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hey guy welcome back to I don't need a

- Hey guy, welcome back to, I don't need a haircut.

haircut you need a haircut alright we both need a haircut remember

You need a haircut, all right, we both need a haircut.

books yeah me neither but I was doing

Remember books? Yeah, me neither.

some research and apparently is this

But I was doing some research

thing where you buy it because it makes

and apparently it's this thing where you buy it

you feel smart to own one but then you

because it makes you feel smart to own one

never make time to read it because

but then you never make time to read it

videogames is more fun and that's books

because video games is more fun.

one thing I've noticed over the past

And that's books, one thing I've noticed

decade is how aware of youtuber books

over the past decade is how, aware of YouTubers

I've been despite not really being

books I've been, despite not really being engaged

engaged with YouTube until about three

with YouTube until about three

or four years ago because of the size of

or four years ago, because of the size of their audience.

their audience when people like Shane Dawson or Tyler Oakley or Dan and Phil

When people like Shane Dawson or Tyler Oakley,

release a book I'd always end up seeing

or Dan and Phil release a book.

it displayed like front and center at a

I'd always end up seeing it displayed like front

Barnes & Noble at some point I think it

and center at a Barnes and Noble.

just became the thing to do when you hit

At some point, I think it just became the thing to do.

like three million subscribers go how to

When you hit like 3 million subscribers

write a book now I guess maybe it's

got to write a book

because of how enticing it is to be able

now I guess, maybe it's because of how enticing

to add New York Times bestseller to your

it is to be able to add New York times bestseller

Twitter bio or like many other things

to your Twitter bio or like many other things.

maybe it's just because your manager

Maybe it's just 'cause your manager told you

told you you could make a lot of money

you could make a lot of money if you wrote a book.

if you wrote a book so you wrote a book

So you wrote a book.

I think that's one thing a lot of people

I think that's one thing a lot of people may not realize

may not realize about youtubers is how

about YouTubers is how many business decisions

many business decisions they've made that have been influenced by the

they've made, that have been influenced

management team that has inevitably come

by the management team that is inevitably

and swooped them up to tell them to

coming swept them up to tell them to diversify.

diversify I mean that YouTube channel is doing pretty well for now but would it

I mean, that YouTube channel is doing pretty well for now

really hurt if you started a podcast and

but would it really hurt if you started a podcast

wrote a book and started doing live

and wrote a book and started doing live shows

shows and twitch streaming and post it a

and Twitch streaming and posted a hundred times a week

hundred times a week instead of just one I would love to make more money I mean I

instead of just one, I would love to make more money.

would love for you to make more money if

I mean, I would love for you to make more money

you're wondering why it seemed like so

if you're wondering why it seemed

many youtubers were going on tour at the

like so many YouTubers were going on tour

same time look no further than MC ends

at the same time, look no further than MCNs

or multi-channel network because there

or multi-channel network, because there are only a handful

are only a handful of popular MC ends that have so many creators under their

of popular MCNs that have so many creators

umbrella they're pretty much all getting

under their umbrella.

the same advice at the same time we here

They're pretty much all getting the same advice

at giant companies see you is not just

at the same time. - [Customer service] We here at giant companies see you

one of our 900,000 creators but as an

as not just one of our 900,000 creators

individual with a unique story to tell

but as an individual with a unique story to tell.

and that's why we've hand selected you

And that's why we've hand selected you and only you

and only you is the perfect partner for this brand-new project you write a book

as the perfect partner for this brand new project

and we make most of the money how's that

you write a book and we make most of the money.

sound Jam okay now I want to make it

How's that sound champ?

clear I'm not making this video to

- Perfect, okay. Now I wanna make it clear.

on every single youtuber book that's

I'm not making this video to shit on every single YouTuber book that's ever been written.

ever been written I'm not saying that

I'm not saying that just because a book

just because a book is written by a youtuber that means it's bad or just

is written by a YouTuber, that means it's bad.

because a youtuber does a live show that

Or just because a YouTuber does a live show.

means it's not very well put together

That means it's not very well put together.

that's not true what is true is that

That's not true.

these things tend to

What is true is that these things tend

separate like the truly talented

to separate like the truly talented creators

creators who just happened to be on YouTube from the people who are clearly

who just happened to be on YouTube, from the people

just doing it because it seemed like the

who are clearly just doing it

right entrepreneurial thing to do those

because it seemed like the right entrepreneurial

kind of books read much differently with

thing to do, those kinds of books

it being very obvious that much of what

read much differently with it being very obvious.

