Comments on: A Trailer to Promote a Children’s Book — What a Great Idea! http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/10/06/a-trailer-to-promote-a-childrens-book-what-a-great-idea/ From the editors of Children's Book Insider, the Newsletter for Children's Writers Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:11:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stephen http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/10/06/a-trailer-to-promote-a-childrens-book-what-a-great-idea/#comment-664 Stephen Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:04:10 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=69#comment-664 Hi, I had been thinking of creating a dvd of my story for my kids where each page is presented as a still image with me narrating and music. I also do some animation and thought certain scenes would be good to animate. The idea of putting a trailer on youtube would be great. Check out my 2 stories at these links. The first is called “Mrs. Postikit and the Waffle Emergencies” and can be read here: http://www.postikit.com/waffle/waffle.html The other is called “Mr. Postikit and the Mouse in the Wall” and can be read here: http://www.postikit.com/mouse/mouse.html Thanks for the tip! Stephen Hi,
I had been thinking of creating a dvd of my story for my kids where each page is presented as a still image with me narrating and music. I also do some animation and thought certain scenes would be good to animate. The idea of putting a trailer on youtube would be great.

Check out my 2 stories at these links.

The first is called “Mrs. Postikit and the Waffle Emergencies” and can be read here:

http://www.postikit.com/waffle/waffle.html

The other is called “Mr. Postikit and the Mouse in the Wall” and can be read here:

http://www.postikit.com/mouse/mouse.html

Thanks for the tip!
Stephen

]]> By: Linda Hayes http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/10/06/a-trailer-to-promote-a-childrens-book-what-a-great-idea/#comment-514 Linda Hayes Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:44:59 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=69#comment-514 I think children book trailers are a great idea. Mine can be seen at YouTube and other website under "Grandma's First Computer". This is my debut children's book about a grandma who purchases a computer only to find herself in a perplexing situation; she knows nothing about computers. I think children book trailers are a great idea. Mine can be seen at YouTube and other website under “Grandma’s First Computer”. This is my debut children’s book about a grandma who purchases a computer only to find herself in a perplexing situation; she knows nothing about computers.

]]> By: Tina Nichols Coury http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/10/06/a-trailer-to-promote-a-childrens-book-what-a-great-idea/#comment-346 Tina Nichols Coury Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:34:05 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=69#comment-346 As I wait for my book to be published by Dutton, it was just pushed back to 2011! I started doing promotional pieces on myself at BEA and SCBWI events. One thing led to another and I been doing trailers for friends then it led to being hired. Mostly kid books, but I also have been doing a few adult books. My editor and former editor LOVE IT!! If you own a MAC go to the apple store and take a lesson. If you have a PC try photo to movie. Most trailers are really a slide show. Be sure to use royalty free music to make it legal. It is fun and it gives me something to e-mail my editor about, They love any additional promotion that you can do. As I wait for my book to be published by Dutton, it was just pushed back to 2011! I started doing promotional pieces on myself at BEA and SCBWI events. One thing led to another and I been doing trailers for friends then it led to being hired. Mostly kid books, but I also have been doing a few adult books. My editor and former editor LOVE IT!! If you own a MAC go to the apple store and take a lesson. If you have a PC try photo to movie. Most trailers are really a slide show. Be sure to use royalty free music to make it legal. It is fun and it gives me something to e-mail my editor about, They love any additional promotion that you can do.

]]> By: Susan Marlow http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/10/06/a-trailer-to-promote-a-childrens-book-what-a-great-idea/#comment-320 Susan Marlow Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:48:49 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=69#comment-320 Oh, yeah! Book trailers are my favorite thing to make! My publisher posts my book trailers on their website, blog, and in their e-release of a new book. The Old Schoolhouse Store puts them on their site. I put them on the sidebar of my blog(s), also. Other bloggers are free to grab the code and "spread the word." When I have a new trailer, I send the YouTube link out to my e-mail list. It's simply great fun. Who knows how much it results in sales, but every little promotional thing helps. I also just heard this week of book trailers now finding their way onto amazon and CBD (Christian Book Distributors). Oh, yeah! Book trailers are my favorite thing to make! My publisher posts my book trailers on their website, blog, and in their e-release of a new book. The Old Schoolhouse Store puts them on their site. I put them on the sidebar of my blog(s), also. Other bloggers are free to grab the code and “spread the word.” When I have a new trailer, I send the YouTube link out to my e-mail list. It’s simply great fun. Who knows how much it results in sales, but every little promotional thing helps. I also just heard this week of book trailers now finding their way onto amazon and CBD (Christian Book Distributors).

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