I just moved into the dorms at college. Everyone has Instagram and uses it to connect. Also, I’m in a new city with a new church. The student group also uses Instagram. I don’t really have any social media, but it looks like I’m going to get Instagram.

I’ve heard a lot about Bookstagram as a book marketing tool, and I’ve considered doing it someday. The thing is, I don’t really enjoy social media. My current marketing/platform plan is a website and an email list. However, I do like pretty books, and I have a small, cute bookshelf here in my dorm.

So I guess I have two questions. My first: Is it worth it to try out Bookstagram? I don’t really want to do something high-stress that will take up a lot of time.

Second: if I decided to do Bookstagram, would I be able to only have one account that I would use for Bookstagram and for friends/church? I know that there’s such thing as Instagram stories. I don’t know if messaging is a thing, or not. But do you need to have those separate?

Thanks for the help!