HOW TO READ MORE 

"I don't think I read an extreme amount" *is sitting in her own personal library

How to read more: Step one: Give up your social life... oh wait I don't have one

yeah teachers force kids to read boring classics and then wonder why none of them like to read. if schools made kids read harry potter/ the hunger games im pretty sure the reading rate of kids would be much higher

The Netflix one hit me so hard. I am in the middle of That 70's Show binge-a-thon right now.

Audiobooks have become my best friend since I started college! I get through so much during my bus ride to and from school. :)

I procrastinate so much... I have SO much homework and a HUGE test tomorrow (seriously) Ok I'm gonna go watch Netflix for 2 hours see ya!

I'm watching this while I'm procrastinating reading and filming a video XD

I had a big Netflix marathon and I was watching "The 100" none stop. Since i finished the first season it put me in the mood for science fiction and I'm already halfway throughout my book! ^_^

I read on the bus to and from school, before bed, and during lunch at school. Also I can't bring myself to read multiple books at once, cause I don't wanna mish mash all the stories together in my brain.

I love how at the end, you said whatever amount you read is the right amount for you, there is no *should*. This helps so much, thank you a lot! I have the weakest will power known to man kind, and RU-vid and Netflix are the biggest village to coerce me to the dark side. The dark side always have tempting things that late become ultimately bad for achieving your goals or staying on track. It's horrible!

these are some great tips! glad to say i enforce MOST of them caUSE THREE BOOKS IS A LOT KAT HOW DO YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING i really like the different format idea and i'm positive it would work, but since i can only read one book at once, i'm not exactly financially stable enough to buy my books in hardcover, ebook and audio book (though i have 4 different copies of city of bones so what am i saying) love this video!

I just started doing the multiple book thing too! It's awesome! Especially if the books are really long. Also, I think all these tips can be applied to writing too! Yeah... I need to do more of that XD And hey, you know what book I'm really excited about reading? The Wise Man's Fear ;-)

Step 1: Sit your ass down and start reading. Congratulations.

Imagine a world where everyone reads.. ah, fantasies.

I'm 13 and I love reading I really want to get a bookshelf in my room and start collecting books but I don't have space :(

I should be reading instead of watching this...

I love going to my library and getting audio books I can add to my phone. Since I am a crafter it makes it much easier to do while I am crafting

I couldn't agree more with your tips. My TV watching is replaced by book reading. I try to read on my lunch break and an hour before bed. I always carry a book with me too. These things alone helped me get through more books. It's not a contest, but I there are way too many good books out there! I simply must get to them.

Great tips, and also- I love the message at the end :) There is no "should" amount! ♥︎

My school does this thing called DEAR everyday. In a random lesson the teacher will say DEAR and you just have to Drop Everything And Read for 20 minutes. I love it because it forces me to always have a book on me and I can get more reading done. At home I read more as well. I just love books. ❤️❤️❤️

I agree on the multiple formats thing. I have my current book both as a physical book (which I read at home in the evenings) and as an ebook (which I read during short breaks at uni, on the tram, etc.). I also have an audiobook going that I like to listen to while knitting. I might make slower progress splitting my time up between multiple books, but that way I can always decide what I'm most in the mood for and also use small breaks for reading.

I've been slacking on my reading lately. There are just so many other things to do. This video is totally what I needed to get motivated to read again and really make it a priority.

Since I've just started my full time new job my reading time has gone down quite a bit (right when I want to get through the beast that is Queen of Shadows!) but I manage to read for at least 30 minutes each night before bed but I also get to read on my bus to and from work as I can choose to either get on the longer route or shorter route to and from work, so I always choose the longer route and I get quite a bit of reading done then. I then also have an audiobook going whilst getting showered and ready in the mornings (but its just constantly Harry Potter) and I'm now gonna start setting down a block of hours on a Sunday to read more!

way to read more: stop watching booktube and actually read oh wait I cant

Also artists: listen to books while you draw. Especially drawings that take hours. I draw comic books so it's easy for me to listen to a book while I draw, there's not a lot to think about as I have the layout right in front of me. So yeah, listen while you draw!

The thing about getting yourself a goal of 30 minutes / 1 hour of reading it's so true, especially for procrastinators. I love reading, but when you are a procrastinator, you even push away things that you love to do. But with a list, it becomes a challenge and you do it. I read so much more this year with that method. And reading multiple books in different formats is also good. I haven't use the audio book option yet, but I'm always reading a book in my phone along a physical book. And when I'm frustrated with a book, I can switch to the other and keep the interest in reading.

These were great tips! and your makeup was on point!

Audiobooks are great for walking around campus! Instead of listening to music while I walk to class or workout, I listen to my audiobook. It's been great and super helpful!

