PreView services (Book Video Trailers)

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 us posting your PreView on our website and YouTube, you will have the rights to post it on your website, your MySpace, your FaceBook, and 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 in our newsletter for one week.

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.

Instant Buzz - $135

Need a PreView that's budget-friendly? Want to flood the internet with promos for your book? Instant Buzz is for you. A 45 second spot, it includes 4 royalty-free images, music, standard sound effects and animated titles. Authors may provide additional artwork.
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Benchmark - $340

Want a PreView but not sure where to start? You can’t go wrong with this industry standard. A 90 second spot, it includes 10 royalty-free images, music, standard sound effects and animated titles and backgrounds. Authors may provide additional artwork. Add voice-over for only $200.
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Super-duper - $550


Give your book the best possible send off. Super-duper combines still images with live video for a true movie-trailer effect. Choose from our library of 30 000 videos! This package includes a 2 minute spot, 20 royalty-free still images, 3 live videos from our standard library,  music, standard sound effects and animated titles and backgrounds. Authors may provide additional artwork. For a truly polished look, add voice-over narration for only $200.
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Picture Book Excellence - $250

This video will contain up to 20 royalty-free images provided by the author, 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.This package is ideal for children's or art books where the royalty-free images can be taken from. Add voice-over narration for only $200.
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The Narrator - $745
Spice up your website with an animated excerpt from your book. The Narrator includes a 5 minute video, voice narration (one actor), 30 royalty free images, music, standard sound effects and animated titles and backgrounds.
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Narrator Plus - $845
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.

Audio Only - $195

Great for podcasts, websites and good, old-fashioned radio. 60 second radio ad. This package is a 60 second audio spot, 1 voice-over, music and standard sound effects. Listen to Sample

For $20 more we will give you an additional video that you can post on Amazon.com (They don't allow url's on the video.)


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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 Instant Buzz
$135

 Benchmark $340



 Super duper $550

 Picture Book Excellence $250

 Narrator $745 Narrator Plus $845 Audio Only $195 Options
Concept and script development √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Spot Length 45 seconds 90
seconds 		2
minutes		 90
Seconds		 5
Minutes		 5
Minutes 		60
Seconds
Number of Images included 4 10 20 0 30 30
Animated Titles √ √ √ √ √ √
Animated Backgrounds √ √ √ √ √ √
Number of Videos Included 0 0 3 0 0 0
Standard Sound Effects √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Number of Music Tracks 1 1 2 1 2 2 1
Animated Titles √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Rounds of Revisions 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Featured in Reader Views newsletter √ √ √ √ √ √ √
All rights reserved by client √ √ √ √ √ √ √
PreView posted on Reader Views and Reader Views Kids (only children's posted on both) website and YouTube (See text above for others) √ √ √ √ √ √
Option - One Voice over/Narration - (up to 1.5 minutes) $200
Option -Additonal Voice over/Narration $200 Each
Option -Additional live video clips From our Standard Library ohnly Others will be quoted on a per project basis $50
Option - Animation 1 minute video usually takes 2 hours of animation $50 hr
Option - Photo retouching This includes photos supplied by author Also, this includes touchups to royalty-free images $50 hr
Option - Edit video provided by customer Charge is per hour not length of video       $50 hr
Option - Additional set of revisions This is for any revisions done over and above what is included in package       $50 hr
Option - Custom sound effects We have a huge library of sound effects This option if for anything we don't have     $15 each
Option - Non-looping DVD (will play on standard NTSC DVD player) Shipping costs inlcuded to US and Canada       $50
Option - Looping DVD (will play on standard NTSC DVD player) Shipping costs inlcuded to US and Canada       $50
Option - Additional DVD         $10 if shipped with original
  Instant Buzz
$135

Buy Now		 Benchmark $340



Buy Now 		Super duper $550

Buy Now 		Picture Book Excellence $250

Buy now 		Narrator $745



Buy Now		 Narrator Plus $845


Buy Now		 Audio Only $195

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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
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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"]
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