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Felicity Valance

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81 total appearances

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The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

I mean, I think it's like all entertainment orientated towards women that that tends to be given a side eye. And I don't love it because I think that's wrong.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

I mean, I think it's like all entertainment orientated towards women that that tends to be given a side eye. And I don't love it because I think that's wrong.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

Hi, I'm Felicity. I'm the director of digital marketing for Penguin Young Readers at Penguin Random House.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

Hi, I'm Felicity. I'm the director of digital marketing for Penguin Young Readers at Penguin Random House.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

Hi, I'm Felicity. I'm the director of digital marketing for Penguin Young Readers at Penguin Random House.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

So obviously the algorithm when we talk about TikTok is the more you scroll and engage with certain pieces of content, the more it will feed you that content, whether it's creators that you follow or things that you save. TikTok will then say, oh, this person likes this. We'll give them more of that.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

So obviously the algorithm when we talk about TikTok is the more you scroll and engage with certain pieces of content, the more it will feed you that content, whether it's creators that you follow or things that you save. TikTok will then say, oh, this person likes this. We'll give them more of that.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

So obviously the algorithm when we talk about TikTok is the more you scroll and engage with certain pieces of content, the more it will feed you that content, whether it's creators that you follow or things that you save. TikTok will then say, oh, this person likes this. We'll give them more of that.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

In the past, correct. Yeah, it used to be either chronologically or just like who had the most clicks and engagement, who had the most views. That's what you were being served.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

In the past, correct. Yeah, it used to be either chronologically or just like who had the most clicks and engagement, who had the most views. That's what you were being served.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

In the past, correct. Yeah, it used to be either chronologically or just like who had the most clicks and engagement, who had the most views. That's what you were being served.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

So I think there's a lot of listening to readers that TikTok has really amplified. We're able to sort of see trends emerge. You know, romanticism isn't a word that we all talked about three years ago. So seeing romanticism come out of places like TikTok, publishers and editors were able to sort of say, right, what could I acquire that suits this?

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

So I think there's a lot of listening to readers that TikTok has really amplified. We're able to sort of see trends emerge. You know, romanticism isn't a word that we all talked about three years ago. So seeing romanticism come out of places like TikTok, publishers and editors were able to sort of say, right, what could I acquire that suits this?

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

So I think there's a lot of listening to readers that TikTok has really amplified. We're able to sort of see trends emerge. You know, romanticism isn't a word that we all talked about three years ago. So seeing romanticism come out of places like TikTok, publishers and editors were able to sort of say, right, what could I acquire that suits this?

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

Our sales team are able to say, what do we have that already exists on our list that could suit this reader's interests?

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

Our sales team are able to say, what do we have that already exists on our list that could suit this reader's interests?

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

Our sales team are able to say, what do we have that already exists on our list that could suit this reader's interests?

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

we are aware of books from our backlist that the read itself really speaks to what the reader's interested in, but maybe it doesn't look right amongst what's on the shelves right now. And so, is there an opportunity for a reader to rediscover that if it had the new jacket? But also, I think it's more a case of new readers discovering it.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

we are aware of books from our backlist that the read itself really speaks to what the reader's interested in, but maybe it doesn't look right amongst what's on the shelves right now. And so, is there an opportunity for a reader to rediscover that if it had the new jacket? But also, I think it's more a case of new readers discovering it.

The Journal.
Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

we are aware of books from our backlist that the read itself really speaks to what the reader's interested in, but maybe it doesn't look right amongst what's on the shelves right now. And so, is there an opportunity for a reader to rediscover that if it had the new jacket? But also, I think it's more a case of new readers discovering it.