33 Responses to “BTV – Book Videos”

1. Good morning Karen!

   I love watching the trailers, but I don’t know that they actually influence me in buying a book. That’s not saying they don’t, I just can’t remember a particular trailer where I went out and bought the book.

   I’ve never been to BookVideo.tv or RomanceNovel.tv, but I’m curious now, so I will have to check those out.

   by Laura J on January 15th, 2008 at 7:23 am
   
   

2. Hi Karen!!

   I watch book trailers, but I don’t have to have them. It’s always nice to see how the author envisions her characters, but sometimes that cause misguided assumtions about characters. By that I mean, when you read a book you envision the character in your head, sometimes the trailers don’t meet your expectations. That being said, I use the trailers as entertainment. They have never made me rush out and get book, nor have the detered me from purchasing a book.

   As a side note, my daughter saw the trailer for Erin Lynn’s (McCarthy) book “Demon Envy” and her interest was peeked enough to read the excerpt and then to ask for the book. So obviously the trailers work.

   Did I confuse you enough? No, just give me time. LOL

   by Patty L. on January 15th, 2008 at 8:56 am
   
   

3. Hi Karen,

   I don’t think book trailers influence me either way. Actually, I find recommendations and exerpts are what usually catch my interest for some reason. I mean, it’s not that I make an effort NOT to watch them, but I could take ‘em or leave ‘em!

   by Sharmi on January 15th, 2008 at 11:50 am
   
   

4. I enjoy book trailers but they don’t usually influence me on my buying a certain book.

   by Teresa W. on January 15th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
   
   

5. Hi Karen!
   I like watching them, some are really well done. I don’t think they influence me but what you said about them being announcements to let readers know that a favorite author has a book out makes sense.

   by Maureen on January 15th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
   
   

6. Alas, for those of us with older computer but especially still on dialup, it’s almost impossible to watch these things or to even visit some wonderful sites because of all the pictures and videos etc. I want to guess though that if they are anything like the coming attractions that they use for movies, that I would be influenced

   by catslady on January 15th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
   
   

7. I never watch trailers. I’m also on dialup and it takes too long. I don’t think they would influence me to buy a book. I prefer to read about a book on the author’s site or on the blurb on the back of the book.

   by Carol on January 15th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
   
   

8. I enjoy them. Do they make me want to buy the book? Sometimes but I don’t go out looking for them. If I get a link from one of my groups or if I’m surfing I might click and watch.

   by Ann M. on January 15th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
   
   

9. I watch them and most of them are well done and worth watching. They do not cjange what I choose to read and my favorite authors and books.

   by anne on January 15th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
   
   

10. I like to watch book trailers ,but I can’t say they influence to buy a certain book.
    I have never been to either wevsite you mentioned.

    by Estella on January 15th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
    
    

11. Hi Karen,

    I have to admit, I’m not the biggest fan of book trailers. Generally they’re just a bunch of text set to music. The graphics, images, etc just can’t compare to a really good summary or excerpt. Therefore, I would say a book trailer does not influence whether or not I’d buy a book.
    However, I recently saw a fantastic book trailer - an author held a contest for making a book video, and that one was amazing. I have to admit, it did make me want to run out and get the book. So maybe, it depends on the trailer.

    by JSL on January 15th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
    
    

12. I do like book trailers, I think sometimes it does influence me buying a book. I notice that I like the historical book trailers the most but I like every type of romance books.

    by Karrie Millheim on January 15th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
    
    

13. I never watch trailers!

    by Nathalie on January 15th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
    
    

14. I have not yet seen a book trailer that influenced me to buy the book. That doesn’t mean it can’t happen but I need to read the book blurb and I want to read an excerpt.

    by Laidybyrd on January 15th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
    
    

15. Great topic I love book trailers they don’t always help me buy a book though. I love watching trailers because I like to see who the author picked for the characters and I like to learn more about the books. I enjoy visiting RomanceNovel.tv never heard of BookWideo will check that one out. I have seen alot of great videos it’s fun to watch them I also enjoy seeing what music the author pick for the trailer to see if it will fit with the book when I read it.

    Hugssss
    LindaH

    by ReadingIsSoMuchFun on January 15th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
    
    

16. Btw Karen I saw you had a myspace I just friended you

    Hugssss
    LindaH

    by ReadingIsSoMuchFun on January 15th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
    
    

17. Hi, Karen,
    I’m pretty new to book trailers–I’ve seen a couple now, and am in the “they’re OK” camp–fun to watch occasionally, but they don’t influence my book-buying decisions too much. I find that recommendations and reviews hold more sway in my world

    by Fedora on January 15th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
    
    

18. im on dial up and cant watch any trailers

    by tami on January 15th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
    
    

19. I like trailers. Trailers and blurbs have the same influence on me. I don’t prefer one over the other.

    by Jane on January 16th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
    
    

20. Book trailers do not influence me at all. What will attract me more is some recommendations from a person who has similar taste to mine and reading some excerpts.

    by Cherie J on January 16th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
    
    

21. They don’t influence me either. I don’t like viewing them because my computer takes forever to load them. If they pay a lot of money to the companies to make I think authors should not make them and spend their money on avertising their books other ways.

    by Dena on January 16th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
    
    

22. some of them are cool. but i dont pay attention to them much

    by kim h on January 18th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
    
    

23. Acutally if I have to pinpoint the biggest influence on me to buy a book it is word of mouth. I have several friends that like to read and they tell me what are the best books and have you read so and so yet? That is the biggest, all-time influence on me to buy a book.