you're reading is just there to fill

And much of what you're reading

space where it's devoid of purpose that

is just there to fill space, words devoid of purpose.

couldn't be edited out because then the

That couldn't be edited out

book wouldn't be long enough for example

because then the book wouldn't be long

in Jake Paul's you gotta want it he

enough for example and Jake Paul's, "You Gotta Want It".

starts with a short about Me section

He starts with a short About Me section,

with some descriptive things like how

with some descriptive things

old he is what he does looks like he's

like how old he is, what he does.

on Disney Channel so I hope that goes

It looks like he's on Disney channel.

well for him and that's fine cuz that's

So I hope that goes well for him.

all information this is an about Me

And that's fine,'cause that's all information.

section and these are things that

This isn't About Me section.

describe him but then he runs out of

And these are things that describe him.

information just starts listing

But then he runs out of information,

pointless I'm wearing sweatpants

just starts listing pointless shit.

there's a place around the corner from

I'm wearing sweat pants, there's a place around the corner

where I live that has killer smoothies

from where I live that has killer smoothies.

my favorite is peanut butter and jelly I

My favorite is peanut butter and jelly.

got one a few minutes ago

I got one a few minutes ago.

so right away it's very clear we're just

So right away, it's very clear.

reading this guy's

We're just reading this guy's stream of consciousness.

stream-of-consciousness he was sitting

He was sitting there typing.

there typing he reached for his smoothie

He reached for his smoothie to have a sip.

to have a sip and then he was like oh I

And then he was like, Oh, I should type

should type about the smoothie because

about the smoothie because what even is this book?

what even is this book I'm not so sure he even knew what this book was going to

I'm not so sure he even knew what this book

be or why he was writing it until he was

was going to be or why he was writing it

done writing it he ends the about Me

until he was done writing it.

section with my brother Logan is telling

He ends the About Me section with, my brother.

me that this book should be all about

Logan is telling me that this book

girls but I say no this book is all

should be all about girls, but I say, no, this book

about wait that's a good question what is this book about

is all about... Wait, that's a good question, what is this book about?

and to me at least that just seems like

And to me, at least, that just seems

something that maybe he should have

like something that maybe he should have tried to figure

tried to figure out before he got to

out before he got to this point.

this point you know a book is gonna be

You know a book is gonna be good when the author

good when the author openly admits to making it up as he goes what's that

openly admits to making it up as he goes, what's that famous

famous line from the beginning of Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter the boy

line from the beginning of "Sorcerer's Stone", Harry Potter

who did something of significance I

the boy who did something of significance, I haven't figured

haven't figured out what yet but I'll

out what yet, but I'll let you know when I do.

let you know what I do from what I can tell this book is all about motivation

From what I can tell this book is all about motivation

and positivity and shirtless Jake Paul

and positivity and shirtless Jake Paul.

it's about encouraging you to chase your

it's about encouraging you to chase your dreams

dreams and face your fears written by a

and face your fears written by a teenager,

teenager whose advice is terrible move

whose advice is terrible.

with deliberate fearlessness ignore the

Move with deliberate fearlessness, ignore the naysayers,

naysayers take the word no and flip it around what will I ever be successful

take the word no and flip it around. What, will I ever be successful?

on I on be success dad then he tells a

On I on be success, dad.

story about how one time he and Logan

Then he tells a story about how one time

were driving to Las Vegas and he turned

he and Logan were driving to Las Vegas.

to him and said let's see how fast this

And he turned to him and said, let's see how fast

thing can go proceeding to drive 170

this thing can go, proceeding to drive 170 miles per hour.

miles per hour that's too fast that is

That's too fast, that is reckless driving.

reckless driving you could go to jail

You could go to jail for a year,

for a year for driving that fast but

for driving that fast, but maybe that's the point

maybe that's the point right maybe the lessons like there's no shortcuts in

right? Maybe the lessons like there's no shortcuts

life work smarter not harder

in life, work smarter, not harder.

don't drive as fast as I did nope the

Don't drive as fast as I did. Nope, the opposite

opposite in fact I'm gonna gun it like

In fact, I'm gonna gun it

this the whole way which is my approach

like this the whole way, which is my approach to everything.

to everything it should be yours too you

It should be yours too.

hear that guys you should always Drive a hundred and seventy miles per hour

You hear that guys, you should always drive 170 miles

towards your dreams that is criminally

per hour towards your dreams. That is criminally bad advice.

bad advice nobody should be listening to this maniac that being said I'm gonna

Nobody should be listening to this maniac.

keep reading I listen to a lot of rap I

That being said, I'm gonna keep reading.

