http://blog.vromans.com/we-need-more-videos-about-books Independent Bookstore Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.vromans.com/we-need-more-videos-about-books/comment-page-1#comment-999 Emma Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:31:51 +0000 http://blog.vromans.com/?p=855#comment-999 As recommended on Twitter, I wildly support the idea of a Internet Book Talk Show starring you, Patrick. You need a better names, though. How about Open Book? As recommended on Twitter, I wildly support the idea of a Internet Book Talk Show starring you, Patrick. You need a better names, though. How about Open Book?

]]> http://blog.vromans.com/we-need-more-videos-about-books/comment-page-1#comment-997 jim duncan Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:55:43 +0000 http://blog.vromans.com/?p=855#comment-997 Ideal or situated to generate revenue/get funding? Of course my opinion here is pretty uninformed, so take what I say with a grain of salt. If you want viewers, the content or at least part of that needs to cater to the general audience, and let's face it, most folk don't read literary fiction unless Oprah is saying it's good. Take twitter for example. The biggest followers are celebrities. The general reader audience is going to be interested in celebs from the book world. Interview Nora Roberts and pretty much guaranteed people will tune in. It will need to educate about the literary world as much as provide entertainment. Have live chats associated with the show as well as blog content. Involve twitter. Put in content that is book related but not necessarily book specific. Video tour of author's home and where they work or at a booksigning or whatever to go along with the standard sitdown interview. As a writer, my interests will obviously veer toward anything publishing related. I'd tune in to tours of Publishing houses or literary agency to see what goes on, which then might lead me to buy a book they are repping or selling. Point is, variety. Would the point of such a show be only to reach an audience that already reads literary fiction? Or is it to bring in readers, period? Honestly, for me I'm just as happy reading a text interview as watching it. If I'm going to watch something, it needs to take me beyond text oriented material. Ideal or situated to generate revenue/get funding? Of course my opinion here is pretty uninformed, so take what I say with a grain of salt. If you want viewers, the content or at least part of that needs to cater to the general audience, and let’s face it, most folk don’t read literary fiction unless Oprah is saying it’s good. Take twitter for example. The biggest followers are celebrities. The general reader audience is going to be interested in celebs from the book world. Interview Nora Roberts and pretty much guaranteed people will tune in. It will need to educate about the literary world as much as provide entertainment. Have live chats associated with the show as well as blog content. Involve twitter. Put in content that is book related but not necessarily book specific. Video tour of author’s home and where they work or at a booksigning or whatever to go along with the standard sitdown interview. As a writer, my interests will obviously veer toward anything publishing related. I’d tune in to tours of Publishing houses or literary agency to see what goes on, which then might lead me to buy a book they are repping or selling. Point is, variety. Would the point of such a show be only to reach an audience that already reads literary fiction? Or is it to bring in readers, period? Honestly, for me I’m just as happy reading a text interview as watching it. If I’m going to watch something, it needs to take me beyond text oriented material.

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