The Death of Books?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Dear Friends:

As an author, and a new and self-published one at that, I am constantly trying to find ways to promote and sell my books. I have a myspace site, a myspace group, a blog and a website. Just recently I had a video done for my new book and placed it on Youtube.com. It's only been posted for a few weeks and I've got some positive feedback from people who viewed the video and were interested in buying a copy.

But what got me thinking was the question of can a video book or use of video in regards to a book be something that retailers use to sell children's books? Would it be feasible to have screens whereby the customer could push a button and have a 1 or 2 minute video of a book come on the screen, similar to listening or viewing stations at Best Buy or Circuit City? Would that persuade a parent or child to buy a book? Are video downloads of books something that is coming in the future?

So, is the use of video the wave of the future in book industry or a complete and utter waste of time (like an e-book)???? This is a much bigger question than someone like I can answer, but I think that video used to promote books in a store could be a good thing. But again, that's just my humble opinion.

So, you decide and check these out while your thinking this question over:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5huicI6KxA

and

http://www.guba.com/watch/3000008874

Let me know what you think or if you have any questions or comments!


Thanks!


Howard
howard.shapiro@hotmail.com
www.howardshapiro.net
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