05-15-2012, 08:59 AM | #1 |
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Video trailers...
There seems to be soo much hype about video book trailers lately... Fan made, or author/publisher made...
What do you think about all that? Do you ever watch them? Does it influence your decision to read the book or not? I think they are a great way to show what your story is about, or at least give a taste of the "feel" of the story... |
05-15-2012, 09:09 AM | #2 |
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!?video trailers for books?!
I've never watched one and I don't think I want to watch one. Part of reading is that even though the author has a vision for what they are telling me it is my mind that fills in the actual visuals. I don't want a trailer telling me what I should be seeing in my mind. |
05-15-2012, 04:21 PM | #3 |
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I have watched a few and don't plan on watching any more. Some made me change my mind about buying the book - I decided not to purchase. Some were so poorly done (IMO), that I wondered about how the book was written. I decided not to purchase. A few were not too bad, but totally caused me to stop and think about the character in the book and what was on the video - not in a good way. It took away my flow of the story as my imagined character didn't match with the video trailer. There have been a couple that didn't seem to make any difference to my enjoyment of the story. Lesson learned by me, for me: Don't watch book trailers. |
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06-05-2012, 10:19 AM | #5 |
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Really? wow, and everyones been giving them such hype!
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