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Competitor Summary. See how BookNook compares to its main competitors:
| Company | Founding date | Zippia score | Headquarters | # of Locations | Revenue | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.8 | Oakland, CA | 1 | $8.5M | 150 | |
| 2015 | 4.4 | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $8.5M | 60 | |
| 2008 | 4.1 | Austin, TX | 1 | $5.0M | 160 | |
| 2014 | 4.6 | Waterford, MI | 1 | $201.6M | 1,000 | |
| 2016 | 3.5 | Marietta, GA | 1 | $580,000 | 50 | |
Himalaya | 2018 | 4.3 | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1.9M | 10 |
Room | 2014 | 3.7 | Hershey, PA | 1 | $560,000 | 10 |
Local Launch | 2012 | 3.7 | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $200,000 | 3 |
Tone | 2017 | 4.1 | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $1.6M | 20 |
| 2012 | 3.6 | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1.6M | 30 | |
| 2009 | 4.1 | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $3.8M | 56 |
Rate how well BookNook differentiates itself from its competitors.
| Company | Average salary | Hourly salary | Salary score |
|---|---|---|---|
BookNook | $39,546 | $19.01 | - |
| Company | Highest salary | Hourly salary |
|---|---|---|
BookNook | $41,271 | $19.84 |
Himalaya | $41,569 | $19.99 |
Piazza | $41,099 | $19.76 |
CrackerJack | $41,089 | $19.75 |
Local Launch | $40,976 | $19.70 |
Fauna | $40,909 | $19.67 |
TRED | $40,901 | $19.66 |
Tone | $40,811 | $19.62 |
Room | $40,797 | $19.61 |
Magic | $40,735 | $19.58 |
SpareFoot | $34,390 | $16.53 |
Do you work at BookNook?
Is BookNook able to compete effectively with similar companies?
| Job title | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Magic | 57% | 43% |
| Tone | 61% | 39% |
| TRED | 67% | 33% |
| BookNook | - | - |
The pros of working at BookNook are flexibility with work schedule, curriculum already provided so I didn’t have to spend a lot of time prepping for the lesson, great training with onboarding and workshops, online community, and opportunities for growth. Pay is pretty good.
Cons of working at BookNook are that there aren’t always enough students to go around and it’s difficult to have enough income so you need to have more than one job, sometimes students aren’t very respectful, and BookNook no longer contracts with California teachers so if you were hired as a teacher who resides in California of another state they decide to drop you no longer have a job, and you are cut loose without much notice. At least they pay you for the two days you would have taught.
Being able to teach students online is my favorite perk, since I love teaching, but since that is the actual job, I also enjoyed being able to attend workshops and learn from other teachers in their online platform as a favorite perk. But once you can no longer contract with BookNook you are immediately cutoff and can no longer get on the platform so if you didn’t save your coworkers info you can’t get ahold of them that way and have to look them up through Facebook or some other platform.
The CEO and leadership team show a presence in the social community and offer workshops and other types of teacher support and growth. They also are visual on Linked In.
I wouldn’t stop contracting with California teachers. It’s very discriminatory especially since their main office is located in Oakland, California.
I read about BookNook online, studied their interview process, wrote practice questions and answers, videotaped myself having pretend interviews, and practiced asking and answering questions, and set up my online environment to look more professional.
In my experience compensation at BookNook is good compared to the industry average if you can book the amount of classes you need to make the income you want.
There is a fair representation of diverse demographics but they have stopped contracting with a whole state of teachers (California) so they are discriminating against a whole cohort of teachers with diverse backgrounds.
The most fulfilling aspect of work at BookNook is when students showed up ready to learn and participated and mostly enjoyed being there.