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Authenticity over algorithms: How these founders leveraged BookTok to launch businesses
Founders use social media to build book subscription services and communities that prioritize authentic connections, with physical book sales up 264% in 2024, Shopify data shows.
- Carl Matheson and Kate Blazeska founded Book Box, a subscription service for books operating out of Australia, which quickly went viral on TikTok in 2024.
- Their success followed a background of building authentic communities and adapting to pandemic-accelerated shifts that forced readers online and increased trust in digital shopping.
- Book Box’s model combines personal curation based on decades of bookselling and reader questionnaires with monthly surprises, creating a human alternative to algorithm-driven recommendations.
- Matheson emphasized that by fostering a strong sense of community and valuing customers, they will remain loyal and support you in all your endeavors.
- This approach contributed to a 264% surge in physical book subscription sales in 2024 and growth in book clubs and themed gatherings, highlighting the rise of reader communities fueled by social media.
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Spencer Platt // Getty Images Authenticity over algorithms: How these founders leveraged BookTok to launch businesses If you’re a book lover, the algorithm knows what you’ll read before you do. Open TikTok and within minutes you’re drowning in “dark academia” recommendations, literary fiction round-ups, and breathless reviews of the latest fantasy romance series. The algorithm is ruthlessly effective at showing you books you won’t put down. The …
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Authenticity over algorithms: How these founders leveraged BookTok to launch businesses
Shopify reports that BookTok is transforming book sales, with a surge in subscription services and curated book clubs, emphasizing personal connections over algorithms.
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