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Book Trailers - would they induce you to buy?
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I watch a lot of the Hunger Games Fanmade trailors!
Ooh, I haven't seen those, I'll have to check them out! Any ones that you particularly like? (If so, can you send the link?)I assume you'd read the book first, though...?
I didn't know they HAD book trailers. Sounds cool though....maybe I'll go look one up someday.
I didn't know until recently that they existed either... which is why I'm curious about how much effect they have.
I don' really like them. I find them unaffective.
I do watch fanmade trailers for non-existant movies of books (mostly the Hunger Games*), but if you mean book trailer in the sense of a trailer to sell a book, I hate them. ( This one comes to mind.) They don't make me want to buy the book, they make me roll my eyes and not read the book, let alone buy it.*There are several good "movie" trailers for Hunger Games here.
Jordan wrote: "but if you mean book trailer in the sense of a trailer to sell a book, I hate them."Oh noooo... I was thinking of doing one for my forthcoming novel, but that makes me nervous!
I tried to watch the one you posted a link for and my browser crashed; not sure if that says something! LOL
I'm going to try again...
Goodreads shows them sometimes. In their section with advertisements, they're sometimes there.I personally think that ones made to sell a book are a waste of time. The reason trailers work for movies is that they show what's happening in the movie. For a book, it's not pulled right out of the book. That's what an excerpt is for.
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Im going to watch those Hunger Games ones tomorrow. Its often fan-made trailer that I enjoy more than the real book-ones...
Jordan wrote: "I do watch fanmade trailers for non-existant movies of books (mostly the Hunger Games*), but if you mean book trailer in the sense of a trailer to sell a book, I hate them. ( This one comes to min..."That was supposed to make you want to read CoFA? If anything it would have made me less likely.
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My far is definitely #1, #3 is at a distant second.
I usually just watch the trailer after reading the book. Although if I'm super excited for a book to come out, then I'll watch it. Sometimes the trailers throw my interest off of the book, so I tend to stay away from it until finishing the novel.
I'm not a fan of trailers for books.At least, they don't get me interested in picking a book up.
I don't like book trailers. They don't tell you if the writer is any good at writing.
Kate wrote: "I personally think that ones made to sell a book are a waste of time. The reason trailers work for movies is that they show what's happening in the movie. For a book, it's not pulled right out of the book. That's what an excerpt is for. "Amber wrote: "I don't like book trailers. They don't tell you if the writer is any good at writing."
I agree. I'm much more likely to pick up a book after reading an excerpt. In some ways, the excerpt is the "trailer". Reviews often influence me too, but it depends on the reviewer and the purpose of the review.
Yes, I agree with Jordan. Reviews have an ability to sway my opinion. If well written and by a reviewer I trust. Excerpts do much more for me than a trailer.
I don't really go out of my way to look for book trailers. Sometimes Stephen King or James Patterson makes it on TV, but those are the only trailers I ever witness.
Amber wrote: "I don't like book trailers. They don't tell you if the writer is any good at writing."Exactly. That's why an excerpt's good. And reviews can be helpful too, since they show an opinion and are based on aspects of the book. "I liked it" or "I didn't like it" does little for me; I care about why, and then I make my decision, although half the time the review doesn't end up influencing me.
All the trailers I've seen, though, look really stupid, and would, if anything dissuade me from reading a book.
I hate the book trailers that some people make that are just short clips from movies. When I first see them, they confuse me soo much!!!!!!!!!
I never decide to read a book based on a book trailer. I read the summary, check the author/book website, and read some reviews. Book trailers can be interesting but they don't sell the book to me.
I love book trailers! At the beginning of every school year we watch book trailers for new and bestselling books based on our grade level. They really persuade me on books I think I would be interested in.
Unless they are really, really well done, I can't see a book trailer persuading me to pick up a book that I otherwise wouldn't have been interested in anyway. Usually they just enhance a book that I already like.
I just saw it :) It looks fantastic! :) How old is Zach? Is he like a kid?
No, he's 28 years old. Its a YA thriller and those sentences were straight from the description.
o cool! :) I just like the idea of younger ppl doing "adult stuff". So if there was no age written down I assume, kid.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I felt that if he was a kid the book wouldn't be very realistic.
but thts all part of writting. It doesn't need 2 b realistic :) U can build ur own world. U can hide in ur own world. U can put ur thoughts into other ppl's heads. U r the almightly creator of ur world! :)
I know :) I just thought people would think if he was a kid the book would be cheesy. Cus I would, look at Spy Kids lol
lol :) good point. I liked the origanal versions of Spy Kids but not the new one.