As an author, some of these tips apply for my writing as well. Especially the prioritizing and also getting excited about the activity.

The thing is ,since I started watching your videos I have been reading so much more ! Not only because your excitement brought back my motivation to read but also because i was reading books you made book talks about, which led to me wanting to read that book faster in order to be able to watch the particular book talk! ( best example: red rising and mistborn )

"Instead of going on RU-vid, you open your book and you read" *averts eyes from laptop screen and looks to Jane Eyre with guilt*

If it wasn't for Booktube videos I wouldn't be reading as much as I do. All the great recommendations out there. I do love audiobooks too. I read on the nights that I don't have TV shows on and I will read during commercial breaks. I finish about 3 books a week.

Good to know that I am not the only one that gets excited about reading by watching Booktube videos! This video is so helpful, love you Kat! :)

Such great advice, Kat. Ever since I finished college, I always have a good intention to read and often get distracted by Netflix or RU-vid, my phone, etc. It does not help that my TBR is almost 50 books long (I cut it down) and makes me anxious. Yet when I read more, I often find my writing improves - and I want to write more too! So many books, so little time! But I need to make the time. Even just a little bit... Thank you so much.

I used to never read more than one book at a time until recently. I now use it as a tool. I have a main priority book that is usually complex and than I have a side book that is more simple in plot, but still enjoyable. Whenever I feel my main reading material is dragging Ill finish the chapter, and pick up the side material. Eventually my mind will want to get back to the complex storyline and ill be excited to return to the slow build of an epic tale.

Don't focus on reading more, focus on reading quality content, it's not about how much you read, but what you read. :)

I recently swapped from reading loads of books at once to one physical and some audio and it's actually really helped me read faster as I only have one book to focus on and worry about.

I'm always in the "I really want to read" frame of mind, until I get distracted ... which happens frequently. These are great ideas that I'll have to try and incorporate, especially reading more than one book at a time but different formats.

i got so focused on seeing how many books i could read in 1 month that i quit reading for fun. it was more of a chore. the last time i read was in February because i couldn't do it anymore. i finally picked up a book last week and am reading everyday again :) so much happier now.

Great advice on making sure you read what you are interested in, instead of what you think you should be interested in. I have read a few books on subjects I like (writing, programming and game design), but I didn't find myself as interested as I was with previous books I read on the same subjects. I kept having this nagging feeling that "You SHOULD like this book. Read it!" But if that was true, I wouldn't let days go by without ever picking it up. Make sure you want to read your books whatever they maybe, don't feel you have to read them. Learning comes far better when you enjoy it, and not at all when you're bored.

About 3 minutes into this video I paused it because I was like "RIGHT, THAT'S IT. I'M FINALLY GONNA READ UNWHOLLY" (second book in the Unwind "dystology", I've been putting it off for ages, IDEK why). I went and fished it out of my bookshelves, got myself a reading zone all set up, and then had a moment of "oh year, right, finish the video first" and I did and YES. Booktube is such a good motivator for actually reading. THANK YOU. x)

Thank you Kat, for your tips on ways to find ourselves reading books more. Heck, for me I like to keep my mind fresh, so my best ways to keep reading are, to read in short bursts, or finish a book from start to finish in 1 day. And also, because of my autism, I like to read in areas with good conditions to line up with my pattern of thinking.

These are awesome tips! Most of them I've already heard from my best friend, who puts these same tips into practice every day. :) I'm sad about the fact that I used to read CONSTANTLY when I was a little girl and on through my teenage years. I want to reconnect with my inner bookworm sooo much! But I've let life get in my way. :( Which leads me to the only part of the video that I sorta-kinda-half-disagree with: the statement that there's no "should" when it comes to reading. While I do agree that you shouldn't beat yourself up over the fact that you're not reading enough, I'm also a writer, and writers NEED to read. It's essential. My writing has suffered a lot from my lack of reading. Life is getting in the way of that, too. It's something I desperately want to change. So, thanks for the renewed inspiration! I'm saving this video for future reference! :)

Watching book tube videos has really increased my reading! I'm not at the place where i can read more than one book, lol. I tried and I was over it. Good tips.

I'm gonna shove this into people's faces when they ask me how I can read so much

Awesome tips! I definitely agree with reading multiple books on different formats. It really helps me read more books. Plus I get options to choose something that fits my mood.

YES THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I agree. It's so hard to prioritize! I literally struggle between RU-vid and Books!

Having the will power is so huge. Also, I love reading multiple books so I can have a few different genres all going at one. It keeps everything fresh :)

Audio books are the best! I have a semi long commute to work so I almost always have an audio book to listen to in the car. I also have started reading from my phone too so that way I don't have to carry a book with me to work and I can pull it out on break easily.

