The details · BookTok
BookTok creators say free books are far more common than paid posts.
Your budget is probably your time and review copies.
- Evidence
- Outside receipts
- From
- Notebook · NB-001 · Story
0.25%of posts in the file carried a paid-ad hashtag, "almost certainly an undercount."
What I found
Creators told The Bookseller that free and early copies are far more common than payment. In my file, only 0.25% of posts carry a paid-ad hashtag, "almost certainly an undercount." So some posts you see may be gifted copies, which says nothing against the creator.
So do this
Plan on your time and free review copies, not paid posts. A gifted post says nothing against the creator.
Keep in mind
Outside sources. One UK trade article: "a hint, not a measure."
Source: 4. Free booksNB1-D16NB1-W04aNB1-W04bNB1-W11aNB1-W11b
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