I listen to a lot of rap, I relate to it.

I know rappers exaggerate to make their

I know rappers exaggerate to make their songs

songs sound more Street but when I

sound more street, but when I decipher the lyrics,

decipher the lyrics they're mostly about

they're mostly about stuff that's happened

stuff that's happened or is happening to

or is happening to those guys.

those guys as they fight their way to

As they fight their way to the top,

the top nothing's gonna stop them they

nothing's gonna stop them.

say and I know exactly what they mean

They say, and I know exactly what they mean.

this is the funniest thing I've ever

This is the funniest thing I've ever read in my life.

read in my life at one point he describes his own birth which is a funny

At one point he describes his own birth

sentence on his own he says he was born

which is a funny sentence on his own,

three weeks early I couldn't wait which

but he says he was born three weeks early.

is typical of me and that's just so

I couldn't wait, which is typical of me.

funny to like brag about being born way

And it's just so funny to like brag about being born way too early.

too early my mom was only pregnant with

My mom was only pregnant with me for a week

me for a week and a half before I came

and a half before I came out.

out yeah my arms and legs don't work and

Yeah, my arms and legs don't work and I'm only four inches

I'm only four inches tall but I just couldn't wait to get out in the world

tall, but I just couldn't wait to get out in the world

and start by YouTube channel but getting

and start my YouTube channel, but getting to the mid

to the meat of the book there's a very weird chapter where Jake talks about his

of the book. There's a very weird chapter where Jake

first crush Megan Fox from transformers I was 10

talks about his first crush, Megan Fox from transformers.

years old and I thought the movie was

I was 10 years old and I thought the movie

the best thing I'd ever seen I also

was the best thing I'd ever seen.

thought Megan Fox was the hottest girl

I also thought Megan Fox was the hottest girl

in this universe at that age I knew the

in this universe. At that age, I knew the word sexy,

word sexy but not its meaning I can't

but not its meaning.

say that I walked out of the theater

I can't say that, I walked out of the theater

thinking Megan was sexy but I did walk

thinking Megan was sexy

out of the theater thinking about Megan

but I did walk out of the theater, thinking about Megan

which was something considering I

which was something considering I thought the cars

thought the cars and trucks in the movie were also super hot and I spent a lot of

and trucks in the movie were also super hot.

time thinking about them

And I spent a lot of time thinking about them too.

what the did I just read when I was

What the fuck did I just read?

ten I thought Megan was sexy but I

When I was 10? I thought Megan was sexy

didn't know she was sexy because I

but I didn't know she was sexy

didn't know about sex yet but she was my

'cause I didn't know about sex yet,

girlfriend and the cars were my

but she was my girlfriend and the cars were my girlfriend

girlfriend and I'll always love them but

and I'll always love them both.

so in case it wasn't obvious yet this is

So in case it wasn't obvious yet,

where the book starts to get ah suddenly

this is where the book starts to get odd.

Jake is no longer telling us how to

Suddenly Jake is no longer telling us

achieve our dreams and follow our goals

how to achieve our dreams and follow our goals.

instead he's really honed in on the

And instead he is really honed in on the female

female teenage audience teaching them

teenage audience teaching them all about boys.

all about boys this chapter called hello

This Chapter called "Hello Ladies",

ladies is his experience with puberty

is his experience with puberty.

something that for some reason he's

Something that for some reason, he's telling us about.

telling us about at one point he

At one point he unintentionally

unintentionally encourages all the young

encourages all the young kids reading to Google.

kids reading to Google what sex is which

What sex is, which in hindsight,

in hindsight probably not the best advice this was all my pubescent pals

probably not the best advice. This was all my pubescent

and I did for a brief moment in our

pals and I did for a brief moment in our young lives

young lives and what an education we got through photos and videos we figured out

and what an education we got through photos and videos.

the basics on our own

We figured out the basics on our own

and then some and we were good to go no

and then some, and we were good to go

talk necessary but you don't just walk

no talk necessary, but you don't just walk

onto a basketball court and dunk like LeBron James first you have to learn how

onto a basketball court and dunk like LeBron James. First, you have to learn how to dribble.

to dribble he spends a lot of time recounting his first sexual experiences

He spends a lot of time recounting his first sexual

describing the girls he liked and made

experiences describing the girls

out with in way too much detail

he liked and made out with in way too much detail.

