Book Blogger Hop – Instagram Reels? #BookBloggerHop #BookTwitter #ILoveReading #SecretLibraryBookBlog
The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to their own blog.
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I agree with you that it takes a lot of time for very little return. I remember once someone posted a picture of bottles of water in the supermarket which got thousands of likes, while the book pictures I’d spent hours on barely got 20.
Also, I don’t understand where people get the time to read when you’re supposed to do reels and pictures and Tik Tok and whatnot.
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I know used to join in with readalongs, but found I was spending more time on writing my posts than reading. I gave up in the end!
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No reels or videos for me! I’d rather be reading!
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Same here Carol reading is so much easier than videos! 😂
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Nicki very occasionally I do one but they’re so so basic. Twitter is certainly where I feel most comfortable. I’ve absolutely no consistency with IG so it’s a very random place for me
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Twitter is definitely my happy place, much easier and more fun!
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Yes, I post reels. But I agree with you it takes lots of time and gives very less in return. We have to give more and more time if we want to grow.
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It’s definitely more time consuming then it used to be!
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That’s a hard no from me 😂 I wouldn’t even know where to start. I love looking at the reels and the photos but I haven’t even posted a photo since October 😬😂
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Glad it’s not just me! 😂
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I really appreciate that feedback. I recently activated my instagram account and am struggling. My passion is talking about books, not looking at pictures of them so it’s not a good fit. I’m entertained by some of the reels and they tend to be more conversational but I don’t think I’ll ever do one.
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Totally agree Jo!
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I’m old school so just use Instagram for photos – as it used to be in the good old days! xx
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Bring back the old days! xx
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I’ve never posted a reel either. Probably an age thing. And I think you’re either a book blogger or a Bookstagrammer and it’s difficult to be both. I don’t think in-depth book reviews are really suited to IG and I imagine TikTok is the place for videos. Personally I very rarely watch reels on Instagram.
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Yes I totally agree about it an age thing. I am must definitely a book blogger and not a Bookstagrammer!
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I just like a challenge. But I asked this question on IG today and found that not many people like doing reels.
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I used to see Instagram as a bit of fun, but when they started trying to compete with TikTok I lost interest. Glad you like the challenge 😀
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I just post pictures of my garden on Instagram. I don’t know what a reel is or how to make one.
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Sounds lovely to me and what Instagram should still be all about.
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That would be a no for me. Photos I post on facebook get cross posted to instagram, but that is about it.
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I didn’t know you could do that Carla. It must make it a lot easier.
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I don’t know how I did it either, but it is automatic, so people who are not facebook friends can still see my pictures.
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I don’t even know how to make a reel so no.. I started Instagram mainly to keep a memory of all the nice books I read and of Poes. In so many years it will still be great to be able to look back like in an album.
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You’ll have some great memories then Inge!
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I totally feel you, Nicki. I feel like IG is loads of work but the reward is… unrewarding. I wholly prefer my blogging experience over it, anytime!
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I’m glad I’m not the only who feels like that! 😀
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