I’ve been working on video trailers for all our books. I finally finished
the last ones. I doubt they make much difference in book sales, but I think
they are a fun way to introduce readers to the books. Most of them are posted
on our website.
A lot of people spend a great deal for professional videos for their books. I must admit I’m too cheap for that!
Mine are put together using PowerPoint and Microsoft MovieMaker. Choosing the right music is the biggest challenge. Fortunately I have over 10,000 songs on my iTunes, nearly all of them from CDs I own.
All of the trailers are now on YouTube:
An Aspen Grove Christmas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CA0x1K575Y
Directions of Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrStb8z39mI
Seasons of Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je-6Oqruyzk
31 Months in Japan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKx4DheNEKk
Murder in Paradise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPlxJWw98mA
What do you think about video trailers? Do they encourage you to read books? Do you enjoy seeing them? Let me know.
I enjoy making videos for my books, too, though in most cases I really don't think the videos help to sell the books. Most often I play a DVD of the book videos when I'm at a book signing. That does draw the attention of some people.
ReplyDeleteWe do the same thing. We have all of ours (10) on a continuous loop and play them at signings, craft fairs, etc. as long as it's not too distracting to others around us.
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