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You Wrote

80,000 Words…

And Readers Decide in

3 Seconds

You

Wrote

80,000 Words…

And Readers

Decide

In

3 Seconds.

You wrote a world worth entering. We turn that world into cinematic visual experiences that help the right readers discover it.

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Trusted By 16000+ Authors

More Than 4 Million Books Were Published

More Than 4 Million Books Were Published

In The U.S. Last Year.

In The U.S. Last Year.

That means thousands of new titles are entering the market every single day. Your book doesn’t just need to be good.

It needs a reason to get noticed.

You can write a great story, create a beautiful cover, and publish it everywhere but none of that matters if the right readers never stop long enough to discover it.

Before people can read your book, talk about it, or help turn it into a bestseller… they have to notice it first.

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What A Great Book Trailer

What A Great Book Trailer

Actually Needs To Do.

Actually Needs To Do.

A trailer should not explain your entire book. It should make the right person think: “Wait... what happens next?”

Get Them To Stop

Get Them To Stop

Attention before everything else. Before somebody can buy your book, they have to notice it. We find the characters, scenes, tension, or ideas that can interrupt the scroll and earn that first moment of attention.

Make Them Feel Something

Make Them Feel Something

Turn words into an experience. Suspense. Love. Fear. Wonder. Curiosity. Your reader has to imagine these things while reading. The trailer gives them a taste before page one.

Make Them Want More

Make Them Want More

Don’t give away the story. Create the question. A great trailer doesn’t finish the story for them. It opens a loop. It makes them wonder. It gives them a reason to click, search, read, and find out what happens next.

From Stranger

From Stranger

To Reader

To Reader

Sees Trailer
Stops
Gets Curious
Searches The Book
Starts Reading
Talks / Shares / Reviews
Sees Trailer
Stops
Gets Curious
Searches The Book
Starts Reading
Talks / Shares / Reviews

You cannot control whether every person buys your book. But you can give more of the right people a reason to discover it.

How We Turn Your Book Into A Trailer
6 steps · From manuscript to a trailer people can watch, share and talk about
We go through your manuscript and pull out the characters, the world, the tension and the moments that make a reader lean in.
We choose the angle that will stop a stranger mid-scroll, then write a short trailer script and voiceover around it.
Characters, locations and key props are designed and locked first, so every shot looks like it belongs to the same story.
Each scene is built shot by shot with cinematic camera movement, lighting and performance.
Editing, music, sound design and voiceover bring the pace and emotion of your story together.
You receive the finished trailer, ready to share wherever your readers are.

Watch Some of Our

Watch Some of Our

Latest Book Trailers

Latest Book Trailers

On the left, a cover sitting still. On the right, the same story people can watch.

Book cover
Before · The Cover
After · The Trailer
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Before · The Cover
After · The Trailer
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Before · The Cover
After · The Trailer
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This Is For

This Is For

Authors Who...

Authors Who...

Know Their Book Deserves More Attention

Know Their Book Deserves More Attention

You’ve put too much into the story to let it disappear after launch.

Want To See Their Story Come To Life

Want To See Their Story Come To Life

You’ve spent years imagining the characters, places, and scenes. Now you want to see them.

Want Something Better Than A Template Trailer

Want Something Better Than A Template Trailer

You don’t want stock footage, a slideshow, and dramatic music.

Want People Curious Before They Ask Them To Buy

Want People Curious Before They Ask Them To Buy

You understand that desire has to come before the purchase.

Care How Their Story Is Represented

Care How Their Story Is Represented

The characters matter. The atmosphere matters. The details matter.

Are Ready To Invest In The Presentation

Are Ready To Invest In The Presentation

You are not looking for the cheapest possible video. You want the story treated seriously.

If that sounds like you, we should talk.

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Don’t Take Our Word For It.

Don’t Take Our Word For It.

Listen To The Authors.

Listen To The Authors.

The best way to understand what it feels like to watch your story come alive is to hear from the people who already have.

Adam Hashley

Simon Riley

Butler Johnson

Alex Black

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Back Story

“A great trailer only works when it supports a bigger strategy. We look at your book, its audience. A great trailer only works when it supports a bigger strategy. We look at your book, its audience.”

Alan Miller

The Fantacy Book

CASE STUDY

What Happens When People Finally

What Happens When People Finally

Have A Reason To Notice The Book?

Have A Reason To Notice The Book?

BEFORE

Around 20 book sales/month

THEN

A stronger visual presentation was developed around the story.

OVER TIME

The creative was used to help bring more attention to the book.

AROUND MONTH FOUR

Approximately 750 book sales/month

Did one trailer magically create 750 sales? No. And we would never tell you that. But better creative gave the book something stronger to put in front of people.

Before Somebody Can Read Your Book,

Before Somebody Can Read Your Book,

They Have To Want To Discover It.

They Have To Want To Discover It.

Social Proof

The Goal Isn’t Just To Get Seen.

The Goal Isn’t Just To Get Seen.

It’s To Give People Something Worth Talking About.

It’s To Give People Something Worth Talking About.

A powerful story can travel further when people have something they can watch, react to, share, and show someone else.

Steven Kotler is a New York Times-bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the cofounder and executive director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance.

Before vs.

Before vs.

After Your Book Has A Trailer

After Your Book Has A Trailer

Before Half Dots

Before Half Dots

One cover trying to represent the entire story

“Available Now” posts

Readers have to imagine everything before becoming interested

The best scenes stay trapped inside the pages

Marketing constantly asks people to buy

Your book looks like another title in the feed

After Half Dots

After Half Dots

4x growth

4x growth

3k+ authors reached more readers

Characters people can finally see

A world people can experience

Scenes that create curiosity

A cinematic trailer built around your story

Something people can watch, share, and talk about

A stronger reason to discover the book before being asked to buy it

Same book.

Same book.

Different first impression.

Different first impression.

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You Already Gave Them

A Story Worth Reading.

Now Give Them A Reason To Discover It.

Turn the characters, tension, emotion, and world inside your book into a cinematic trailer people can stop for.

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Trusted By 16000+ Authors

You Already Gave Them

A Story Worth Reading.

Now Give Them A Reason To Discover It.

Turn the characters, tension, emotion, and world inside your book into a cinematic trailer people can stop for.

Create My Book Trailer →

Watch More Trailers

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Normally, Authors Pay Thousands For A Professionally Produced Book Trailer.

Ours Cost A Fraction Of That.

But today, you can get yours for just $399.

Your Book Trailer
10-DAY
DELIVERY
Custom Trailer

Total Value:

$1,949

Your Price Today:

ONLY $399!

You Get:

A 60–90 second custom cinematic book trailer ($899 value)

Custom cinematic visuals built around your book's genre, characters and tone ($500 value)

Licensed music & sound design ($250 value)

Professional voice-over ($150 value)

Up to 3 revision rounds ($150 value)

Delivered in 10 days

YES! I Want A Trailer That Sells My Book!

Click here to claim your trailer for $399

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Your Book Trailer.

Your Book Trailer.

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Cinematic book trailer projects start at $3,000.

Half Dots does not guarantee bestseller status, book sales, rankings, or commercial performance. Results depend on the book, audience, distribution, promotion, market conditions, and other factors.