I hope these aren't their real names

I hope these aren't their real names,

because holy dude this whole time I

because, Holy shit! Dude, this whole time

was also texting Julie and her boobs I

I was also texting Julie and her boobs, I was into making

was into making out but I'd heard that others were doing more than kissing

out. But I'd heard that others were doing more than kissing,

including Julie I didn't know what she'd

including Julie, I didn't know what she'd done,

done but thanks to Google I'd figured

but thanks to Google. I'd figured out the facts of life.

out the facts of life and then some Julie and I went into my room together

And then some. Julie and I went into my room together

and made out then after a while her

and made out, then after a while her hands went places

hands went places and so did mine and suddenly we were past making out in

and so did mine and suddenly we were past making out

brand-new territory at least for me I

in brand-new territory, at least for me,

was like oh my god this is the best

I was like, "Oh my God this is the best moment ever".

moment ever the cool thing is that moment is still pretty great all these

The cool thing is, that moment is still pretty great

years later am I reading porn don't

all these years later, am I reading porn?

worry there's still so much book left 10

Don't worry, there's still so much book left.

facts about teenage guys that every

10 facts about teenage guys that every teenage girl

teenage girl should know number one

should know. Number one, while girls

while girls are occupied with their hairstyles clothes and shoes and maybe

are occupied with their hairstyles clothes, and shoes

cool rings and necklaces you know so

and maybe cool rings and necklaces.

much about girls most guys in the eighth

He knows so much about girls.

grade are thinking about what girls look

Most guys in the eighth grade are thinking about what girls

like after all that's removed and they

look like after all that's removed

are in their underwear or bathing suit

and they are in their underwear or bathing suits.

by ninth grade guys are obsessing about

By ninth grade, Guys are obsessing about what girls

what girls look like without their

look like without their clothes on.

clothes on is this meant to help the

Is this meant to help the teenage girls?

teenage girls and ladies you may not realize it yet but guys they want to see your ass so show

Hey ladies, you may not realize it yet but guys, they wanna see your ass, so show it to him I guess.

it to him okay I guess I just didn't realize how sexually charged this book

I guess I just didn't realize how sexually charged

four children would be I thought this

this book for children would be.

was gonna be like Edie fluence the book

I thought this was gonna be like Edfluence, the book

but some parts are more like fifty

but some parts are more like 50 shades of Paul.

Shades of Paul I realize I just made a

I realized I just made a 50 shades

fifty Shades of Grey reference in the

of gray reference in the year 2020

year 2020 but I just don't know any other popular porn book anyway there's a

but I just don't know any other popular porn book.

lot of boring in here that's not

Anyway, there's a lot of boring shit in here.

really worth talking about I like how in

That's not really worth talking about.

the middle there's just a bunch of

I like how in the middle, there's just a bunch of random

random pages of pictures that have

pages of pictures that have nothing to do with the book

nothing to do with the book with captions ranging from someone's a little

with captions ranging from someone's a little fishy

fishy to shirts are overrated but other

to shirts are overrated, but other than that, this book

than that this book is extremely boring

is extremely boring and pointless.

and pointless and at the very end he mentions the same smoothie that he

And at the very end, he mentions the same smoothie

talked about at the beginning which

that he talked about at the beginning,

confirms my suspicions that he did write

which confirms my suspicion that he did write

this all in one sitting if I were to

this all in one sitting. If I were to pick one quote

pick one quote from the book a little pearl of wisdom to leave you guys with

from the book, a little pearl of wisdom to leave you guys

it would be some days your underwear

with, it would be, "Some days your underwear sticks

sticks in your butt crack pick it out laugh it off and get going again

in your butt crack. Pick it out, laugh it off

my official score for Jake Paul's you

and get going again".

gotta want it is a d-minus a Zen I wish

My official score for Jake Paul's "You Gotta Want It" is a D minus. As in, I wish he had minused

he had - some of the references to his D

some of the references to his D.

in addition to this masterpiece Lele

In addition to this masterpiece, lele polls

pons who in a lot of ways is the female

who in a lot of ways is the female version of Jake.

