YouTube Audiences Don't Buy Books

Creators can amass large platform followings but those audiences often do not convert into book purchasers, especially for literary fiction; platform attention and algorithmic visibility are poor proxies for the book‑buying market. This mismatch forces traditionally published writers to rethink deals, timing, review strategies, and whether to go indie. — Highlights a structural tension between creator economies and legacy media commerce with implications for cultural production, author livelihoods, and how literary value is monetized.