PreView services

PreViews are videos that advertise your bookWhat is a PreView? It is a "movie trailer" for your book, a video that you can use to promote your book the way a movie trailer promotes a movie. Our experienced team provides state-of-the-art book PreViews to help you promote your book.

Aside from posting your PreView on our website (only if we have reviewed your book,) YouTube, Yahoo Videos, MetaCafe, Daily Motion, Veoh, and YourBookTube, you will have the rights to post it on your website, your MySpace, distribute it with your marketing materials or any other venue you choose to promote your book. (However, the video may not be altered once you approve the final copy and must be used as is.) As well, you will be featured on our website for one week (again, only if we have reviewed your book.)

The system we use generates thumbnail images and transcodes your video into the following formats:

  • Web streaming
  • High-quality downloads
  • iPod

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Click here to watch what we can do for you and then scroll down to check out the packages we offer.

PreView Package A - $250

This style is best suited for picture books or texts with illustrations/photos included. Author provides the cover image and all photos. One royalty-free track and standard sound effects. Duration between 1 and 2 minutes. View Sample

PreView Package B - $340

This is our basic PreView service where we provide up to 8 royalty-free images, 1 royalty free music track and standard sound effects. Duration is 1 minute. View Sample

PreView Package C - $450


This video will contain up to 15 royalty-free images, animated titles and backgrounds. There will be up to 2 royalty-free music tracks and standard sound effects. Duration is up to 2 minutes. View Sample (with voice over)

PreView Package D - $550

This video will contain up to 20 royalty-free images, animated titles and backgrounds. There will be up to 2 live-action video clips and up to 2 royalty-free music tracks and standard sound effects. Duration is up to 2 minutes. View Sample (with voice over)

PreView Package E - $675
Up to 5 minute Video. This option is best for excerpt readings. Narration included.
Up to 30 royalty free images included. Animated titles and backgrounds. Up to 2 royalty-free music tracks and standard sound effects. Concept and script development. View Sample

PreView Package F - $765
Up to 5 minute Video. This option is best for excerpt readings. Narration included.
Up to 30 royalty free images included. Animated titles and backgrounds. Up to 3 live-action video clips. Up to 2 royalty-free music tracks and standard sound effects. Concept and script development.


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Please note: Interested but can't afford the package right now? Ask about our payment plan. Please don't let immediate funding delay the publicity of your book. We are here to help you! 

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PreView comparison chart

Services PreView A - $250 PreView B - $340 PreView C - $450 PreView D - $550 PreView E - $675 PreView F - $765 Options
Concept and script development √ √ √ √ √ √
1 minute video formatted for online use √
Up to 2 minutes of video formatted for online use √ √ √ √ √
Up to 5 minutes of video formatted for online use √ √
Up to 8 royalty-free images √
Up to 15 royalty-free images √
Up to 20 royalty-free images √
Up to 30 royalty-free images √ √
Animated titles √ √ √ √ √ √
Animated backgrounds √ √ √ √
Up to 2 royalty-free video clips √
Up to 3 royalty-free video clips √
1 royalty-free music clip √ √
Up to 2 royalty-free music tracks √ √ √ √
Sound effects from our standard library √ √ √ √ √ √
Featured in Reader Views newsletter √ √ √ √ √ √
All rights reserved by client √ √ √ √ √ √
One round of revisions (unlimited changes) √ √        
Two rounds of revisions (unlimited changes)     √ √ √ √
PreView posted on Reader Views and Reader Views Kids (only children's posted on both) website and YouTube √ √ √ √ √ √
Up to five minutes of narration √ √
Option -Voice over/Narration - (up to 1.5 minutes) $150
Option -Additional live video clips $50
Option - Animation (1 minute video usually takes 2 hours of animation) $50 hr
Option - Photo retouching $50 hr
Option - Edit video provided by customer       $50 hr
Option - Additional set of revisions       $50 hr
Option - Custom sound effects not included above       $15 each
Option - Non-looping DVD (will play on standard NTSC DVD player)       $35 + shipping
Option - Looping DVD (will play on standard NTSC DVD player)       $50 + shipping
Option - Additional DVD       $10 if shipped with original
Option - Amazon.com formatting (no urls allowed)       $15
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What authors say

All I can say is WOW!!!!  I am thrilled with your production of the video for my book. The graphics,  the music,  the message, well done. Your staff captured the essence of what I wanted to say to the world, in a way that conveys it all. THANK YOU so much.
Maggie Mears, M.D, author of ABC’s Of Lighthearted Living…my Rx
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The trailer continues to pay high dividends; Manie Barron from the Menza-Barron agency in NY watched it. Victoria has captured his attention enough to request a copy of the book.
J. A. Leary, author of The Angel Hunter
click to see an example of PreView Package C

 

 

When I wanted to promote my novel on the Internet I found no better  partner than Reader Views. They offered an array of services, including a fabulous PreView by Chris Hatcher, that helped me to land representation by the William Morris Agency and a two-book deal from Simon & Schuster for “The Book of Unholy Mischief.” In addition to providing excellent PR services, Irene and Chris were a dream to work with— professionally adept and personally wonderful. I would, and do, recommend  Readerviews.com to anyone who wants to publicize a book.
Elle Newmark, author of Bones of the Dead [in re-writing process and will be called "The Book of Unholy Mischief"]
click to see an example of PreView Package C