version of Jake Paul also wrote her own

Paul also wrote her own advice book

advice book about getting through high

about getting through High School.

school and I'm not gonna go into detail

And I'm not gonna go into detail about this one.

about this one because I think nerd City

'Cause I think Nerd City already

already said everything there was to say

said everything there was to say about this book

about this book but to sum it up her

but, to sum it up.

advice is basically that things get

Her advice is basically that things get easier.

easier the more famous you get and

The more famous you get

that's super helpful advice for the 99.9% of struggling teenagers who will

and that's super helpful advice for the 99.9%

never be merely as famous as she is

of struggling teenagers, who will never be nearly as famous

don't worry guys it gets better

as she is. Don't worry guys, it gets better.

just become rich so what I can tell

Just become rich, from what I can tell

there's pretty much only three different

there's pretty much only three different types

types of youtuber books there's the

of YouTuber books, there's the autobiography

autobiography where you cover your life story in excruciating detail and act

where you cover your life story in excruciating detail

like you've really had to beat the odds

and act like you've really had to beat the odds

and overcome all these obstacles in your

and overcome all these obstacles in your life,

life which just means your parents got

which just means your parents got divorced.

divorced and that was the worst thing

And that was the worst thing that ever happened to you.

that ever happened to you number two there's the tongue-in-cheek advice book

Number two, there's the Tongue-in-Cheek advice book.

how to adult adulting 101 for adults but

How to adult, adulting one on one

don't take it from me guys I'm just a 30

for adults, but don't take it from me guys.

year old 15 year old and then third

I'm just a 30 year old, 15 year old.

there's the rare fictional why a novel

And then third there's the rare fictional YA novel

Joey Graceffa wrote two of these and

Joey Graceffa wrote two of these and they seem

they seem to have pretty mixed reviews I don't know a lot

to have pretty mixed reviews. I don't know a lot about Joey

about Joey or what he does but I at least can respect the originality here I

or what he does, but I at least can respect the originality

think it's cool he had an idea and tried

here. I think it's cool he had an idea and tried to execute

to execute it whether or not he actually

it whether or not he actually achieved it

achieved it that's up for debate but it

that's up for debate, but it was ambitious.

was ambitious so I'll give him that there is one book that doesn't fit into

So I'll give him that, there is one book that doesn't fit

any of these categories and that's Gabby

into any of these categories. And that's Gabbie Hanna's

Hanna's much-maligned collection of poetry adult a lesson now gabby is

much-maligned collection of poetry, "adultolescence".

someone who always seems to end up

Now Gabbie is someone who always seems to end

involved in some kind of drama and

up involved in some kind of drama.

personally I have paid attention to none

And personally I have paid attention

of it and except for her genius

to none of it, except for her genius interview.

interview because that was just funny

'Cause that was just funny.

but other than that I'm not gonna try

♪ Maybe I'm the monster ♪

and tell you what she has done or hasn't

But other than that, I'm not gonna try and tell you

done that's bad because I genuinely

what she has done or hasn't done.

don't know it's weird sometimes with

That's bad because I genuinely don't know.

YouTube drama I'm like oh this is juicy

It's weird sometimes with YouTube drama,

do tell and then other times I'm like

I'm like, Oh, this is juicy, do tell and then other times

how did I end up on a channel called

I'm like, how did I end up on a channel

farting the tea where all of their

called Farting the T, where all of their videos

videos are just Scrolls of text set to

are just scrolls of texts set to Wii Menu Music.

Wii Menu music do I really care that much to watch this no I do so again I'm

Do I really care that much to watch this?

not saying she's guilty of anything and

No idea, so again, I'm not saying she's guilty

I'm not saying she's innocent of

of anything and I'm not saying she's innocent of anything.

anything I'm only going to look at this

I'm only going to look at this book as what it is.

book as what it is first thing I'll say is it's really easy to criticize the worst of this book

First thing I'll say is it's really easy to criticize

plenty of people have already done that

the worst of this book.

at its worst the poems are very not good and she didn't do herself any favors by

Plenty of people have already done that, at its worst. The poems are very not good and she didn't do herself

openly admitting in the book that much

any favors by openly admitting in the book

of them only exist because she had a

that much of them only exist because she had a deadline

deadline and needed to fill space which

and needed to fill space.

