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More and more authors - especially indies - are using 'book trailers' as part of their promotion work. I've seen some fantastic ones recently and even established authors are using them.

So if you have one for your own book(s) post them here for us to see :)

http://www.goodreads.com/videos/show/...

Thanks Melanie,

I must say that making this trailer was by FAR the best part of self-promotion, because it was fun!

The Monster of Silver Creek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM1QUt...

Karina, I've liked and subscribed to your channel! :)

Both great trailers - good music choice in both :) and give a great preview of the books

What program did you use to edit/create the videos?

The two teaser trailers I've done for Hope's Daughter and my next book.

http://www.goodreads.com/videos/list_...

Michael wrote: "What program did you use to edit/create the videos?"

I used the standard video package that came on the mac - there's something similar on Windows PC now that I've used at work. They're pretty basic but do the job.

Should I make you a fan trailer when I've read Shades of Gray? It's next on my TBR list if I ever finish The Passage :)

Michael wrote: "What program did you use to edit/create the videos?"

Hi Michael,
I used windows movie maker. It is a free app. For the pics, I used dreamstime photos, and used serif photo to edit them. This trailer cost me about $20 and 3 days. If you have the time and patience it is a fairly simple app to use. :)

I also used Windows Movie Maker. I didn't spend any money on mine (because I don't have any!). You can find copyright-free music, video and images at creativecommons.org. Here's my book trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLPuYc...

Jade wrote: "I also used Windows Movie Maker. I didn't spend any money on mine (because I don't have any!). You can find copyright-free music, video and images at creativecommons.org. Here's my book trailer:

h..."

The trailer's great - it's the first time I've seen it - and I liked the mention :) I think it works really well for Justice - carries the themes through nicely and draws out the mystery.

Are you doing one for The Tower?

Windows movie maker created mine :)

Just moved this from another thread...

The last giveaway on my tour. Enter to win the cute tee-shirt and e-book. The "Lure" is a very unique paranormal romance: http://darkestsins.blogspot.com/2012/02/...

Just for fun, here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXqeRPKao... Lure of Shapinsay|13015779|The Lure of Shapinsay|Krista Holle|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1322...]

Melanie wrote: "Jade wrote: "I also used Windows Movie Maker. I didn't spend any money on mine (because I don't have any!). You can find copyright-free music, video and images at creativecommons.org. Here's my boo..."

I haven't heard about creativecommons.org. I'll be sure and check them them out next time. Thanks Jade!

Melanie wrote: "Just moved this from another thread...

The last giveaway on my tour. Enter to win the cute tee-shirt and e-book. The "Lure" is a very unique paranormal romance: http://darkestsins.blogspot.com/201..."

Sorry Melanie, the youtube trailer link doesn't seem to be working. Can you repost?

I'd love to but I just copied it over from an old thread - if you're interested in seeing it maybe do author search here as they've probably posted it to their author page - sorry!

Our book trailer Thursday posted today - Divergent

http://asidefromwriting.wordpress.com...

What do you think of it?

Hi all

This is my book trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSlsKg...

Carl wrote: "Hi all

This is my book trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSlsKg..."

Nice trailer,very atmospheric, creepy for kids, so prob works well with your book?

Hey everyone, here's my book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4KBlL...

Trailer for my Novel The Fate of Stars; a Romance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPkUfA...

Hi, all! I was very fortunate to have a local artist sketch my characters and a local band to write an original song for my trailer. It's for my YA novel RISING.

Hope you enjoy! http://youtu.be/5DVYqpRy6yE

Gideon wrote: "Trailer for my Novel The Fate of Stars; a Romance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPkUfA..."

Wow, the artwork is beautiful for your trailer!

Hi everyone.... Just wanted to share these two videos for my book Looking Through Blind Eyes with you.
This first video is being used as the official book trailer...........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ke9o0...

This one is a fan's video for the book

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yxsJE...

Thank you
Reyna

Here's mine using illustrations I did on an iPad; these are also included in the book:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD-sJT...

It's also on goodreads
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Hi everyone! I got my sister to do the drawings and animate them using flash and I created the video using stills and free music on Windows Movie maker.
here's the youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRB0q0...
I posted videos for different stages of the story to build interest.

