A book trailer with a song written about your story

SingingAds makes a book trailer with an original song: paste your book's page, and it writes lyrics about the premise and the hook, sings them with an AI voice and cuts a 9:16 trailer with captions for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. It sings only what your book page says, so no review quote, ranking or award is added, and you approve every line before the song is made.

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What a song can do that a voiceover cannot

A narrated trailer tells the plot. A song carries the feeling: the dread in a thriller, the ache in a romance, the warmth in a cozy mystery. Build the lyrics on three things from your book page:

  • The premise in one line ("a lighthouse keeper owes a debt to the sea").
  • The question that makes people read on, never the answer.
  • The title, sung once at the end, the way you want it said.

Genre decides the look

  • Anime for fantasy, YA crossovers and romantasy.
  • Clay for cozy mysteries, humor and gentle stories.
  • Cinematic for thrillers and anything that needs a darker, film-like feel.
  • 3D for sci-fi and adventure.

Use 60 seconds for the trailer on your site and channel, and cut a 15-second version for paid ads around the hook line.

Who can appear: the limits that matter for books

Characters are fictional adults, realistic or animated. SingingAds does not show real people (so not you), children, or famous characters. That shapes which books fit:

  • Adult and most YA fiction with adult-looking leads: a good fit.
  • Picture books and middle grade with child heroes: a poor fit, since a child character cannot be shown.
  • Fan fiction or stories built on someone else's characters: not possible.

From book page to trailer

You paste the book's page on your site; SingingAds writes and sings a song about it and storyboards one shot per sung line; you get a vertical MP4 trailer and the song on its own; and you approve the brief and lyrics before anything is made. Retailer pages may not be readable if they block robots, so use your own site or describe the book. You can change any shot's words and redraw frames that miss your character. See example ads.

Preorders, series and backlist

Time the trailer for the preorder window, not launch day: readers who hear the song early are the ones who preorder. If your page lists a preorder price or a launch discount, it goes on the offer card, and you make an evergreen version without it for later. Series authors get the most from songs. Make one song per book around its own hook, then a 60-second series song that sings the world and the first title, which pulls new readers to book one. Backlist titles deserve a 15-second ad each when a new release brings fresh readers to your page. The full step list is on how it works, credits per length are on pricing, and what may appear in a video is set out in our acceptable use policy.

Claims on book ads

"Bestselling", "award-winning" and "for fans of [famous author]" are claims. SingingAds never adds reviews, ratings or rankings, and it flags comparison claims if your page has them. Keep them true and current, and let the story carry the song. The rights also cover podcasts, so the song can open a podcast interview or an audiobook teaser.

Example brief and lyrics (illustrative example; The Lantern Keeper's Debt and its author are made up)

Book page says: cozy fantasy; Maren keeps the last lighthouse on a cliff where ships stopped coming; one stormy night a ship arrives asking to collect a debt her grandmother made.

Brief: reader is a cozy fantasy fan who likes small-town magic with a mystery. Hook question: what did her grandmother promise the sea? Look: anime, 60 seconds.

Lyrics (chorus):

  • The light still turns though no one sails,
  • till a ship comes in with a debt in its sails,
  • what did she promise, what will it cost?
  • The Lantern Keeper's Debt, a promise never lost.

What it can't do

  • It cannot show child characters, real people or famous characters.
  • It does not upload to retailers or run Amazon ads.
  • It cannot read retailer pages that block robots; use your own site or describe the book.

What it costs

From $15 for one ad, or $59 for about 6 thirty-second video ads. Credits never expire. A jingle take costs 4 credits; a typical 30-second video ad about 26. There is no free tier and no free sample.

One-time packs

One ad

$15 once

40 credits, about 1 thirty-second video ad

Five ads

$59 once

180 credits, about 6 thirty-second video ads

Full pricing, credits and refunds

Questions

Can I use the trailer on Amazon or my publisher's page?

You may use what you make in ads, on social media and on websites with no royalties. Whether a given retailer accepts video uploads is set by that retailer.

Will the song spoil my book?

Only if your page gives away the twist. Edit the brief to keep the hook question and cut anything you want readers to find themselves.

Can my main character be a twelve-year-old?

No. Characters are fictional adults, so middle-grade and picture books with child heroes are not a good fit.

How long should a book trailer with a song be?

Sixty seconds for your site and channel, plus a 15-second cut around the hook line for ads.

Can the trailer say my book is a bestseller?

Only if your page says it and it is true. SingingAds never adds rankings or reviews on its own.