if I'm being honest was kind of a relief

Which if I'm being honest was kind of a relief to read

to read because it's right at the end of

because it's right at the end of the book

the book and it sort of answers a question you might have already had but

and it sort of answers a question you might've already had.

as a result many of the poems end up

But as a result, many of the poems ended up reading

reading like tweets that should have

like tweets, that should have stayed drafts

stayed drafts but instead got reformatted to fill pages in between

but instead got reformatted to fill pages

actual poems I'm sure even Gabby herself

in between actual poems.

would admit that a lot of these entries

I'm sure even Gabbie herself would admit

shouldn't even be considered poetry

that a lot of these entries shouldn't even be considered poetry.

sad-isfied it's the whole page you get

Sad isfied, it's the whole page you get it.

it cuz she's sad is fine so she's like happy and sad I think there's a lot of

'Cause she's sad isfied. So she's like happy and sad.

depth to that one this one's called K

I think there's a lot of depth to that one.

and then the whole poem is actually just

This one's called K and then, the whole poem

her sending someone a text that says K

is actually just her sending someone a text that says K

and the other person read it so that's

and the other person read it.

very interesting to me and of course

So, that's very interesting to me.

gotta talk about this one link that's

And of course, it's gotta talk about this one "Link".

just the title of the poem and then the

That's just the title of the poem.

poem is in bio so you read it all

And then the poem is in bio. So you read it altogether

together it's linked in bio that one's

and it's Link in bio, that one's kind of a thinker.

kind of a thinker you really got a

You really got to ponder on that one for a while.

under on that one for a while but once it clicks in your brain it's very cool

But once it clicks in your brain, it's very cool.

you you're disgusting ly perfect I like

Ew You're disgusting, ly perfect.

that one it has a twist and then right

I like that one it has a twist

under it Catholic I gave up for Lent

and then right under it Catholic,

right I gave up it's funny I've never

I gave up for lent. Right? I gave up, it's funny.

heard that joke before that's why it's

I've never heard that joke before, that's why it's so good.

so good so yeah a lot of this is either just blatant page filler or very short

So yeah, a lot of this is either just blatant page filler

poems that have the depth of an

or very short poems that have the depth

above-ground pool that hasn't been

of an above ground pool that hasn't been filled yet.

filled yet if the world ended tomorrow what would you do today I'd hardly make

If the world ended tomorrow, what would you do today?

my way to an all-you-can-eat buffet if

I'd hurriedly make my way to an all-you-can-eat buffet.

the world was ending tomorrow I'd eat

If the world was ending tomorrow, I need some food.

some food and the poetry award goes to

- [Announcer] And the poetry award goes to

like I didn't think I was like gonna

- Like I didn't think I was like gonna like it the way

like it the way that I liked it but like

that I like it but like, I like it.

I like it I take it back this is a great

I take it back, this is a great book.

book the most egregious examples of page

The most egregious examples of page fillers,

fillers are these like advice poems that

are these like advice, poems that are supposed to read

are supposed to read like text there's no punctuation and things are misspelled

like texts. There's no punctuation and things are misspelled

intentionally because that was the

intentionally because that was the stylistic choice.

stylistic choice but they're also meaningless and dumb that I'm almost

But they're also meaningless and dumb

certain they were the very last thing to

that I'm almost certain they were the very last

be added to the book hey Gaby books

thing to be added to the book.

looking great we just need 10 more pages

Hey Gabbie books looking great, we just need 10 more pages.

yeah that's no problem how much time do

Yeah, that's no problem, how much time do I have?

I have oh you're fine I just need them in one

Oh, you're fine I just need them in one minute.

minute what will change I used to hate

What? Well, people change.

I used to hate coconut, when I'm sober McDonald's. (indistinct)

let's hurry that I'm cool you can

unless you read that I'm cool you can believe that.

alright well they're not great but here

All right, well they're not great, but here you go.

you go that does not matter to me okay

That does not matter to me. Okay, thanks.

thanks well I'm glad you're satisfied cuz I'm

Well, I'm glad you're satisfied.

just sad is fied sad-isfied wait I

'Cause I'm just sad isfied, sad isfied.

thought I don't want to be fair though

Wait, I thought of another one.

there are plenty of good poems in here

To be fair though, there are plenty of good poems in here.

like I said it's really easy to cherry

Like I said, it's really easy to cherry pick the dozen

pick the dozen or so terrible ones but

or so terrible ones but for the most part,

for the most part it's not a terrible

it's not a terrible book.

