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Handyandy58 t1_jdau6v3 wrote

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How is it "ruining reading"?

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undercover_lesbeean t1_jdb0r7q wrote

commodification of books-churning out books that are basically carbon copy repeats, rinse repeat

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Pipe-International t1_jdb2hv5 wrote

This has been a thing for books nearly forever. It’s not new because of TikTok.

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undercover_lesbeean t1_jdb3hf6 wrote

ofc not, but it's becoming more widespread. bookstores now have "booktok rec" tables, and when i tell you that it's just rows and rows of the SAME FUCKING BOOK, they all just look the same, it makes me want to cry

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Pipe-International t1_jdb4frl wrote

Well that’s been a thing for a long time too. TikTok is just the newest platform of an age old marketing strategy. Use to be ‘New York Times Best Sellers’ tables and ‘Oprah Winfrey Bookclub Recommendation’ stands. And it would literally be the same old same old trendy book that month.

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undercover_lesbeean t1_jdb9uuv wrote

NYTBS are still multiple genres though, there is plenty of diversity. Some are actual quality books and some not.

Idk about the oprah club thing, because I've not seen it.

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