18 Best Ways To Make Money By Reading Books.

 18 Best Ways To Make Money By Reading Books.

Mar 28 Written By Zulie RaneWhen I was younger, it was always my dream to become a professional reader. I wanted my entire day job to be reading books, thinking critically about what was good, what was bad, and what I would change, and then sharing my thoughts with other people. I really expected this to be a full-time job.

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Unfortunately, there's no book-reading degree. You can't get a nine-to-five job as a professional book reader. (At least not yet.) But it is possible to make money by reading books online and offline. I’ve got 18 ways listed right here. Some of these are pretty typical, and some of these are a little more unconventional, but all of these will result in you earning money from reading books. 

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I've separated these into four different categories of ways to make money from reading books: social media, jobs, review sites, and others. 

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Make money reading books for social media

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One of the most standard and fun ways to make money by reading books is to create a social media profile where you gain a reputation for reading books, having interesting thoughts, and influencing others to read or not read particular books.

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All you need to get started is a way to post. You don’t even need to buy books at first – use a library card or a Hoopla account to read books for free.

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Here are a few of the best ways to make money by reading books using social media.

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1. Post your video thoughts on BookTok (and BookTube, and BookStagram).

TikTok gets a bad rap, but it’s actually boosting literacy rates in America. I personally have read plenty of BookTok books that I loved, including The Hating Game, anything by Emily Henry, and The Song of Achilles, to name a few. 

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The good news is that BookTok is one of the best ways to make money by reading books. 

Here’s how it works. This process is similar to any of the video-format book reviews.

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First, create an account. Make it clear that it’s about book reviews. Explain what genre of books you like.

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Then, start reviewing books. This requires a bit of thought - how can you make your videos stand out? How can you gain a reputation as a thoughtful, trustworthy Bookfluencer? 

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After that, join the creator fund whenever you’re eligible. In 2021, Cait Jacobs went on the record to state that TikTok’s creator fund only nets you 2 to 4 cents per 1,000 views, so you’d need between 25,000 to 50,000 views to earn just a dollar. 

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However, sponsorships are also a lucrative and potential source of income.

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Create the video once, then cross-post it on all three video channels to get the most bang for your buck. It may take some time, but you can earn money by reading books this way.

2. Write your review on a blog to earn money by reading books.

What better way to make money by reading than penning an homage to the book with the written word? Blogs are a great way to make money by reading books. It’s a less demanding schedule than video content, so you can post once or twice a week as you read and review books, and slowly gain an audience that way.

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Whack ads on that bad boy and you’re good to go. It may take a while to start gaining traction, but if you truly love books, you’re reading them anyway, just post your reviews on your own website instead of (or in addition to) Goodreads.

3. Post about books on Medium. 

Medium has a royalty payment scheme. The way it works is when a paying Medium member reads your post, you earn a small portion of their monthly membership fee. More views = more money.

Post your book reviews on a publication like Books Are Our Superpower and make money by reading books that way.

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This is a really great way to do it because it’s simple. You don’t need to do any SEO to get money from ad views. You don’t even need to host your own website. Just post your thoughts, get 100 followers, and start making money by reading books and posting your thoughts.

4. Podcast it, baby.

Podcasts work similarly to BookTok or Bookstagram to make money by reading books, except instead of recording both voice and face, it’s just your voice.

Grab a cohost or DIY. Share your latest thoughts on the books you read. Earn money through sponsorships.

Right now, most podcasts don’t earn money through anything by ads, but if your podcast grows bigger, you can leverage your audience to get Patreon support, sell bonus content, or get some kind of exclusive deal with a podcasting company.

5. Use affiliate links.

Affiliate links kind of pervade all these methods, but they’re big enough that I’m giving them their own category as one of the best ways to make money by reading books.

Here’s how you can make money reading books by using affiliate links.

First, join an affiliate program like Bookshop.org (my personal fave). 

Then, read a book.

Find the book on Bookshop.org.

Make a recommendation to a friend, on your blog, podcast, social media post, or newsletter.

When someone buys that book thanks to your recommendation, you earn 10% of the sale. 

That’s it! It’s highly scalable – you can make a few bucks right away with just a single sale, and then as your platform grows, you’ll earn more and more. 

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