevitable that deeper, more complex videos attract fewer views. People just don't seem interested in profound, important things. On the other hand people from a different YT community might suddenly discover your JA video and it might get hundreds, if not thousands of new admirers. I hope we'll see you back again before too long.

You left, but now I'm seeing new vids?

dude booktube sounds wild

NOOOOO!!!!!!

Oh you covered a lot of topics that could turn into their own discussions. Just found you today (congrats on writing a book I plan to watch your newest upload next) but you seem so honest in your videos with a more “niche” and organic taste.

Don’t be afraid to branch out! The sewing and cooking videos would be lovely. In a time where media pushes a “need” to min and max content, it’s hard to find a brand. Life interconnects so tightly, where do interests and hobbies begin and end in their own little boxes? These thoughts come from wanting to start my own channel, but I have an interest in reviewing cookbooks and homesteading books, as well as cooking and getting kids into history and culture with media as a foot in the door. I don’t really expect to make money and have the channel be a passion project. But do I make a separate channel for homesteading books and cooking and make my classics separate? Do my Animal Crossing or say, kransekake for a Disney Frozen party go elsewhere? Or pile it all on one channel alongside botanical illustration videos?

I don’t write all of that expecting a dialogue, it’s just to illustrate that you aren’t alone in the quest to find balance between creating, watching, and “branding”. Booktube is beautiful and creative and communal. But if we aren’t careful, it can cause the anxiety and loss of time that’s a common theme in these comments.

Your work is great and appreciated even if the numbers aren’t what are contemporarily thought of as “making it.” Go with your heart and anything you create in the appropriate seasons of your life will be appreciated here.

It’s strange to think that someone could find you in one day and get to “know you” in a short amount of time from watching your archive, but you do seem so nice and genuine. I wish you the best in your future endeavors, and hope your passions bring you fulfillment!

Hi i just started my adventure in this world and I am hopeful of making some success, but I can absolutely respect anyone who makes different choices, just enjoy whatever it is you do.

Why not just focus on a single book and post when you finish it? Your opinion matters and quality matters over quantity.

I love the way you talk. I hope you come back soon. Hugs from Spain 💚

Thank you for the closure video. I agree that being part of this awesome community of readers, it's very tempting to get sucked in. I love to watch my favorite content providers, and I love to hear about books pitched that I will add to my TBR. As much as I feel close to my favorite content providers, I also know that they are really just "imaginary friends."
I also realize that trying to read all the interesting books, I've put real life activities aside. While that might work well all winter long while the weather is cold and roads are icy, the lack of motivation beyond binge watching book tubers and trying to squeeze in of few actual books has taken over my summer activities and my flower gardens look like how I feel, unexercised. I haven't gone out to find friends in real life.
Booktube, I realize has become my drug. I too, as a follower, need to find balance. A new video even just once a month among ALL the content providers, or even just a teaser video with a list of book recommendations or a poll or just a stats of your life balance in the description would be appreciated. You might consider setting up patreon account so that your followers can show their appreciation with a tip.

The good thing about European cities is that they are walkable and have excellent public transport so that you don’t need a car. Don’t know if your husband needs the car for work, but it’s always sad to hear that even young people are already stuck in a car-dependent life.

I just found you today. I’m sympathetic to what you are saying. I’m glad you will still be in the background, that’s better than not at all. Best wishes! -Flo

I have changed my mindset to; if I am not enjoying what I'm doing, I don't do it! Time for change...wish you well

You'll be missed.

Why did you think that you would stand out and be marketable?

I came across your channel today while looking for reviews on David Copperfield. I loved your review, right on my alley! I will be looking for other postings from you and certainly will miss you. Now you touched a sensitive cord with your sawing addition as part of immersing yourself into the character’s life. I am an avid sewer and I get my inspiration from everything around me.
But everything you said is true and you should take time in your life for what matters for you at that time. You should be very proud of this journey! Good luck with everything you will do in the future.

Ah, will be missing another beautiful fellow in this space. Truly BookTube is a lot of work, a whole lot of time. Quite understandable, but I still hope to see you again. Will be so glad.

