To ban a social media space while California burns, the south washes away, healthcare is nonexistent, children are shot in schools, and the standard of living is at a low is Wild. But I also genuinely mourn what this does to books, to educating the masses, to literacy as a whole

TikTok of course has a bustling community of romance readers, of female-led communities, of marginalized advocates. It also simply just put books in front of eyes. Made sales simple. Purchase power truly in the hands of your own curated algorithm.

Publishing, like many corporate entities thrives off of exclusivity, an illusion of mystery, and a gatekeeping system. TikTok made self-publishing accessible. It gave creators a direct link to their audience. In real time, people could connect with media and stories

To ban a social media space while California burns, the south washes away, healthcare is nonexistent, children are shot in schools, and the standard of living is at a low is Wild. But I also genuinely mourn what this does to books, to educating the masses, to literacy as a whole

TikTok of course has a bustling community of romance readers, of female-led communities, of marginalized advocates. It also simply just put books in front of eyes. Made sales simple. Purchase power truly in the hands of your own curated algorithm.

Regardless of your own personal taste in books or how they are marketed, TikTok has been integral to the livelihood of authors, booksellers, publishing professional, and retailers alike. It’s brought awareness, prestige, fandom, and sometimes fed obscure hyperfixations

Borders was gone. Barnes and Noble was on the brink of collapse. It was nearly impossible for indie authors to gain traction and exposure. Marginalized writers and readers were isolated from one another. And TikTok quite literally flipped those old systems on their heads.

All of a sudden people recreated acts of old age fandom, participated in critical analysis, and revitalized literary discourse, primarily from people who historically didn’t have access to higher education/MFAs. Masses of people joined what was normally reserved for elites

During the height of the pandemic, TikTok formed mass assemblies of communities, some broad, some niche. For the book community as a whole, it became an entry point for adults who did not grow up as readers. It encouraged reading as a hobby, an identity marker, a form of bonding

Through a mix of censorships in schools, no child left behind agendas, a deprioritization of media literacy, and an overall lack of access to books due to increased costs and brick and mortar stores shuttering, the book industry was on a path to withering

Yes, that’s how advances work. But that’s not what I’m talking about here. I’m specifically talking about people who spread misinformation about needing to return money that doesn’t earn out.

Yep that would be unsatisfactory material or services non-rendered. But there are also ways to work through not paying back the advance portion from your signing agreement in a contract if you negotiate that. But no one will ever have to pay back money from an advance split that wasn’t paid out yet