Comments on: Tuesday Midday Links: Dorchester’s Big Secret Sale

By: Anonymoussss

Anonymoussss — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:53:19 +0000

The few book trailers I’ve watched have actually turned me OFF the books they’re advertising. I think they’re a waste of time, pixels and author funds.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:34:30 +0000

@Tara Mari I only know a handful of readers who have ever said that they were convinced to buy a book from a trailer. If you look at most author videos on YouTube, they only have a few thousand views at the most. I guess it is telling, as Helen points out, how many views the Kenyon has received.

By: Tara Mari

Tara Mari — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:32:25 +0000

For some reason, I never look at trailers, and to be honest I wasn’t impressed with either. The Kenyon was too short, though it did seem to hit it’s style mark, and I agree with Helen R, Phillips seemed very disjointed.

I don’t think the Kenyon trailer would push me to buy the book (haven’t read Kenyon in years) and I’d buy the Phillips without a trailer. I’d actually buy the Phillips book without reading the blurb, so it’s probably not a fair comparison.

By: Helen R

Helen R — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:11:45 +0000

Hm, if you look at the views I’d say Kenyon’s is more popular *59,000 VS 2,000″-, it is much more appealing visually. The Phillips video looks disjointed and not well put together. I don’t like the whole mish-mash of photos rather than a cohesive whole. Phillips voice sounds very unprofessional and she does not sound excited about the book. I think the Kenyon one is much better and I’d be more inclined to buy her book if I did not know both authors books/ writing styles. As it is I’ll probably read both but I’ll borrow Kenyon’s and buy Phillips because I like Phillips so much.

By: SonomaLass

SonomaLass — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:12:16 +0000

I just stocked up on Jade Lee books at the Dorchester site. Thanks for passing this along!

By: Leah

Leah — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:50:45 +0000

The Dorchester sale is real and you still have a few hours left. Sorry if the site has been slow. The sale, announced only to newsletter subscribers, has drawn a lot of traffic.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:41:13 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the info on the dorchester site! My husband is very happy that my Christmas present from him is now on its way : )

By: Another Jessica

Another Jessica — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:13:48 +0000

@DS: Similarly, I remember waiting breathlessly for my Sony 500, which was delayed by almost a year (or maybe more than a year?). I bought it the instant it was finally available in stores, and I bought the new Sony 505 before it was released. I’m sticking with the 505 for now, but I may upgrade sometime in the future.

I’m not sure if it’s because the Sony Reader came out so long ago, 3 years ago, that people have forgotten its release problems, or if nobody noticed the release problems because it was such an unknown (and then-unpopular) device.

For the nook, while I don’t know much about it, I had simply assumed they were having trouble meeting demand, just like all the other reader manufacturers.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:58:41 +0000

@RStewie Um, oops? It is 70% off though.

By: RStewie

RStewie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:54:45 +0000

I think you crashed the Dorchester site. Or is it always slow like molasses in January?

By: DS

DS — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:44:12 +0000

I wonder if there is any evidence about whether book trailers help sales. I usually don’t bother watching unless they show up on a blog I read.

Does that make blogs the gatekeepers for book trailers?

ETA: I do remember waiting breathlessly for my first Kindle– from first of December to end of February 2008. But there were signs of Kindles being shipped to keep our spirits up. I suspect you are right about the possible legal problems. B&N’s position looks a bit iffy.