Comments on: Why a video will help sell your book

By: Rufus

Rufus — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:45:12 +0000

I made a trailer for Hachette Book Group to promote Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith: http://youtu.be/MlYnVbtYZqk

As others here have pointed out, it is hard to tell how much impact these things have on sales.

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Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:02:32 +0000

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By: Nancy D. Solomon

Nancy D. Solomon — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:59:53 +0000

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This is exactly what I need to hear /read. My first book was published a year ago: In precisely the same moment that my industry took a nose dive and my father passed away. I did not do what needed to be done to promote this fantastic book and my publisher did exactly zero. In the past few weeks I’ve been getting the sense that I should do a book trailer; that I should ignore the fact that my book was published 14 months ago, and start from scratch. This blog and the video confirmed it! The Gods have spoken….

By: Corrine Coleman

Corrine Coleman — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:07:53 +0000

http://www.facebook.com/v/1418149127817 This is my book trailer.

It is so important to be greatly involved in marketing yourself whether you’re a self published author or a traditionally published author. Nobody has more passion for your book then you do. So blog! Create a book trailer – even if you don’t have a lot of money to spend. A video camera and Windows Movie Maker goes a long way. Start a free website on Microsoft Office Live. They offer FREE websites for small businesses. An author should always have a website. Be creative – know your target audience (otherwise all your marketing might be wasted) Blog. Twitter. Start a Facebook page. Get your name and your book out there. Then, get it out there again. And again.

By: John Ray Gutierrez

John Ray Gutierrez — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:21:20 +0000

Hello All,
I’ve been working with Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park since the summer of last year. Since that time the book trailers that I’ve done have gone viral. This means that there is value in a visual representation of authors work. I am swamped with work now and love every second of it. Some of our book trailers are even being featured as must see.

http://eater.com/tags/david-chang

http://www.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Peter+Meehan

The most important factor of a book trailer is to intice interest. How you do it is to remember that this media is a form of entertainment. If you can honestly say you enjoyed it then the book trailer has done its job. If a trailer is just an advertisment then you have a problem.

So my advice to authors who are considering a book trailer is to do one. Book trailers are the movie trailers of the web and can help you create a presence on the internet. Sometimes it takes a visual stimulate to draw interest.

I’ve created a website where I post the videos I’ve done for Kepler’s books, but also give advice to authors.

http://bigburritomedia.blogspot.com/

By: Robin Burcell

Robin Burcell — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:21:49 +0000

I have been intrigued by the book video market and decided to take the plunge this year for my latest thriller THE BONE CHAMBER. I went with a new company at Novel Shout Media. The owner does freelance film editing in Hollywood. Based on the one trailer he did, I took a chance and this was the end result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7yvLutSH4

Considering this was his second trailer, I think he did a great job. I wouldn’t hesitate to use Novel Shout Media again. His company is here: http://www.novelshoutmedia.com/

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:56:09 +0000

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By: LM Preston

LM Preston — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:37:33 +0000

I am happy to have landed on this blog. My book trailer for my book EXPLORER X – Alpha just came out.

Check it out.

link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIZQ0YcNbhI

By: Missy Lyons

Missy Lyons — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:58:13 +0000

This was a very informative article. Thank you!

Book videos do work. I have done two so far for my backlist of books, even being self published and produced they have gained some publicity for me. Many places do post them for free, because they add interest to a site where you primarily have to read about a book.

You can check out the simplest one, Cowboys Don’t Dance on You Tube.

Here is a link to the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW41GzOhL-wA