I have not had much experience
with book trailers, and after doing the first assignment, I don’t think they
will be very useful to me. As mentioned
by a few others, I feel that reading a book is an individual experience and is
diluted by preconceived character and visual references (ask me why I don’t for
the most part enjoy movies made from books)
The idea of book trailers, whether high or low budget, is something I
really need to work on to benefit from.
I did enjoy some of the author interviews, but was somewhat put off by
what seemed a very slick treatment of Jeanette Walls’ trailer for Glass Castle. Of course, Super Sad True Love Story was
incredibly funny and can stand on its own as entertainment.
Teens might be drawn to trailers,
hopefully piquing interest in the books, but for me, they are hard to find, and
probably will not work as a readers advisory tool. Other than informing customers that they
exist, I’m not really sure how to make use of them.
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