Weekly Geeks had a rest last week due to America's Independence Day long weekend so everyone should be relaxed and refreshed to tackle this week's discussion.
In the last year or two a new entity has arisen in the publishing world: the book trailer. Apparently every self-respecting book has to have one these days so it seemed a good time to have a chat about them. Feel free to answer as many (or as few) of these questions as you like.
- Do you watch book trailers?
- If yes, do you actively seek them out or just watch the ones that get pushed to you in some way?
- If you don't watch them, why not?
- Have you ever read a book based solely on seeing the trailer? What book was it and what did you like about the trailer?
- Where do book trailers come on your list of things that influence you with regards to what books to read (friends' recommendations, mainstream reviews, bloggers, bookstore promotions, the blurb...)?
- Do you have a favourite book trailer that you'd like to share? What do you like about it?
If you have missed out on seeing many book trailers you might like to visit the Moby Awards website which list the nominees and winners of what is set to become an annual award for the best (and worst) book trailers.