As I mentioned last post, I stumbled (I do that a lot) across the phenomenon of book trailers which I previously didn't know existed... though I've been told aren't entirely new by any means.

The point, just like a movie trailer, is to gain visibility, gather interest, and hopefully get some more purchases!

Lulu Staff Blogger Carol Housel posted the following article back in June 2008 How to create the BEST book trailer, EVER. (seriously.) Helpful do-s and don'ts of book trailer making.
Like... Don't just read your book, the importance of good lighting and good sound quality.
And importantly avoiding using copyrighted materials (there is a link to creative commons for materials.

Carol gathered a lot of response from this blog post, with a ton of people posting trailers that they'd already made and sparked other to make theirs. The then posted them in the comments section.

Here are a few examples I came across ...

Grey Collar Crimes
Royce Jefferson

The Life Of William The Silent, Prince Of Orange
J.P. de Boulogny

Also, Lulu has a group on Facebook and in their video section there are 4 trailers.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/video/?oid=2223760951

That's all for now.

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