book had she been able to spend more

Had she been able to spend more time

time on this letting inspiration come to

on this, letting inspiration come to her naturally

her naturally instead of rushing out a

instead of rushing out a bunch of shower thoughts,

bunch of shower thoughts I think this would have been a really good first try

I think this would have been a really good first

at her version of a shel silverstein

try, at her version of a Shel Silverstein book.

book I know she's talented that's why

I know she's talented.

even though I saw these videos about the

That's why, even though I saw these videos

book I wanted to read it for myself I

about the book, I wanted to read it for myself.

wanted to see if it was really as bad as

I wanted to see if it was really as bad as people said.

people said and a lot of it is not that

And a lot of it is not that bad.

bad I was surprised how much I liked a

I was surprised how much I liked a lot of the drawings.

lot of the drawings I mean obviously

I mean, obviously putting a drawing next

putting a drawing next to a poem doesn't

to a poem, doesn't make the poem better

make the poem better but it is at least

but it is, at least more interesting to look

more interesting to look at as you're

at as you're scrolling through the book.

scrolling through the book ultimately I

Ultimately, I think Gabbie could have avoided

think Gabby could have avoided almost all of the backlash she got from this if

almost all of the backlash she got from this.

she had either taken a few more months

If she had either taken a few more months

to actually finish it or if she had just

to actually finish it or if she had just charged less

charged less for the book it would have

for the book. It wouldn't have made the expectations

made the expectations people had going

people had going into it more reasonable.

into it more reasonable I mean I got this used on Amazon for a couple of

I mean, I got this used on Amazon for a couple of bucks,

bucks but if I were to have bought this

but if I were to have bought this, when it came out

when it came out from stores it would have cost me $16.99 that is the

from stores, it would've cost me $16 and 99 cents.

perceived value of this book according

That is the perceived value of this book,

to the publisher who published it a

according to the publisher who published it.

paperback copy of an unfinished poetry

A paperback copy of an unfinished poetry collection

collection $17 my comparison here is a

$17, by comparison here is a hardcover copy

hardcover copy of Retton links book of

of Rhett and Link's "BOOK OF MYTHICALITY".

mythicality this book is fantastic it's funny it's personal the artwork is

This book is fantastic, it's funny, it's personal.

beautiful every single page has an intricate unique design I believe over a

The artwork is beautiful. Every single page has an intricate unique design.

dozen people worked on it it was a

I believe over a dozen people worked on it.

massive project that got all of the time

It was a massive project that got all of the time

and attention it needed and since this

and attention it needed.

is a hardcover book the pages are really

And since this is a hard cover book,

thick it cost more to produce so that

the pages are really thick. It costs more to produce.

would be factored into the price as well

So that would be factored into the price as well.

so if this is $17 then this should be like 40 bucks right no $21 this more durable sturdy copy of a more thoroughly

So if this is $17, then this should be like 40 bucks right? No, $21, this more durable, study copy

crafted book is we $4 more than this so if you're gonna

of a more thoroughly crafted book is only $4 more than this.

charge a premium price for your book

So if you're gonna charge it premium price for your book

you're gonna have to live up to those

you're gonna have to live up to those expectations.

expectations and I'm sure it wasn't up to her what the price was I've never

And I'm sure it wasn't up to her, what the price was.

worked with a publisher I've never

I've never worked with a publisher.

published a book but I know a lot of

I've never published a book

control is taken away from the author

but I know a lot of control is taken away from the author.

and this is probably what the publishers

And this is probably what the publisher has decided

decide but it is still her fault for

but it is still her fault for putting herself

putting herself in that position agreeing to a deadline that she probably

in that position, agreeing to a deadline

should have known was unreachable don't

that she probably should have known was unreachable.

get me wrong as a fellow creator I

Don't get me wrong as a fellow creator.

totally understand how deadlines can

I totally understand how deadlines can mess you

mess you up and get in the way of making

up and get in the way of making something as good

something as good as you think it could

as you think it could be.

be have you ever noticed that I almost always post videos on the very last day

Have you ever noticed that? I almost always post videos

of the month that's because I signed

on the very last day of the month.

contracts with the brands that sponsor

That's because I sign contracts with the brands

me and I physically can't procrastinate

that sponsor me and I physically can't procrastinate

any longer than I already have but the

any longer than I already

thing is that's on me if I have to put

have, but the thing is, that's on me.

