Comments on: book trailers–yes please

By: Kristl Story

Kristl Story — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:25:32 +0000

I'm not a big book reader, but I do get "sucked in" by movie trailers! stumbled!

By: Don Carey

Don Carey — Mon, 23 May 2011 21:50:29 +0000

I had a great time making the trailers for Bumpy Landings, and had a lot of very positive feedback. However, I wouldn’t really recommend making one to someone who didn’t have a strong desire to do one. It took a LOT of time and much more money than I expected, and I’ll probably never know if they have any real effect on sales. But they are fun, to be sure.

By: the_damsel

the_damsel — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:52:03 +0000

In reply to Shanda. I'll definitely check that out!

By: Shanda

Shanda — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:48:27 +0000

I have a love/hate with book trailers. Overall I think they're great. Simple but classy is best. I shared a few of my thoughts about them on the LDSWBR blog here:
http://www.ldswomensbookreview.com/wordpress/2010…

Forgive the formatting of the post. I haven't had a chance to clean it up since moving from blogger to WordPress.

Thanks, Margot!

By: the_damsel

the_damsel — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:55:04 +0000

In reply to redheadheroines. Thanks for chiming in. I see what you're saying completely. Another possible drawback: if you see the actors portraying the characters in a book trailer, that image might take over what your imagination could have been more free to create. Does that make sense?

By: redheadheroines

redheadheroines — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:50:58 +0000

I think that book trailers are a great way to encourage reading for those that would not otherwise pick up a book, but for me, they don't really help me decide one way or another. I'm so used to just reading descriptions and a few reviews from fellow book bloggers, that it just doesn't work for me! - Alyssa of Redhead Heroines

By: the_damsel

the_damsel — Mon, 23 May 2011 03:17:18 +0000

In reply to Katie Dodge. Thanks, Katie! I'm going to go check yours out, too.

By: Katie Dodge

Katie Dodge — Mon, 23 May 2011 01:32:12 +0000

I have to agree, I love book trailers too. 🙂 Glad I found your blog and can't wait to read more.
katieonfiction.blogspot.com

By: the_damsel

the_damsel — Sun, 22 May 2011 16:31:03 +0000

In reply to Penelope. My feeling exactly!

By: Penelope

Penelope — Sun, 22 May 2011 16:07:25 +0000

I love book trailers! Sometimes, if I'm on the fence about reading a book, I'll watch the book trailer to help me decide. They usually give more clues about the tone and message of the book than the description does.

I don't think there is any gimmick in book trailers, though; it's just a different promotional tactic. One that works. There are so many people out there who don't read, and they aren't going to walk into a bookstore and read the back cover of a book if they aren't a reader. You have to make your book appeal to them in a way that they are used to, and using book trailers is a good way to do this and maybe cause them to pick up a book, the same way a movie trailer causes us to watch a movie. Just my two cents. 🙂