Production – Video Press Releases and Book Trailers     

 Does an author need a book trailer for his or her book. Let's start with a few questions: 

           1. Is video important for the promotion and marketing of a new book.  Yes.

           2. Are there as many ways to make a book trailer as there are books.  Yes.

           3. The most popular question about book trailers?  How much will it cost?

And how much is a red car? 

Statement 2 above tells you there are many MANY ways to create a book trailer and just as many price points.  Here is a link to an actual book trailer production – and the cost of this one was around $15k

            https://vimeo.com/channels/trailermadehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9KpV4_kbwY&t=20

 Here is a piece created by the author for no outlay of actual funds. (But your time is worth something, yes?)

            http://kingdomelectlady.hubpages.com/hub/Create-Your-Own-Book-Trailer-Free

 And everything in between.  You truly can find an option for every price range. 

You are going to learn a lot in this edition of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing with Dr. Judith Briles and her special guest Susie Scott, producer at i25productions.com.

*Book trailers is a very broad term. Indeed there are productions in the same style as movie trailers, but most often video support for book releases falls more into the “video press release” category.