Ever since I interviewed Darcy Pattison for my blog tour week and learned about archive.org and being able to buy music on istockphoto.com (duh, me!) I’ve been working on this trailer for How to Promote Your Children’s Book: Tips, Tricks, and Secrets to Create a Bestseller. I’d love to hear what you think!
And by the way, the public domain footage was free and I paid $17 for the music.
20 Comments
Julie Falatko
FABulous!
Joanna
Hahaha this totally appeals to my sense of humour. Works for me, Katie!
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Well done! I feel like I am going to be ordering a book from 1950…but it’s an e-book! Such fun, Katie! Thank you!
katie
Uh-oh, hope it’s not misleading!
Jackie Castle
This is the first book trailer that made me laugh out loud. I really enjoyed it and think you did a wonderful job.
katie
Wow! Thanks! It was probably Shirley Schmegge’s line, for which I have to credit Julie Falatko!
Karen Power
I do book promotion for Christian authors. Many of them have trailers for their books. They all follow the same formula and often they become a little bland. I LOVE YOUR TRAILER! Cute, catchy, conveyed the message! I think I’ll buy your book to see what tips you have that can help me help promote books for authors.
katie
Thank you! I hope it helps! The week after next I will have a fee posts up while I’m teaching about book trailers at the Highlights Foundation and will include various stages of this trailer as week as a deliberately BAD one!
Gary VanRiper
clever. creative. awesome 🙂
Julie Hedlund
In a word – AWESOME!
Julie Hedlund
I guess your next ebook is going to be, How to Create a Book Trailer on a Budget!
Jennifer Rumberger
Great trailer! I love it when they are short, sweet and to the point!
Lisa Thompson
Amazing! I love it (and I am especially impressed by the quality/price ratio). Katie, you are a star.
Emma D Dryden
This is great, Katie! Smart and fun — just like you and your approach to children’s book publishing! All good!
katie
Thanks, Emma, and for the awesome quote, too!
Penny Klostermann
Loved the trailer. You are a genius.
katie
Aw Penny, you make me blush. 😎
Alayne Kay Christian
Very professional, and what fun! I love the way the colored book cover swirls in at the end. Great use of public domain footage.
katie
Thanks!
Darshana
Awesome trailer. I love the way you put a story into your trailer concepts. With this and Little Chick’s Big Day.