I made mine using Adobe Premiere. Simple and straight-forward.

The book: The Caregiver

The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nVSul...

A Marked Past

http://www.goodreads.com/videos/list_...#

Hi guys, I've made 19 vids on all things books all using my 4 year old Mac laptop which means a very old version of I-Movie - it's still a fab programme and easy to use, other than the subtitles which I would hope are much improved on later versions. if anyone's interested, I can repost a how-to on my blog (in words, not a vid tutorial).

My trailers:
http://youtu.be/1mt9dmOBNtA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAhp84...


http://bit.ly/zFgvC3


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kC4H0...

This is great! I was thinking about this and wondered how to go about doing this. You all are very inspirational-I watched Astrid's trailer and loved it-great job! I'm putting your book on my 'to read' list. I look forward to watching all of the other trailers!

I made this using Windows Live Music Maker. Very easy application.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...
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why do so many trailer not give a sample of the actual writing, either as caption or with voice over? Always amazes me

Ok, I joined in with the trailer craze. Here is the trailer for my book, Shades of Grey (no, not the dirty sex book)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3O_s0...

Spongemichaelsquarepants that's quite the trailer! I LIKE it!!!
It's terrifying. I can't think of too much else that would scare the hell out of me other than to wake up from being unconscious, to find myself in an unknown place, bound to a chair half dressed, with people I've never seen before taking flash photos of me, whilst asking me questions I don't know any thing about! Hmmmm.... Then again.... Nope! It's still pretty frakkin scarey!

Oh yeah btw... I forgot how to add photos to my page. I did it once and promptly forgot. Now I'm a moron and I can't add photos. I can't access any files. Why am I doing this wrong? HELP? Oh great and powerful SBSP!

Thank you Ada, glad you liked it!

Do you mean photos for your GR profile?

Click the little down arrow in the top right, then Edit Profile.

Then More Photos in the top right, and add more photos, again in the top right.

Michael wrote: "Ok, I joined in with the trailer craze. Here is the trailer for my book, Shades of Grey (no, not the dirty sex book)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3O_s0...


It is a good video. May I ask how you did the flashlight effects?

Nope it won't let me access any of my photos damnit....

I can't remember how I did it in the first place.

Marc, I used Cyberlink PowerDirector to make the video, it's one of the transition effects in it.

is that a PC programme, don't think it's Mac?

Ok, I did another trailer, this time for my other book, called Underneath.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUBrxs...

Michael wrote: "Ok, I did another trailer, this time for my other book, called Underneath.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUBrxs..."

Sounds interesting and eerie! Where is the synopsis?

The synopsis is the text in the video. There is limited space for what you can put in the description, not sure if it would all fit or not.

Lemme take a look...

Michael wrote: "Ok, I did another trailer, this time for my other book, called Underneath.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUBrxs..."

really like the effects you create on this

me wearing a bridal veil with devil horns to do a reading from my book


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znvPwb...

Thanks Marc! You are SulciCoilective, I take it...?

I peeked at some of your videos, and you remind me of someone. I reckon you could pass for a cousin of Robert De Niro...!

Leena - I have updated the video description to include the synopsis. It seems you can put far more text in it than I realised.

Thanks for prompting me to test it!

Michael wrote: "Thanks Marc! You are SulciCoilective, I take it...?

I peeked at some of your videos, and you remind me of someone. I reckon you could pass for a cousin of Robert De Niro...!

I am indeed!

I've been told John Turturro or Patrick Maber, erstwhile sidekick of Steve Coogan during his Paul Calf days and also the writer of "Dealer's Choice" but the de Niro thing is a new one!

Michael wrote: "Thanks Marc! You are SulciCoilective, I take it...?

I peeked at some of your videos, and you remind me of someone. I reckon you could pass for a cousin of Robert De Niro...!
That's fine, seriously!

Leena - I have upda..."

Michael wrote: "Thanks Marc! You are SulciCoilective, I take it...?

I peeked at some of your videos, and you remind me of someone. I reckon you could pass for a cousin of Robert De Niro...!
That's fine, seriously!

Leena - I have upda..."

Trailer sneak preview of my new sci-fi urban comedy romance novel "Time After Time" to be published next month:

http://youtu.be/DYlxUR1UPps