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Book Trailers
Just like movies a book can have a Book Trailer. But unlike movies a book does not have ready images to use in the trailer. That should not discourage an author to create a trailer for his/her book.
Creating a book trailer can cost from nothing to as much as your purse can afford. I prefer the no cost variety. Not because I’m cheap, or have an empty purse, which also has a hole in it, but the ROI is very slim or even zero when it comes to this form of marketing books. The time to create a trailer can be consuming too. In essence a book trailer is a marketing tool, using the most appealing synopsis for that book.
Why create a book trailer? There can be all kind of reasons, but I make them for fun and ego. It is fun –for me at least– to show in pictures and words the story of my book. And ego? Well, would you like to be just an author or an Author with Book Trailers?
In the do-it yourself book trailer the narrator can be you, as the author, presenting your book, or a friend with a suave voice and TV-looks giving the spiel, or words and pictures describing your book. Or anything you can imagine to delight the readers and convince them to buy your book.
The book trailer should follow the three –SSS– rule: Simple, Surprising, Short.
When I created my first book trailer for Arboregal the Lorn Tree I had so much material that it took 4 Min and 17 Sec. Too long, but it has nice pictures and nice music, if I can say so myself since it was all my work.
An out of the box book trailer is Lucy the Vampire Dog This is just 1 Min 1 Sec long. Lucy is my dog, leaking blood (Ketchup) from the covers of my vampire Vlad V book covers. Although Lucy seems to be a puppy, she is 17 years old. She doesn’t age, just like a vampire.
A month ago I released the first audio book for “Vampire Vlad V.” It’s nice if an audio book starts and ends with music, personal opinion. Therefore I used one of my early compositions from 1985 and orchestrated it for the audio book. Well since I had the music, why not make another book trailer for Vampire Vlad V. This Book Trailer lasts 1 Min 52 sec, just right.
In as far as making book trailers I use PowerPoint, and then convert them to MP4. Lucy was a video.
Happy trailer(ing.)
Creating a book trailer can cost from nothing to as much as your purse can afford. I prefer the no cost variety. Not because I’m cheap, or have an empty purse, which also has a hole in it, but the ROI is very slim or even zero when it comes to this form of marketing books. The time to create a trailer can be consuming too. In essence a book trailer is a marketing tool, using the most appealing synopsis for that book.
Why create a book trailer? There can be all kind of reasons, but I make them for fun and ego. It is fun –for me at least– to show in pictures and words the story of my book. And ego? Well, would you like to be just an author or an Author with Book Trailers?
In the do-it yourself book trailer the narrator can be you, as the author, presenting your book, or a friend with a suave voice and TV-looks giving the spiel, or words and pictures describing your book. Or anything you can imagine to delight the readers and convince them to buy your book.
The book trailer should follow the three –SSS– rule: Simple, Surprising, Short.
When I created my first book trailer for Arboregal the Lorn Tree I had so much material that it took 4 Min and 17 Sec. Too long, but it has nice pictures and nice music, if I can say so myself since it was all my work.
An out of the box book trailer is Lucy the Vampire Dog This is just 1 Min 1 Sec long. Lucy is my dog, leaking blood (Ketchup) from the covers of my vampire Vlad V book covers. Although Lucy seems to be a puppy, she is 17 years old. She doesn’t age, just like a vampire.
A month ago I released the first audio book for “Vampire Vlad V.” It’s nice if an audio book starts and ends with music, personal opinion. Therefore I used one of my early compositions from 1985 and orchestrated it for the audio book. Well since I had the music, why not make another book trailer for Vampire Vlad V. This Book Trailer lasts 1 Min 52 sec, just right.
In as far as making book trailers I use PowerPoint, and then convert them to MP4. Lucy was a video.
Happy trailer(ing.)
Song for Vampire Vlad V
I am a Renaissance man. In other words, I write books, fiction and nonfiction, paint in oils or illustrate on Photoshop, compose music, and write songs. I composed a tune for the book Vampire Vlad V. Listen to it on YouTube or other outlets. "Vampire Vlad V by Mit Sandru."
If you listen to the music, you'll agree that it matches the book's mood. A song with lyrics is coming soon."
If you listen to the music, you'll agree that it matches the book's mood. A song with lyrics is coming soon."