I like book trailers, but I never pay attention to them unless I've read the book. So I guess they wouldn't make me buy the book, but they're nice to see.
Book trailers to sell books kind of feel awkward to me and most of the time they don't look well made
@Lucie Check out mine and tell me what you think. Me and My uncle made it and I think it turned out awesome! lolhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tdz9E...
I've never heard of or seen one but I might check some out!
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Actually, I think they do. Fiction can be realistic. Harry Potter, for example, is a very well thought out world. Rowling covered every single detail, and there is not a flaw in her imaginary world. I know wizars arent real, but Rowling made her wizarding world incredibly real. Always good.
Realistic and the way things happen normally are two very different things. Realistic is believable and make sense, but dragons and magic can be considered realistic, even though they are not part of our world.
Well, I end up finding out about the book trailers after I read the book, or when I'm currently reading it. And they ruin things for me cause the characters usually don't look like how I pictured them at all. I'm talking about official trailers, not fan-made. I never watch any fan-mades. xD
Maggi wrote: "but thts all part of writting. It doesn't need 2 b realistic :) U can build ur own world. U can hide in ur own world. U can put ur thoughts into other ppl's heads. U r the almightly creator of ur w..."I'd like to quote Aristotle's dictum.
"One Should Always Prefer The Probable Impossible To The Improbable Possible."
In other words, if you can make the unrealistic seem realistic (like Rowling) you've done your job well. Of course, it goes both ways. If you read a book that seems like it might, in the future, maybe be possible, but you don't properly detail everything, it seems improbable and that's what turns a reader off.
I've seen them on different sights and blogs, but most times I don't watch them. I like going on blogs and websites like this to get others opinions on books. Also, I like to book to speak for itself. I don't need a video for that.
I'm loving this thread because I keep beating myself up over not having the time to do a serious book trailer for my novel. I think I'm going to relax a bit about that for now! Personally, I only watch them to get an idea of how to create one. However, I do enjoy fan-made trailers for books, movies and television. Will check out the Hunger Games ones. (And I have to stop being so obsessed with the ones for TV's Supernatural!) Wish I had the time to play around with some of my own.
I have to admit - not really... I don't even bother watching them.
Hate to be the odd person here, but I LOVE book trailers. When I hear about an author, I like to first go to their website (check that out), read the blurb (back jacket synopsis), any excerpts posted, visit their blog, then I go over to youtube and watch their book trailer. :-D
I think its fun. I enjoy watching them. Yeah, some are poorly made, but others are great! Just another fun way to learn about someone's book.
So, I guess my point is, that yes, I've bought a book based on a trailer, or I have discovered a book trailer on youtube that enticed me to look up an author.
Happy reading,
Sherry
Beautifully Broken
I think its fun. I enjoy watching them. Yeah, some are poorly made, but others are great! Just another fun way to learn about someone's book.
So, I guess my point is, that yes, I've bought a book based on a trailer, or I have discovered a book trailer on youtube that enticed me to look up an author.
Happy reading,
Sherry
Beautifully Broken
Hey, Sherry.I've noticed that you have a habit of ending your posts with "Happy reading,
Sherry
Beautifully Broken".
I understand that you just want a little publicity for your book, but we have a strict policy about self-promotion, and I'm going to have to ask you to stop. I'm very sorry.
Honestly, I don't hold any interest in book trailers. They've never convinced me to buy a book before (usually I find out a book has a trailer after reading it). Really, book trailers just make the book seem tackier. You rarely see book trailers made for successful books.
I did book trailers for all three of my books, but found there isn't a great deal of interest in them, although the first two trailers, for the first book, seem to have had a decent number of views. Of course, it's difficult for people to find out about them, just as it can be difficult for people to find out about your books in the first place!
I happen to hate book trailers. What good book needs a trailer? If I want to see something I can watch a movie. When I read a book it's because I want to get lost in a world that I can imagine myself. If I wanted the exact picture I wouldn't read. Trailers also give inaccurate descriptions too sometimes. Book trailers take away from the experience in my opinion. But that is just my opinion and wether there are trailers or not, I just don't watch them.
We had a discussion about book trailers going in another group (about making them) and I was curious, how many of you watch book trailers on YouTube? Often? Sometimes? Ever? Had you even heard of a book trailer?
And what I'm really interested in is: have they ever induced you to buy the book?