tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post1982628965747479218..comments2024-03-12T21:24:23.240-04:00Comments on Emily Bryan Romance: To Book Trailer or Not to Book Trailer?EmilyBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-13605404394870870012010-02-05T14:25:18.697-05:002010-02-05T14:25:18.697-05:00Hi Emily,
this is coming kind of late. I LOVE a we...Hi Emily,<br />this is coming kind of late. I LOVE a well done trailer, but I know they can be expensive. I haven't bought a book solely based on the trailer, but I have gone on to learn more about a book after watching it. (ie Amanda McIntyre's Tortured). I've also seen very amateurish ones that have put me off on buying a book.<br /><br />So I guess my advice is...if you have the money to pay someone to do it, who is good at it, then I don't think it will hurt you and may entice some readers to learn more about the book. But if you don't have the money and are thinking about doing it yourself than I wouldn't spend the time or the money. Just do a good contest with a professional looking widget that has the cover, blurb... and offer to give away extra entries if a Stroke of genius is pre-ordered. Not to make a purchase necessary to enter to win, because I know you can't do that, but you can offer them extra entries if they do.Booklover1335https://www.blogger.com/profile/00349830659777131549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-91819216029085743272010-02-05T08:45:08.967-05:002010-02-05T08:45:08.967-05:00Thanks for your opinion, Mitzi.
Sounds like, bas...Thanks for your opinion, Mitzi. <br /><br />Sounds like, based on this sampling, that trailers are not very effective. "Can't hurt" is the best recommendation for them and that damns them with faint praise.<br /><br />Ok, I resolve not to feel guilty about not having one.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-5598735130414255792010-02-04T22:15:39.293-05:002010-02-04T22:15:39.293-05:00Hi Emily, I don't watch book trailers. I base ...Hi Emily, I don't watch book trailers. I base my desire for a book on the blurb, reviews and recommends from friends.Mitzi H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16746339245819447740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-14044537184579333612010-02-04T14:20:16.223-05:002010-02-04T14:20:16.223-05:00Etirv-When you say "reader review" do yo...Etirv-When you say "reader review" do you mean the ones on Amazon and B&N.com? Or do you mean trusted review sites?EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-34235997876926131692010-02-04T12:47:39.994-05:002010-02-04T12:47:39.994-05:00Hi Emily! I actually don't care for book trai...Hi Emily! I actually don't care for book trailers. I don't even view them. I rely on reader reviews more and I'm loyal to certain authors.mrsshukrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081541541853441228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-57177470650865594092010-02-04T07:17:06.460-05:002010-02-04T07:17:06.460-05:00Ok, Pat, we're back to the "it can't ...Ok, Pat, we're back to the "it can't hurt" reason for having one. It sort of reminds me of my days in real estate. It doesn't impact the value of a house if it doesn't have a swimming pool <i>unless</i> it's the only one in the neighborhood without one.<br /><br />So I have to ask myself if I want to be the only one without a pool.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-10962420679732033432010-02-04T00:28:26.753-05:002010-02-04T00:28:26.753-05:00I don't think a trailer would keep me from buy...I don't think a trailer would keep me from buying a book, but there have been several I've watched that certainly didn't make me want to buy one. There have been a couple of trailers that were really well done and brought out a part/feeling of the story that the blurb didn't catch. They did encourage me to buy the book. I don't think they are necessary, but if done well, they can't hurt.librarypatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-53265932606913733082010-02-03T16:08:14.484-05:002010-02-03T16:08:14.484-05:00Edie--Well, of course you are! Anyone who writes a...Edie--Well, of course you are! Anyone who writes as well as you has to be an Artistic Genius!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-46646426400762488942010-02-03T16:06:13.243-05:002010-02-03T16:06:13.243-05:00Carol--Having lots of people watch a book trailer ...Carol--Having lots of people watch a book trailer doesn't necessarily help an author unless they all run out and buy the book new (used books don't add a thing to publisher's coffers and aren't counted toward sales). <br /><br />The only ways to support an author you like are:<br /><br />1. Pre-order their upcoming title. This increases the order placed by big bookstores and increases the print run.