What do you think about book trailers???

Book trailers are all the rage, putting a writer's story in front of a reader's eyes in hopes of grasping their attention, just like the parade of movie trailers we watch before the feature film. Book trailers do pretty much the exact same thing, telling the watcher a little about the characters and the plot of the story.

Now there are some fantastic book trailers out there- very high quality stuff. Videos that were obviously done by someone professionally and probably cost big bucks. I've also seen some simple ones too....basic slide shows set to music with wording added in. I made one for my book, A Bitch Named Karma, you can check it out here. It's far from fantastic, but I think it works and the music is perfect for my main character. I used Windows Movie Maker on my computer and it took me several days at a couple hours each day to do it and get it just the way I wanted. I was happy with it till I started reading other blogs about book trailers. Some blog posters and commenters think that if you can't do it up big, then don't do it at all. I don't agree with this.

Take websites for example. It's no longer something neat to have..it is an absolute, bare minimum must. Some people put tons and tons of money into website design...and they look fantastic. It's well worth the money. But what about the rest of us? I simply cannot afford it. I do what I can for now, dreaming of the day I can pay someone to do something fantastic. But my simple little site is much better than not having one at all.

Isn't it safe to say the same is true of a book trailer?? It's a promotional tool, just like a website, blog, Twitter page, Facebook Fanpage...etc.... It's something that gets your name and your story in front of a reader's eyes...to entice them to want more. I can't afford to go pay someone to make a fancy trailer for me right now...but is it fair to say "Go big or go home" on this??

I'm interested to see what my blog friends think of this. I know most of you are in my same exact place....newbies starting out with low or zero cash flow for stuff like this.

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I very rarely double post..but I had to do it!

Got my book trailer uploaded to Youtube FINALLY!!! Please watch and tell me what you think!!

A Bitch Named Karma~Book Trailer