Book Trailers

For those of you who don’t know a “book trailer is a film or video advertisement for a book which employs techniques similar to those of movie trailers.” Via Wikipedia – Book Trailers

They’re just as funny and sometimes theatrical as your usual trailer except these get you amped up for a good read.

Check out some neat places to watch for new, upcoming reads:

http://www.bookvideos.tv, they also have their own YouTube channel

I love this one too: www.americareadsspanish.tv

http://bookscreening.com/
Authorviews.com
bookwrap.com
www.book-trailers.net
hwww.watchthebook.com
http://media.barnesandnoble.com
booktrailers.ning.com
www.youtube.com/booktrailers
vodpod.com/tag/book+trailers
www.veoh.com/channels/booktrailers
Book trailers on blip.tv
www.metacafe.com/tags/book_trailers
Book Trailers by Tucson-Pima Public Library teens
* Digital Booktalks
Many book trailers are created by students
Google Video
Search by typing in “movie trailer” with quotation mark
Book Review Videos:
http://bluerectangle.com/book_reviews
Mixed bag of book videos:
http://www.redroom.com/videos

Here’s a video of a book I have on to-read pile: One Drop

Update: Jena sent me a message w/another good one: www.vidlit.com

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