I’m fascinated by book trailers. They seem like an inventive way to bring a book to life. Book trailers are relatively new additions to the literary world.
What is a book trailer, anyway?
A book trailer is a short video teaser for a book. The video can consist of live action, animation, scrolling text on a black background, or anything that captures the attention of the viewer.
Fun Facts about Book Trailers
- Book trailers have been around since 2002.
- Readers are 64% more likely to purchase a book if they see a book trailer that effectively promotes it.
- Book trailers create more buzz about a book and help with marketing it.
- Book trailers are short and sweet – usually less than a minute each.
- They can be a combination of still photos, live action video, with text and music.
- If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, a moving picture is priceless!
- Authors and publishers can hire companies to produce a book trailer that generates buzz about a book prior to its release.
Where can I find Book Trailers?
Many book trailers are posted on YouTube. There are 1 billion users that watch YouTube videos, and 4 billion video views daily.
There is also a really cool site called Trailershelf. It’s a curated site, dedicated to showcasing book trailers to help readers find good books to read. You can explore videos by genre, most popular, staff picks, and more. Check it out.
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Awesome post! I just recently discovered book trailers and found them fascinating, so thanks for the book trailer website!
I also saw the book trailer for Girls Night Out and it made me request the book on Netgalley!
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Thank you! They captivate me, because I love seeing a book come to life. I wish they were longer!! 😉
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I think you will like Girls Night Out. I liked it alot.
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So this is embarrassing. I have never watched a book trailer until now! It was mesmerizing! I look movie trailers.
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Book Trailers are really fun! I love seeing a book come to life and this is one way to do it.
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I meant to say I love movie trailers not look!
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I didn’t know about book trailers until recently. I was on YouTube trying to see if any books that I had read had movie adaptations and that is when I discovered trailers. The last one that I watched and enjoyed was One of Us is Lying.
However, watching this one on Wife Between Us, I am not sure that it would have gotten me to read the book lol. For that one, the blurb was more intriguing for me. I do love all the other videos though.
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Diana, that trailer for The Wife Between Us made me jump! It was so creepy that I probably wouldn’t have read it either if I had seen it first. I’m a scaredy-cat!
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