Foreign Finds!! (And a fun foreign giveaway!)

I've made some really fun discoveries this week! A package came on Wednesday and this was in it!

The left is the Italian hardcover of Original Sin! I didn't even know that Original Sin (or as the Italians are calling it, Il Bacio del Peccato- The Kiss of Sin) had published in Italy. This is very exciting to me!!! The one on the right (Il Bacio Maledetto--The Cursed Kiss) is the new Italian Personal Demons paperback. In case you forgot, here's the original Il Bacio Maledetto cover:

And, also fun is my discovery yesterday of a trailer my German publisher (Rowohlt) did for Cynthia Hand's Uneartlhy, Alexandra Adornetto's Halo, my Original Sin (Angel Eyes in Germany) and Nora Melling's Shatten Blute (which as far as I can tell is only available in German). Here it is:


Also, in addition to the Italian cover, I found the Spanish cover for Original Sin! (Or, Pecado Original :p)

Not quite sure what Frannie's doing there... Gabe is obviously praying for divine intervention. ;p

The 2012 publication schedule for Original Sin seems to be May 3rd in Italy, July 31st in Spain, and August 1st in Germany. Click the country for the Amazon or B&N buy page =)

And, because you know how I love to give stuff away, here's a chance to win one of these:

Yep! One lucky winner will get to choose either the Spanish, German or Italian translation of Personal Demons! As always, this contest is international. To enter, all you have to do is fill out the form below. One bonus point for leaving a comment about why you want one of the translations. The contest ends next Monday, June 4th at noon, PDT.

Buona fortuna!!

Book Trailers

Thanks to all of you who stopped here or at Vania's blog to check out the Gabe trailer for Personal Demons. According to Youtube, there were 400 views this weekend. I really appreciate all the support and comments. You guys are the best. =)

Congrats to all the winners of my "guess the trailer" contest, and thanks to all of you who entered. If you guessed Gabe and left me your email addy, you have been notified. I'm waiting for the tattoos to come in (this week) and I will send your packages out as soon as I have them =)

And, because I still have trailers on the brain (can't wait to show you Luc later this week!!!), I have a question for you. It's a question that I've seen floating around in writer's circles for a few years now. Here it is:

Have you ever seen a book trailer that's intrigued you enough that you went out and bought the book?

Publishers are putting money into all kinds of targeted marketing, and in the YA genre, that often includes trailers. But no one really seems to have an answer to that question. Do trailers sell books?

I've seen some beautiful trailers, many of them done by VLC Productions (that would be Vania). I've found many of them interesting, and a handful have even sent me on-line to buy the book. But in all those cases, I already wanted it.

So, what do you say? Have you ever bought a book because of a trailer? Inquiring minds want to know?