BOOK TRAILERS DO THEY HELP?

Hamrammr · Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:46 am

Hi everybody,

I thought perhaps I'd start up a discussion on the pros and cons of making a video for your ebook. I just did a 2 minute film for TOR ASSASSIN HUNTER and I must say it seems to help sell the book. However it is a lot of work and you need to be competent on film editing software.

What I find particularly helpful is I can link any banners I buy directly to the video on Youtube which in turn will have a list of sites they can purchase the ebook eg. Smashwords, amazon.co.uk, amazon.com etc. As the book is a YA novel I think my readers enjoy the idea of a multimedia blurb and it seems to encourage them to buy.

If you get time, check out the film at the link below and perhaps write a comment or click the 'like' box if you like it. It all helps to push it up the Youtube rankings.

http://youtu.be/8qDJp225b-M

If anybody is thinking of producing a film for a book can I suggest Ulead Video Studio. Simple to operate and seems to do the job. Also, pretty cheap!

Cheers

BBB

cassidycornblatt · Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:07 pm

I have heard mostly good feedback about book trailers from people of all ages. They seem to be useful at stimulating multiple senses to entice viewers into reading the book. I have found that getting people to actually watch the trailers is a bit difficult, however, and if you have any advice on how to increase the number of viewers, I would be glad to hear it.

This is the newest version of my book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25mM2KmLRDQ

I used Windows Live Movie Maker, which worked well for the most part.

Lon Dee · Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:26 pm

My books are just barely out, so I can't comment on the effectiveness of the trailers. But I had a lot of fun making them. You don't need to be too well-versed in editing software to make a decent trailer, because most of the software that comes free with your computer (iMovie, Movie Maker, etc.) is pretty easy to use. That said, I do have a background in video editing, so I found the whole process fairly easy.

Just make sure you have the rights to use the music and images you're using. I used my own artwork, plus images from wikimedia commons, plus the royalty-free music that comes with iMovie. I was even able to easily add thunderclaps, jungle animal sounds, and other sound effects, to make it sound a little more professional (especially on a nice sound system).

http://www.youtube.com/user/AuthorLonDee

There are a lot of uses for trailers. I made a YouTube channel, plus added the trailers to my website and my AuthorCentral page on Amazon. They're also great for advertising on facebook.

Rajesh · Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:47 am

Book trailers surely help...

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