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I’ve probably seen hundreds of trailers for films in my lifetime.  Almost every trip to the cinema begins with those short clips, highlighting the best bits of movies-to-come.

This week, I’ve seen my first book trailer - or rather my first nine book trailers - which have been posted on YouTube to promote the launch of Douglas Coupland’s new book, The Gum Thief.  Three of the snippets are from the point of view of Roger, the main character.  Three are from the point of view of another character, Bethany.  And three are extracts from Roger’s own novel, Glove Pond.

Here is my favourite - it’s an introduction to Bethany:

You can view the rest on Douglas Coupland’s YouTube page.

Your thoughts

I’m probably not the best person to comment on the effectiveness of these videos, as I’ve already bought and read (and enjoyed) The Gum Thief.  For anyone who hasn’t read the book, do these videos leave you wanting to find out more?

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