Xlibris Author Video at Author's Location
Distinguish yourself from other authors and add a personal touch to your marketing campaign with your own sixty- to ninety-second author video, where you can talk about yourself, your book, your inspiration, or your writing process.
If you want to reach a wider audience and connect with readers on a more personal level, the Author Video at Author’s Location marketing service is perfect for you. For sixty to ninety seconds, you get to talk about the important points of your book while showing your audience a glimpse of your personality as an author. This can, in turn, potentially pique the public’s interest in your book and translate to sales.
Speak to potential book buyers in the most direct way possible with the Author Video at Author’s Location.
Author Video at Author’s Location £3199
Purchase of Author Video at Author’s Location marketing service will entitle the authors to:
- Ownership of a 60- to 90-second custom-made author video
- Distribution of your video on video-viewing sites like YouTube, Metacafe and Daily Motion.
- A link to your author video from your book details page in the Xlibris bookstore
- A print advertisement on the Writer’s Forum magazine, ‘Britain’s best magazine for self-publishing’ with 5000 annual subscribers, published monthly and targeted to writers of novels, short stories, plays, film scripts and poetry (1 out of 12 slots)
- One round of edits at no extra cost.* Acceptable edits would include:
- Music swap
- Addition/removal/replacement of still images
- Re-sequencing or re-ordering of existing takes/materials included in existing video
- Removal of sound bites
- Colour correction and lower third correction
- Audio level adjustment
*First round of edits is free of charge. Succeeding edits will incur a charge.
Note: If you intend to be filmed in a public place, you must be able to secure a release for the location before video can be recorded there
Since you own the copyright to your author video, you may use it in tandem with your other marketing campaigns like email marketing, press releases, your book’s webpage and your personal website. Share and spread the link of your video to as many contacts in your network as possible.
How It Works:
- To order, simply send an e-mail to marketing.consultants@xlibrispublishing.co.uk, or call 0800-644-6988.
- Our partner support team shall be in touch to confirm your video filming schedule, location and the preparation necessary.
- After filming, a link to the first cut of your author video will be sent to you by email by our marketing services representative.
- Once approved your video will be distributed to video sites like YouTube, Metacafe, DailyMotion, and Blip.tv.
To learn more about maximizing your book’s potential sales with this marketing service, our Marketing Consultants are available for free consultation by e-mail at marketing.consultants@xlibrispublishing.co.uk or telephone at 0800-644-6988.
Disclaimer: Prices are subject to change without prior notice. Some restrictions may apply.
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