    The second most biggest influence is book covers. Cool art work on a book really draws me in to want to pick it up and read what the book is all about. Third, is book reviews. I read a lot of reviews since I edit books and get a lot of newsletters.

    I have not watched many book trailers. I am attracted more by book reviews and the covers I see when I am at the bookstore. I am on blogs a lot! Also, I get gobs of newsletters from different sites so I am exposed to a lot of excerpts, reviews, contests, etc. which influences me a lot more than the trailer does.

    by Michele L. on January 18th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
    
    

24. Hi Ladies -

    Thanks so much for your input. It’s invaluable! The winner is Patty L. Please send me your snail mail. All the best and see you next time! Karen

    by Karen Anders on January 19th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
    
    

25. Hi Karen,
    I just found this and wanted to let you know that I love the idea of book trailers! If Hollywood can spend the big bucks to make trailers to get the public to come and watch their movies, why can’t authors do the same for their work?

    I started watching them because Christine Feehan was using them and I loved her Dark series! And thanks to some other wonderful trailers that I’ve seen, both from COS and other companies, I have “discovered” new authors that I may never have read just because I wasn’t familiar with their work. I think it’s a great way to expand your readership if you’re an author.

    by Jean on January 22nd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
    
    

26. 

    I have to admit that I’ve been a fan of book trailers since the advent of them - it was actually COS’s first Christine Feehan trailer that got me interested in her Dark Series. I credit trailers with introducing me to more than one author I would have never picked up before because I wasn’t familiar with them or genres I don’t usually read. Prior to trailers I relied on reviews or word of mouth which I still use, I think this is just another creative way to find “new” authors for me and my friends.

    I also credit Book Trailers with getting my 13 yr old nephew interested in picking up a book. I think that it is a great tool to market to a generation that has grown accustomed to being more visual than literary.

    by Lisa Yvette on January 22nd, 2008 at 2:52 pm
    
    

27. I got started watching book trailers after seeing christine feehan dark series trailers. I really loved them and it was fun to get a sneak peak at what was coming. I have bought a couple of books from authors I have never heard before after watching a trailer. I really like getting a feel of what the book is going to be about before I go and spend money on a book. Most of the time I get friends recommendations but when I don’t have any these trailers make it nice to figure out my next book purchase

    by Brandi on January 22nd, 2008 at 3:19 pm
    
    

28. book trailers are awesome, There is a lot of different books i probably would have never read had I not seen a book trailers.

    by Diana Owen on January 22nd, 2008 at 5:33 pm
    
    

29. I have to admit that it was the COS book trailers for Christine Feehan that got me interested in them. I loved the first ones but they’ve truly gotten better since then. I love to see how close the actors picked come to what I envision the characters to be. Some are right on and others are very close but not quite. The trailers also give me an idea what to expect in the book and whets my appetite. Yes, I have definitely purchased books because of a trailer I viewed. I also have a book on my to buy list that I recently viewed the trailer for.

    by Diane on January 22nd, 2008 at 7:22 pm
    
    

30. The first book trailers I saw were done by COS Productions and because of them, I have read a few books that I might not otherwise have read.

    by Jan on January 22nd, 2008 at 8:47 pm
    
    

31. Book trailers are AWESOME!! I watch COS websites and whenever a new book trailer comes out, I watch it and most of the time I buy the books they’re featuring. I also beta test for COS to help improve quality when asked. The videos get better and better. I have some favorite authors and I have picked up some new authors all from COS book trailers. This is an innovative way to reach out to all the readers and, yes the non readers get interested and there you go a new reader.

    by Christi on January 23rd, 2008 at 6:23 am
    
    

32. wtg patty l

    by kim h on January 24th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
    
    

33. I LOVE book trailers, and have extented my authors by watchng them and becoming so entranced by the story line I have no choice but to buy the book and read it. LOL

    I think that Mrs. Clover-English does a great job with creating the tention and climax (almost) that makes you really want the book. As a matter of fact I have just finished a new book by Francis Ray that I probably wouldn’t have picked up if not for the trailer and a new Series by Raven Hart that if I just looked at it in the store I wouldn’t have given it a second look, but the trailer caught me, so I gave them a try, and I am very glad I did.

    by Melissa on January 27th, 2008 at 12:24 pm