out an unfinished video because I didn't

If I have to put out an unfinished video

have enough time to work on it it's

because I didn't have enough time to work

still my fault for agreeing to the

on it, it's still my fault

contract that set that deadline I don't

for agreeing to the contract that set that deadline.

get to play the victim in that situation

I don't get to play the victim in that situation.

and I don't think Gabby does either

And I don't think Gabbie

because she's still profited heavily off

does either because she's still profited heavily off

of this she defends a lot of these

of this. She defends a lot of these unfinished poems

unfinished poems by saying how cathartic they were for her to write and that's

by saying how catholic they were for her to write.

great I'm glad that this was therapeutic

And that's great, I'm glad that this was therapeutic

for you to write this book but you still

for you to write this book

charged people money for it like it's

but you charged people money for it.

great that you got something out of

Like, it's great that you got something out of writing it

writing it but you need to make sure that if people are paying money that

but you need to make sure that if people are paying money

they're getting the same amount of

that they're getting the same amount of quality

quality in return but those are my

in return, but those are my thoughts on this book.

thoughts on this book I'm not trying to

I'm not trying to start drama with Gabbie.

start drama with Gabby I think she's very talented I'm sure she learned her

I think she's very talented, I'm sure she learned her lesson

lesson from this and we'll see how her

from this and we'll see how her next book turns

next book turns out I think my main

out. I think my main takeaway from this video

takeaway from this video is that the most well-received youtuber books are

is that the most well received YouTuber books

the ones that act as an extension of the

are the ones that act as an extension of the channel.

channel so for someone whose channel is

So for someone whose channel is dedicated

dedicated to coming up with fun recipes releasing a cookbook full of them isn't

to coming up with fun recipes, releasing a cookbook full

some out-of-left-field obvious cash grab

of them, isn't some out of left field, obvious cash

a book about sex makes a lot more sense

grab. A book about sex makes a lot more sense

when it's coming from a youtuber who

when it's coming from a YouTuber who already makes videos

already makes videos about Seth the same cannot be said about the Disney Channel

about sex. The same cannot be said about the Disney channel

vlogger who devoted an entire chapter of

blogger who devoted an entire chapter of his memoir.

his memoir to that time someone touched

To that time someone touched his ding dong.

his ding-dong one book I really respect

One book I really respect is by Charlie McDonald.

is by Charlie McDonnell who's a super og

Who's a super OG YouTuber.

youtuber he used to go by Charlie is so

He used to go by Charlie is so cool.

cool like he wrote an entire book about fun science facts that he enjoys I think

Like, he wrote an entire book, about fun science facts

it's cool that he took that opportunity

that he enjoys, I think it's cool

to just make something he's passionate

that he took that opportunity

to just make something he's passionate about.

seemed like a lazy afterthought like oh

It doesn't seem like a lazy afterthought,

I got to write a book I guess I'll talk

like, Oh, I gotta write a book.

about what middle school was like for me

I guess I'll, talk about what middle school was like for me.

would people like that he chose an extremely specific topic and went all in

When people like that, he chose an extremely specific topic

on it because that's what he wanted to

and went all in on it. 'Cause that's what he wanted to do.

do and that's cool trying to get teenagers to be interested

And that's cool, trying to get teenagers to be interested

in science is a lot more noble than

in science is a lot more noble than trying to teach them

trying to teach them how to be good at Instagram one thing I will say about

how to be good at Instagram. One thing I will say about

every single youtuber book is at least

every single YouTuber book, is at least they did it.

they did it I can see here it criticized every single page of a book but at the

I can sit here and criticize every single page of a book

end of the day they still wrote more of

but at the end of the day, they still wrote more of a book

a book than I ever have I don't think I'll ever have the patience or

than I ever have. I don't think I'll ever have the patience

self-discipline to finish that big of a

or self-discipline to finish that big of a project.

project so kudos to anyone who's ever

So kudos, to anyone who's ever finished a book.

finished a book I'm curious here in the

I'm curious to hear in the comments,

comments if you guys have read any other

if you guys have read any other YouTuber books,

youtuber books that were better than you

that were better than you thought they'd be or worse

thought they'd be or worse than you thought they'd be or you never actually

than you thought they'd be or you never actually finished

finished reading it because you only

reading it, 'cause you only bought it to support the creator

bought it to support the creator but

but then you kept getting distracted.

then you kept getting distracted I would

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