Comments on: MIND MELD: The Pros and Cons of Book Trailers

By: Kim Falconer

Kim Falconer — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:55:23 +0000

Loving these thoughts and comments. Mary! lol You make me smile and cringe at the same time! So true. And ‘yes’ to do it well. We have the technology. Let’s use it!

By: Nicole Murphy

Nicole Murphy — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:24:04 +0000

I love doing book trailers for my books because a) they help me to focus on exactly what the basis of the book is and b) they’re fun to do. I love working out the script, finding the music and all. I think I do it more for me, as a creative outlet that still keeps me connected to the book I love, rather than because I think it will sell books.

I haven’t bought a book myself because if a trailer, but I’ve been turned off buying a book because of the trailer. So a double-edged sword, perhaps?

By: m victoria

m victoria — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:40:58 +0000

…And some of those Kickstarter trailers are unwatchable. Seriously. Little book icons flying out of the screen at you… pictures of kittens… no. Just no.

I’m with some of the entries above saying do it well, or don’t do it at all. Of course, there’s only so much professional assistance a writer tramp can afford.

By: Paul (@princejvstin)

Paul (@princejvstin) — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:36:34 +0000

I had a thought, JP.

With the rise of Kickstarters, Kickstarters that concentrate on fiction have to produce, as a matter of course, a “book trailer” to promote the kickstarter.

By: Helen Lowe

Helen Lowe — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:49:32 +0000

A fascinating insight into the pros and cons–thank you, SFSignal! And yes, I did chuckle over ‘The Mongoliad Trailer’ with Neal Stephenson.

Another literary genre group it would be interesting to hear from is the Paranormal Urban Fantasy crowd as I am seeing an increasing number of book trailers popping up on blogs there.