Guest Expert: Aggie Villanueva When it comes to my main book trailers, I like to hire them done professionally if possible because I have absolutely no talent in this vital area. The book trailer is usually your very first public viewing, but today’s readers expect much more after that trailer hooks them; they expect to […]
Book Review – A ‘Self Publisher’s Companion’ By Joel Friedlander
Joel Friedlander runs a popular and useful blog. He recently sent us a copy of his book ‘A Self Publisher’s Companion’ for review. This book derives much of its content from Joel’s blog writings. But this is not your average “blog-to-book” kind of book. In spite of being a long time reader of Joels’ blog, […]
How To Create A Book Trailer
Guest Expert: Joanna Penn I love book trailers. I think they are an awesome way to gain attention for your book. They are evergreen and keep selling while you are sleeping BUT they are also hard work to put together! Here’s my book trailer for Pentecost and below are the steps I went through to […]
Marketing Your Book With Video
Guest Expert: Reno Lovison One of the best ways to build buzz around your book is through the use of video. The business of book marketing is changing and evolving every day. What worked five years ago will not necessarily work today and what worked five months ago may not still be working as well […]
Book Trailers Are More Important Than Ever
Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller Book trailers, similar to movie trailers, are an opportunity to showcase in pictures and sound what a book is about. In other words, a book trailer is a video that can be watched online. Now more than ever these book trailers are important because video has become so popular on […]