<br /><br />2. Buy their books new (preferably on the day of release so the sale will count toward bestseller lists and make it more likely bookstores will reorder it.)<br /><br />3. Convince your reading friends to do the same thing. <br /><br />Ok, that all sounds a little self-serving, but these are things I did not know until I was published. I figure others might not know too.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-83307397872740285252010-02-03T16:03:14.215-05:002010-02-03T16:03:14.215-05:00Emily, I'm an artistic genius, of course. lolEmily, I'm an artistic genius, of course. lolEdie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-34060005066363186512010-02-03T13:38:53.936-05:002010-02-03T13:38:53.936-05:00I have never bought a book based on the trailer e...I have never bought a book based on the trailer either. For the Author, previous and loved reads from that Author and okay, the cover sometimes and the book blurbs. I have seen several trailers but I prefer not to because if I get an image in my head about the hero and heroine chances are they look nothing like the actors in the trailer. :) So it doesn't matter one way or another about the trailers but if it helped an Author I loved or liked a lot I'd be glad to watch them. :)<br />Carol L.<br />Lucky4750@aol.comCarol L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05291123842810883524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-64400783881983854842010-02-03T12:04:26.031-05:002010-02-03T12:04:26.031-05:00Edie--Be sure to let me know what kind of Genius Y...Edie--Be sure to let me know what kind of Genius YOU are!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-23879546314513201392010-02-03T12:02:05.577-05:002010-02-03T12:02:05.577-05:00Sandy--Glad to have saved you some money!Sandy--Glad to have saved you some money!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-57056509647333402362010-02-03T12:01:39.441-05:002010-02-03T12:01:39.441-05:00I've never bought a book based on the trailer....I've never bought a book based on the trailer. I'm more likely to buy if I see a blurb that sounds interesting. And if there's a fabulous excerpt, I will definitely buy it.<br /><br />I'm off to take your quiz now. That sounds interesting. :)Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-29363993509748959082010-02-03T12:01:31.986-05:002010-02-03T12:01:31.986-05:00LJ--I hadn't considered that a trailer would i...LJ--I hadn't considered that a trailer would intrude on a reader's imagination. Good point!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-72781263512224369222010-02-03T12:00:56.946-05:002010-02-03T12:00:56.946-05:00Jane--Friendly stalkers always welcome! LOL! A mar...Jane--Friendly stalkers always welcome! LOL! A marketing degree carries some weight since I have no expertise in that arena.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-37261347253513222422010-02-03T10:59:25.879-05:002010-02-03T10:59:25.879-05:00Emily,
I have never bought a book by watching a t...Emily,<br /><br />I have never bought a book by watching a trailer. Your readers have just convinced me it's a waste of time, and I don't have the time or money to spend.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-3389293690430829302010-02-03T09:45:26.897-05:002010-02-03T09:45:26.897-05:00Emily--I've never cared to watch a trailer. I...Emily--I've never cared to watch a trailer. I can't imagine ever choosing a book to buy based on one. And I'm a pretty techno-savvy gal and love 'gee whiz' internet stuff. I think part of the problem is that I don't care to see what someone else's visual conception of the book is. Same reason I vastly prefer the book to most movies ever made from books.Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-67943714039222860432010-02-03T09:37:25.207-05:002010-02-03T09:37:25.207-05:00Ok, Emily I don't know if I am a good source o...Ok, Emily I don't know if I am a good source of opinion here. I know you always appreciate honesty and respect others honesty,so it here it goes.<br />OK MY OPINION, as a reader only, I don't want anyone throwing tomatoes at me! <br /><br />I don't like the book trailers, ok I said it, I think they are a waste of time and money and I serious don't have time to click on , wait for the things to load, watch them, so on, so on, so on. I want to click, read the excerpt, read the reviews (sometimes) and purchase the book. Now Emily you know as a reader I am a loyal fan of yours. As an aspiring writer I respect you and your advise tremendously! I follow you to a point of friendly stalking LOL! But I have NEVER looked at your trailers! SORRY!<br />As an aspiring writer would I use it as a marketing tool? (I have a Marketing Degree) I am going to say I would not, but PLEASE by all means do what you feel is best for marketing your book. It is not high on my priority list even in this cyber world!Jane Lnoreply@blogger.com