Many booktrailers watched; it was difficult to find ones for newer or upcoming releases. Lots of fan videos though, so they do inspire some great creativity, especially from teens.
The Packing for Mars and Super Sad True Love Story trailers were hilarious.
Assignment 2:
I think the trailer usefulness depends on both the book and the trailer itself. I can't see them building the same kind of excitement that a movie trailer does--we use too much of our imaginations as readers for those to work as well as they could. There are some exceptions though.
I have used a few trailers as RA, asking customers to watch them at the info desk. They both prefectly capture the spirit and humor of their respective titles. My favorites are
this one that Adam Rex created for The True Meaning of Smekday, and
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