Are Book Trailers A Smart Way to Market Your New Book? The Pros and Cons Of Book Trailers.

[Max Nightjar]

5/1/2011

By Max Nightjar: www.writestuff-writenow.blogspot.com/

 

Greetings Fellow scribes:

Book Trailers! Do they work as a reputable marketing tool? What does it cost?

     imovie.....moviemaker......corel video & movie are somesoftware companies to use.

 

     Proponents of book trailers tell me that they are taking the place of Synopsis, Book Reviews and

Excerpts,  as a means for displaying and marketing a new book. Getting the word out about new books 

is hard enough with traditional methods, but now the  ambitious innovative new authors are promoting

their books like movies - in the form of a video. Good idea or bad?

 

 What do U think. Pro or Con?

Writestuff-writenow,

Max Nightjar

 

 

 

 

 

[Max Nightjar]

Greetings  Shawn,

 

     They did a great job. It was put together very well.

 How are your book sales, if U don't mind my asking -  that being  the purpose of putting it together.

What are your children professionals of, graphic design... animation? Will U put out an ebook? Are U considering

selling it as a DVD with that kind of talent in your immediate family?

 

thanks for the show and tell.

Max Nightjar

 

[ManOfLaBook.com]

That's cool.

I had a huge animation cells collections...until I had kids.

[ManOfLaBook.com]

Holly molly - that is one cool site

 

Thanks Shawn - tell Robert I've seen his work many times.

[Max Nightjar]

5/14/2011

 

Greetings Man of La Book,

 

     What is a animation cells collection?

thanks,

Max

[Jordan T. Maxwell]

I don't know if a trailer is helpful or not.  Based on my sales post-trailer I'd say "not".  However, I did have a wonderful time putting the whole thing together and it inspired my middle school aged daughter to make one as a school project.

I have posted it below.

Dandyflowers - Trailer

[Max Nightjar]

Greetings Jordan,

 

     I think the nicest part about the book trailer is the show. The words aren't needed in the form of a synopsis or an excerpt. It's done.

     I 'm sold...everyone I've seen so far is  an excellent example.

Hey Shawn, with that kind of talent in your immediate family, you have your own production company.

Thanks,

Max

[Max Nightjar]

5/14/2011

 

Greetings Jordan,

 

   It must be good for something. It inspired her.

 

Max

[Autumn Dickinson]

I can't say that My Book Trailer has contributed to my sales, but it was fun to do. It is there in the event that someone comes across it, and I have it available on here, wattpad, and smashwords. I didn't get to be as creative as I would have liked with this one, but hoping my next will be better. I think that just like a movie, people like to see a visual of what the book might be about, versus just a blurb.

Autumn

[Max Nightjar]

5/14/2011

Hi and thanks Autumn

U know it is also probably one of the best copyrights U can have and it's posted/published.

I write about legal issues for writers along with my Reviews on my blog, www.writestuff-writenow.blogspot.com/,  and a light bulb went off when u said ..."it's there in the event." That's an excellent pro reason to make a trailer.

 

thanks a lot,

Max

[Autumn Dickinson]

Following your blog now, Max. 

 

[Max Nightjar]

Hi Autumn,

 

I follow U too my dear.

 

take care,

Max

[Max Nightjar]

I love the title" Painted In A Corner"" what is your blog address. I say your You Tube.

 

Max