Booktube is really time consuming. I stopped watching other people's videos as much because I do not have a lot of time recently and that reflected on my videos' views and comments. so I totally understand where you are coming from.
I hope this video going viral will help your channel get monetized and motivate you get back to posting reviews when you feel like it. I also been on booktube for 3 years with 0 revenue from it but it is fun to do (and stressful sometimes)

Shame you are leaving- this is the first video of your's that I have seen. Will check out your back catalogue 🙂

I think it’s interesting the amount of people in the comments who say “you will be missed” or things like that because I just found your channel through this video and I’m sure they did too. The reason I’m saying this is because your past videos have less than 500 views and suddenly this one has 15k views. So where were you guys then

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Glad u enjoyed ur time here. I'm newer and understand what you talking abt.

We support you and are grateful your all of your past videos! You can always return in a slower pace and we would love to just get updates on your reads and recommendations. Cheers!

I completely get what you mean here. I find myself writing and reading less because of this.

Never watched you till now. Good luck in all you do.

Gosh, that's so sad to hear, I discovered your channel a few hours ago randomly while searching for books+creativity videos and binge watched on some of them. I really liked your mellow, sweet personality and reading taste. Hope you can come back soon. Best of luck in your real life endeavors. ❤

Toodles

May we get the link to favorite booktubers?

Thanks. I'm new at making book videos. I didn't even know there was a "community" when I started.
I have made a couple productions, singing with video effects and they don't get any more notice than the talking head exclusive ones.
I don't want to spend a lot of time watching other people book video, and I don't have a lot of interesting in like, "TBR: Books I Plan to read in May" or whatever.
Plus in not an age peer with many of these book people.
I'll probably keep doing the videos for awhile because I use it for something vaguely showbiz to do, but mainly to express myself which is what is most important to me.
I'm not consistently interactive enough to be in a community.

So sorry to see you go. I've been on a booktube hiatus so I'm a little behind as I'm back today.
Great points and I hope that it is a hiatus for you and to see you back xx

I read you. I mean the hobby of book reading is extraordinarily time-consuming. So any of the internet activity takes even more time.

Book tube can become a major distraction from life…….so enjoy whatever creative endeavour in your future!

It’s so hard to get into a rhythm with booktube! I have weeks where i finish a bunch of books all at once and that week’s video is overstuffed, or weeks where I’m still in the middle of stuff and I don’t have much to talk about. And I have other hobbies too! I think it’s smart to build wiggle room into your channel so you can try different types if content.

Anne, I have been having similar issues with the amount of time it takes to keep up with everything on here, so I’ve just been getting very behind and burying my head in the sand about it because to try and watch everything is just so stressful. Particularly recently when I have been selling my house and having a huge amount of work. You and I started around the same time and I love the community aspect but the time it takes is a lot. I will miss you on here (you might wonder as I’ve barely watched anything recently, but it’s true - when I have time, I love watching your videos) but I think it is really healthy to reflect on how it makes you feel to be on here. I checked out on Instagram before Christmas for exactly these reasons (and also called it an indefinite hiatus on my profile!) I hope we cross paths on here or within the bookish community again at some point! I wish you every happiness. PS I remember your beauty and the beast video very well.

That's a shame. But thanks for at least announcing it. People often disappear and I'm left wondering if they are okay or even still alive.

You'll be missed!

Ah, shame. You'll be missed!

This is the first video I have seen from you. I plan on watching your previous videos! I understand what you are saying and I didn’t realize how much work goes into it until you talked about it. I hope you have a wonderful life and things improve financially! Peace and God Bless :) 🤗🤗🤗 And keep reading for fun!

I was soooo hoping it was clickbait!!! 😭 I completely understand this. I can’t watch much Booktube either since I’m working a second job now. I’m so glad you’ll still be part of Black Hearts!🖤 You know we’re fun and low key, and I’m excited for October.

Awh dude 😢 maybe when it's better time you can drop back in ❤

I just discovered you, so I am disappointed to hear this news, though I do understand your reasons. I do hope you will leave your past videos up as I would like to go through and watch them as I have time. Best wishes!

I just found you and think I'd really enjoy your videos. If you watch videos, you have less time to read. You're right to do this. Do what you love and love what you do. You might take up knitting. It's very meditative. Embroidery too. Off topic...I just spent over $1,000. on my car and now finding I have a slow oil leak. I need to buy a new car within a year and I'm semi retired. Just saying, everyone gets the financial aspect. Best of luck. I'll watch your old videos!

This showed up on my home page and I just want to say I definitely get this. It is really time consuming and I feel like there is always so much pressure to constantly reading books and creating.