Looking to host an online book club? Maybe you’ve just finished a book and want to talk about it with friends and family. Or, maybe you want a place to gather your friends from around the world on a virtual platform where you can connect and discuss big ideas. No matter what you want from an online book club, hiitide can help.
Our online book club platform makes it easy to host a book club for your friends and family. Members can join from anywhere, using our discussion boards to share their insights as they read along on a shared calendar. We take all the stress out of hosting a book club – all you need to do is gather some fellow readers and get started!
Looking for online book club ideas?
Maybe you already have a book you’ve read, and loved, that you want to host an online book club for. In that case, come say hello on Instagram or Facebook and let us know what books we should add to our collection!
If you want to host a virtual book club but aren’t sure where to start, our extensive catalog of amazing online book clubs. Let us know what you’re interested in, and we’ll give you some customized book recommendations from our platform.
Once you’ve chosen a book, don’t worry about coming up with ideas for discussions or activities or digging around for online resources from a bunch of different websites. It’s all there for you, already developed by our in-house book club designers.
Even though everything’s already set up for you to get started, you can be as creative as you want. As a host, you can innovate with your own online book club ideas. Our platform lets you create extra posts on the discussion boards, so you can personalize your book club as much as you like.
hiitide’s Online Book Clubs Help People Connect
In today’s fast-paced and global environment, it can be hard to stay connected with our friends and loved ones. It’s especially tough for millennials, who move frequently. Although our digital world makes it easier to follow each other on social media, it’s harder to form and maintain deep relationships online.
Research shows that being able to share experiences and talk about big ideas is critical for human connection. Fortunately, online book clubs are a great way to stay in touch over long distances. Inviting your friends and family to a book club that you’re hosting can spark new conversations and strengthen existing friendships.
What makes hiitide the perfect platform for an online book club? Check out our unique features:
Integrated Message Boards
As our world has gone increasingly digital, we’re all juggling a huge number of different platforms. Some people chat on Slack, while others are on Google hangouts or Facebook Messenger. When it comes to video chat, people are divided between Zoom and Skype – there’s just too much out there!
A book club on hiitide keeps everything together in one place. All you and your members need is the hiitide app, which works on both mobile and desktop platforms. Anyone can share their thoughts about the book on our integrated message boards, which include discussion questions to spark conversation and the opportunity to share journal entries.
Exclusive Author Access
On hiitide, our bestselling authors work closely with us to design the book club content, which includes recording videos exclusive to hiitide. Take a peek “behind the scenes,” learn about how these books got written, and hear examples and anecdotes that didn’t make it into the book.
Many book clubs also include the option to submit questions to the author, so your book club community is treated to a private author interview just for them! This isn’t your mom’s version of Oprah’s Book Club – it’s a personal experience shared with a close, connected group of people.
Daily Calendar Content
Forget about printing out reading group guides or trying to arrange weekly get togethers. The online discussion that hiitide helps you cultivate is powerful, meaningful, and life-changing!
The calendar feature on hiitide means that everyone in your virtual book club can read the book together on the same timeline. Everyone gets the same daily content and journal prompts at the same time, meaning that conversation can truly go deep because everyone is “on the same page.”
As your book club members work on their journal prompts and chat with each other on the message boards, you’ll find that the shared experience of reading and discussing a book together is one of the best ways to connect.
Develop a new community with an online book club
It’s no secret that people love connecting through literature. Whether you’re a fiction lover or a nonfiction aficionado, meeting people who enjoy the same genre is a great way to build community. There’s a reason that brick-and-mortar bookstores are beloved places for locals to gather!
Plenty of celebrities have figured this out, too. Reese’s Book Club, run by actress Reese Witherspoon, has launched a number of literary careers and now has its own app where readers and book lovers can connect.
Even if you don’t have quite the influence that Reese’s Book Club does, a hiitide book club is still a powerful way to meet people and build an online community. You can invite people from your social networks to join, letting you transition an online community into a closely knit group of “accountability buddies” [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/well/live/habits-health.html] and supportive friends.
If you have an interest you’d like to create a community around, a book club based on a relevant book is a perfect way to draw people in. In the days before the internet, people formed friendships by inviting others to their home for a dinner or in-person book club. Now, if you’ve met people on social media and want to deepen your connection, you can invite them to join a book club that you’re hosting!
Get started as a book club host with hiitide!
Ready to get started with your very own online book club? Become a host with hiitide today!
