About book trailers....

Book trailers range from a video of the author reading a passage from the book to (loud) techno rock and a short slide show consisting of the book cover, a promotional paragraph and a photo of the author.

I did some searching on Google. Here are some book trailers I like.

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Guinea+Dog

This one is Harry Potteresque:

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/The+Familiars

Another impressive one:

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Indies+-++Cool+Book+Trailers

Now for non-YA book trailers:

http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/a-troubled-peace-by-lm-elliott/

A very dramatic one:

http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/in-the-closet-under-the-bed-by-lee-thomas/

And one non-fiction trailer:

Warning: this one is loud, but diabetics will love it:

http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/the-diabetic-pastry-chef-by-stacey-harris-2/#respond

How much do they cost?

http://www.authorhouse.com/Services/Marketing/VideoBookTrailers/NoVoiceover.aspx

http://www.authorsbroadcast.com/AuthorsBroadCast_Pricing.htm

http://www.livingvideocreations.com/videobooktrailer.html

For all you do-it-yourselfers:

http://brendacoulter.blogspot.com/2007/06/promoting-your-novel-how-to-make-book.html

If you want a workshop: http://booktrailersforall.com/professional development.htm

Once your book trailer is complete, besides You Tube, you can post it here:

http://www.book-trailers.net/

Or here: http://booktrailersforall.com/

If you have a book trailer you're proud of, don't be shy; post a comment with a link to it.