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Hey guys, I've just rather recently gotten into street-style card magic, but have quickly exhausted most of YouTube's easy tricks. If you happen to know any good books (or YouTube channels with a large amount of tutorials) please let me know.

Thanks,
SETH

Starter books would have to be stuff like expert at the card table, expert card technique and royal road to card magic. For YouTube channels 52kards or disturb reality, mismag and there's a bunch of others connected to them.

Other than that, you can also follow users on Instagram who post videos of card tricks regularly and learn from observation (only follow those who you think you can learn from).

Royal Road is best for beginners. Expert at the card table will crush you. I'm not the one saying it - I heard Aaron Fisher say these very words once.

Royal Road is great but might not be suited to your street magic tastes, although it has lots of good and classic effects. For these I would recommend more modern and flashier dvds like what's being put out by Ellusionist, Theory11, or Blue Crown, but some of this stuff is pretty challenging.
Jay Sankey's card stuff is good as well although maybe all over the place.

Honestly, I'd check your local library for card magic related books. Of course you won't find any big names or anything... but I still look at those beginner/kid book for refreshment. I've found some great gems in those books!

I have two book suggestions, and I know they both might feel boring but trust me on this one.

Royal Road to Card Magic, or Card College 1.

And if you, like me, are more of a visual learner, there are DVD-sets of both these that you can get as well, but I'd still recommend you get the books as there is so much value in them. This way instead of spending a lot of money on DVDs at the beginner stage, you can build up your skill levels and spend that money when you can choose from a much larger variety if you still want DVDs afterwards. They'll still be around later on, and the better a foundation you lay, the more easily you'll learn future stuff.