I agreed with a lot of what you mentioned in this video. Thank you for your tips! I've recently contemplated listening to an audiobook. It just seems like it'd be a good thing to do. (Especially if you're traveling, and you brought your headphones or something). Whenever I'm not reading, I'm always thinking about reading. And I do agree about reading a book you feel excited to read. I'll admit, I pushed myself into a reading slump at least once. It wasn't fun.

Watching booktube videos is the best thing for me to get motivated to get out of a book slump.

I love to read multiple books, especially if they have different themes, like, one is a YA, another is a classic, and another is a fantasy... It makes me more excited to read depending on the mood I'm in

Reading before doctors appointments almost never works for me. Last time I barely got through the first page of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (so I could y'know ACTUALLY READ IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE) Before they called me back. Before that was Delirium and before that was Ghost Hand. It's like MD's unless I'm in our crappy local ER hate literature. I had a comfy reading nook... Then that reading chair turned into hell. I'm getting a new chair for my birthday. Until then it's my cozy bed or the couch. I think I'll be slowly switching to couch reading almost exclusively because I NEED to widdle down my TBR.

I see you and the way you talk about books and reading and I see your bookshelf behind you...It motivates me a lot! I'm gonna read right now!Thank you Kat you're amazing! Kisses from Peru!

I just read 50 pages and now I am rewarding myself with these videos!!!!

Thanks you so much Kat! I really needed this video because I've been in a terrible reading slump for the past month! When I saw this video I got really excited and now I'm out of my reading slump! THANK YOU!

Netflix is seriously the killer of all book reading motivation! But I've never thought to try different formats of books! I'll definitely be picking up some audiobooks in the near future!

BOOKTUBE PULLED ME OUT OF MY 5 YEAR READING SLUMP!!! I searched Christine Riccio and found more booktubers and now I have a long list of TBR and books to buy.

Hi Kat :) I agree with you, audiobooks are a great thing, and reading multiple books is a good idea too. But I usually read multiple books if I'm not feeling a book at one moment and I decide to put it down for a while. Or also of course when I read a book for a seminar and another for pure plaesure :) I love audiobooks as well, but usually I'll have the audiobook match a book I'm currently reading and I'll listen to it walking to classes, on the shorter bus rides and during lunch break etc when reading would be harder to do. Having a kindle helps too, because you can have multiple books with you without adding any weight^^

I've only just started listening to audio books and its sped up my reading so much!! I'm currently listening to Can You Keep A Secret by Sophie Kinsella, reading The Summer I Turned Pretty on my phone as well as Never Always Sometimes and Why We Broke Up in hard copy. Reading multiple books at a time, I've found that I'm reading so much more, great tip!!

My tip would be if you can afford one is to buy an e-reader like the Kindle Paperwhite. It could be the first generation or a refurbished one. I have found it easier to maintain my reading and because it is a dedicated e-reader, it keeps me from being distracted. If I use my phone or an iPad, I find myself on RU-vid, Netflix and other sites and apps. With an e-reader all that is possible for one to do is to read.

I like audibooks a lot because you can listen to it while doing the laundry or whatever has to be done but is not fun compared to reading and you can have both and everything is fine. Unfortunaty most audiobooks here in Germany do not include the complete book so listen to those audiobooks is not much fun, the only exception is when you have already read the book and you likes it so much that yoh can live with a shortened version of it.

Hahaha I bring a book with me EVERYWHERE I go and read my book if I'm waiting for my sister to finish talking to her friends, or if I'm at uni and I'm by myself (which is more often than not) or waiting for the bus! I can't read on the bus though; other people get motion sickness, whereas my eyes get really, really dry and tired. I only read on the bus if I know there's an exciting plot coming up next!

I read 115 books in 2013 and then 200 books in 2014. I was aiming for 115 this year and I'm only at 67. Hoping to power through this reading slump I've had all year and push to it. This video couldn't have come at a better time for me!

This semester I literally have time for nothing (only for your vids, darling) and I'm reading on the bus, at a 10 minutes break or when I'm walking on the streets. It's amazing how many pages you read in one day just by doing that! :D

I love having a book every where I sit in the house and the Kindle app on my Ipad and phone, so I can read when waiting around. Also, the challenges on Goodreads, but realistic challenges, like dieting, not 100 lbs maybe 5 lbs, so maybe not 100 books, maybe 10 books in a year. Thanks for the tips.

This was so inspiring, especially the ending. I've been taking pressure about reading and it's like the stupidest thing you can do... So thank you for this video and your channel, you're awesome!

