As a full-time content creator and celebrity endorser BookTok account aymansbookspromoter Ayman reads more than 70 books a year.
Based out of Chicago, Ayman has amassed a large audience of like-minded readers on TikTok, where his following is quickly approaching 1 million. (As of this writing, the number is 911.2K on TikTok and just over 300K on Instagram.)
The 25-year-old puts together regular posts about daily life, Pakistani food festivals and traditions to celebrate her family heritage, and a steady stream of book-related posts, memes, reviews, and more.
Ayman says that when it comes to posting content, window lighting is preferred.
He says: “The sun is the best.
His favorite products include the DJI Pocket 3, which he calls “the best camera ever,” or just his iPhone.
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For still photography, Ayman says 35mm film is “his latest fix because it’s so abstract.”
“These pictures come out very dreamy.”
“The best thing is when I work in low light, the photos come out very white!”
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Ayman says he organizes everything open CapCut because “it’s easy to use and there are a lot of creative features there.”
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We caught up with the content creator about his favorite books, his opinion on e-readers, and another gear he relies on like regular BookTok.
Favorite book gear and accessories while studying?
Tab annotations again pensreally nice bookmark, reading lightand a nice comfortable place to sit (usually my bed).
Printed books or e-readers?
It really depends because I love them both. Once I have the physical book, I will read that. If it is open [Kindle Unlimited]fanfic, or just want to save money, then an e-reader. Even though I have a large collection of books, I believe I would still end up choosing an e-reader if that was my last resort, simply because it is convenient. I am currently using ia Kindle Colorsoft again Kobo Color with Kobo Stylus 2. I really like both but now I keep most of my fans on my Kobo as they take up too much storage.
Which study program do you prefer?
In bed at night I turned on my lamp. The setting should be silent. No sounds at all. Pillows all around me.
Top 5 desert island books?
When you start reading a book and realize you don’t like it – what do you do?
It depends. 90% of the time I push because when I review a book I want to stay honest and tell my audience that it doesn’t get better. I’ve been better at DNFing lately because life is too short to read boring books.
Editor’s note: DNF stands for “Did Not Finish” and is an acronym widely accepted by the BookTok community.
What do you love about what you do?
I love that I can connect with like-minded people who love and enjoy the same books that I do. I love that these jobs give me opportunities that I could only dream of, [for example] attending premieres and meeting writers.
What goals do you have for your digital footprint:
My thoughts lately have been “full post, just take it, cringe is dead,” while I’m staying safe of course.
This interview is edited for length and clarity.
