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Book Video Trailer · from £297

Book trailers.Cinematic production that doesn't look like a template.

Not a template.

A professional book trailer sets the tone and hooks a reader in seconds — script, licensed footage, sound design and motion graphics, cut around your book's mood.

Delivered ready for social media ads, YouTube, and your Amazon author page, so one production covers every channel.

  • Licensed footage and music included
  • 30 / 60 / 90-second cuts
  • Delivered ready for social and Amazon

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Trailer hook

The trailer works when it makes the book feel watchable in seconds.

Good trailers are built around emotional clarity, not plot overload. The scripting, pacing, and visual choices should make the viewer feel the category, tone, and promise of the book before they start analysing details.

Open on a strong mood or tension cue instead of setup
Use typography and visual rhythm to reinforce the genre promise
Keep the core message clear enough to work without long exposition
End with a clean reason to keep exploring the book

What the brief should lock in

Tone

The video should feel like the book belongs in its market before a single line of copy is read.

Hook

The central image or phrase needs to create fast curiosity, not rely on long explanation to become interesting.

Placement

The concept changes depending on whether the trailer will work hardest in ads, launch content, or the wider author platform.

Publishing channels

Amazon KDP
IngramSpark
Apple Books
Kobo

Transparent pricing

Three packages. Fixed prices.

Choose by trailer length and production depth — from £297.

Most popular

Full Trailer

£497

60 seconds

  • 60-second trailer
  • Professional script
  • Premium stock footage
  • Custom music selection
  • Advanced graphics
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Distribution strategy

The trailer becomes more valuable when it is planned for real placements.

One polished asset can support multiple surfaces, but the best result comes from knowing where the video will do the most work and shaping the edit around that role from the start.

Choose the primary placement before deciding on the final pacing
Export versions that fit paid, organic, and web placements cleanly
Keep the trailer aligned with the cover and launch messaging
Use the video where motion creates a clearer first impression than static creative

Launch hook

A trailer can give a launch campaign a stronger opening asset, especially when the book needs more visual energy than static posts alone can carry.

Best use

Best when release-week promotion needs a stronger emotional first impression.

Paid creative

Short-form video can help certain campaigns feel more dynamic, particularly when the visual concept supports the cover and sales message rather than distracting from it.

Best use

Best when paired with clear ad targeting and a retailer page that is already conversion ready.

Author brand asset

The finished trailer can live on the website, in launch emails, on retail pages, and inside broader content systems as a reusable visual proof asset.

Best use

Best when the author wants one polished asset that extends beyond a single post.

Recent publications

Books we have helped bring to market.

A small selection of HMD-supported books, shown here as practical proof of finished execution across genres.

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The Black Accords: Emergence book cover

The Black Accords: Emergence

Dean Moss

From Cursed to Cured: How to Treat & Cure PMDD Naturally book cover

From Cursed to Cured: How to Treat & Cure PMDD Naturally

Rachel Lynn Fox

Spiritual Significance: Exploring Faith Through Statistical Concepts book cover

Spiritual Significance: Exploring Faith Through Statistical Concepts

Mark Newmeyer

Building the Digital Workforce: Strategies for Agentic AI Success book cover

Building the Digital Workforce: Strategies for Agentic AI Success

Michael Fauscette

VyCTOR - Die Kunst, dem Trend zu folgen book cover

VyCTOR - Die Kunst, dem Trend zu folgen

Torsten Iben

The S.C.O.R.E. Operating System book cover

The S.C.O.R.E. Operating System

Don. N. Markland

10,000+ books supported overall · 47 countries served

Process

Production Steps

Step 1
1. Script

Writing a compelling hook.

Step 2
2. Storyboard

Planning the visual flow.

Step 3
3. Edit

Combining visuals and sound.

Step 4
4. Deliver

HD files for all platforms.

FAQ

Questions authors usually ask before they commit.

Clear answers on timeline, scope, rights, revisions, and what happens after checkout.

How long is a book trailer?

Length is tier-based: 30 seconds in the starter package, 60 seconds in the standard package, and a 90-second cinematic cut in the premium package — long enough to set a mood without losing attention.

Do I need my own footage or images?

No. Every package includes licensed stock footage and music, so you don't need to supply your own visuals. Custom footage options are available on the premium package if you want something more bespoke.

Where can I use the finished trailer?

Files are delivered in formats suited to social media, YouTube, Amazon author pages, and paid ad platforms, so the same trailer can be reused across every channel you promote the book on.

How do I make a book trailer?

The usual DIY path is a free tool like Canva or Animaker with stock footage and a short script. We run the same production steps — script, storyboard, edit, deliver — but with a professional editor, licensed footage and sound design, so the result plays like a cinematic trailer rather than a template.

How long should a book trailer be?

Most book trailers run 30 to 90 seconds. Shorter cuts (30s) work well for paid social ads; longer cuts (60-90s) give more room to build mood and are better suited to a book's own landing page or YouTube.

Can I make my own book trailer with free tools like Canva?

Yes — Canva, Animaker and similar tools are genuinely usable for a DIY trailer. What a professional production adds is licensed cinematic footage, sound design, pacing, and an editor shaping the cut specifically around your book's mood rather than a generic template.

Choose the trailer package that matches the launch ambition

Get a trailer that earns its own attention.

If the book needs a sharper motion asset for launch or ad creative, move into the package flow. If you need help deciding how the trailer fits the wider campaign, start with a conversation and we will scope the role first.

Continue the stack

Add the next layer only when it supports the launch plan.