I watched this video when it came out three years ago and it’s still on my mind

I like reading multiple books at once because if I get bored of one, I'll switch to another. And books are so different! Right now I'm reading Lord of the Rings, a book for Spanish, a how-to book, and I'm about to start a book for English. :D

Another tip: BOOK A THONS they always get me in a mood to read and i read so much in a book a thon!

I've been a firm believer in Audiobooks for ages! I think too many people put pressure on themselves to read "all the books." Reading is a hobby, it's supposed to be something you enjoy. People don't pressure themselves to have a Netflix marathon or RU-vid binge. It just happens naturally, and that's the way reading should be. Xxx

My reading tends to be a feast or famine pattern. I read 8 books during a recent month and then proceeded to read only one the next month. Since then I have started reading another book and at the current pace I should finish it sometime around the end of October. I know where the blame lies. Netflix keeps me going even when it asks if I want to continue. Well of course I do! I'll make an effort to get back to reading every day now that I have finished a seven season series.

I listen to audiobooks at work. It has changed my world.

Definitely always have a book with you and definitely have a kindle app on your phone so even if you didn't bring a hard copy you can read SOMETHING!

Thanks so much for the tips! Yep, my tv viewing has totally dwindled, since I've gotten serious about my reading, which I'm happy about! Just started to attempt to read multiple books, it's working so far (as long as they are TOTALLY different, fiction vs self help, etc.). I really need to get on the audiobook train, I'm sure that would help a lot!

This was super helpful! With school and all the work that comes with it, I'm struggling to find enough time to satisfy my reading needs.

what i do is during school whenever i finish my work or after a test i pick up my book and read a little. also at night i read alot and i do it every night. this works for me{ ive read 45 books this year]

omg I needed this video. school has been just so time consuming and fitting in time to read is difficult. Awesome advice!

You know what gets me excited to read? Watching Katytastic videos. Im curently reading Girl online & unravelme. :)

I know through out primary school we had to read every night then have our parents sign out diaries. So it became a habit. but when I went to highschool, it just stopped. So going into 4th year of highschool, I'm trying to get back into the habit. This video really helped with that! Thank you!

Yes! Love this. It's such a common question for us heavy readers. You tackled this perfectly! ☺️

A lot of people say they hate your voice but i absolutely love it!

What a coincidence I was just about to continue reading this book I started but then my phone told me that you had a New video up so thanks for inspiring me Kat

I have a habit where (as I am currently unemployed) I have a schedule where from 9-11am I read one of my ebooks on my Kindle, and then from 10-11pm I read a physical book to wind down my mind. With that schedule I read 10 books in a month instead of my usual...1 to 2.

I recommend getting a Kindle.

I have a physical book and I use wattpad at the same time! I love to change stories :)

I literally just finished editing my video about how to find time to read. Great minds think alike! Great tips! My video is scheduled to go up Friday.

Thank you for making this video! I took your advice and now I read way more than I used to. I can't thank you enough!

TMI And TID makes me happy 😅😅

Thankyou so much katy for sharing this video. I am about to start college and I was worried about how I was gonna read more. Now I definitely know how I am gonna manage. I've joined the booktube community 3 weeks agao and now I have to read regularly in order to make videos. I think your tips are really gonna help me reading more. Thankyou so much once again ....

Tbh I have such a book hangover because I read harry potter for the first time ever. I just love the characters so much and now it's all done.

When I am reading a series and I'm not motivated to read I watch the book talk for the previous book and it gets me excited tok read again

i always watch booktube videos to get motivated about reading. seeing people getting all excited about books makes me excited. :D

Great tips! I started listening to audiobooks on my commute to school and work, and it makes those trips so much better! I look forward to driving sometimes. I am able to finish more books this way. ~Sylvia

The first tip is so true, I go to bed and watch RU-vid for an hour!! should pick up that book!!!!

Good Advice. I always have an audiobook. I've also learned to rea what your interested. Don't owrry about how many books you've read. Enjoy it and love it.

I'm currently reading 5 books at the same time, and I feel a little bit overwhelmed, considering I also have a lot of reading and studying to do for grad school....but I generally find it very useful to have a phisical book and an ebook to choose from....except when I'm reading something I can't imagine to put down, in that case I could never juggle two books at once.

thx this really helped me cuz I used to read alot but school came and homework and projects all that stuff and since i watched this video i have read 4 books in a week!!

I always read a little bit in the mornings. Then I read for about 4 1/2 hours each night. As I use a Kindle it's easier I always take it with whenever I leave the house. Especially long journeys or doctors or hospital appointments it gets so much read when these crop up. It can get me fourteen or fifteen 500+ pages read per month.