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A bookshop video made from your site

uscale reads your bookshop's website and turns it into a short film about your sections, your staff picks, and your events.

A bookshop video gives an independent bookshop a short film that shows what it actually sells and why readers come back. uscale reads your website, plans the film, adds narration and captions, and returns a finished video in about ten minutes. It shows the sections you stock, the staff recommendations, and your hours, all pulled from facts on your site, not invented. See example videos or how pricing works.

What a bookshop video shows

Sections you're known forThe genres or categories the shop specialises in, taken from the facts on the site.
Staff picks and orderingThat staff read and recommend books, and that titles not in stock can be ordered in.
Events, if listedReadings, signings or book club meetings, shown only when the facts confirm them.
Address and hoursThe street or neighbourhood and opening hours, stated plainly at the close.

How a bookshop video gets made

Paste your websiteYour site, app or GitHub repo. uscale reads it: the offer, the brand, the facts.
The director plans the filmA storyboard with every line of narration, for your approval before anything is filmed.
Get the videoFilmed or illustrated, voiced and captioned in about ten minutes. Ask for changes in the chat.

A bookshop video, beat by beat

  1. New releasesA table of new titles, covers facing out, no brand names visible.
  2. Staff pickA handwritten card tucked under a book on the shelf.
  3. BrowsingSomeone pulls a spine out and reads the first page.
  4. Event momentA small group gathered for a reading or book club, if the shop holds one.
  5. At the tillA book stamped or wrapped in paper, then the shop name and hours on screen.

uscale or a filmed shoot

uscaleA filmed shoot
Time to the first cutAbout ten minutesWeeks of briefs and shoots
What you needYour websiteA brief, a shoot, footage
Voice and captionsIncludedExtra rounds
ChangesAsk the director in the chatAnother booking
Your first videoFreeA quote

Prices per video are on the pricing page.

Bookshop video questions

What is a bookshop video?

A bookshop video is a short film built from your shop's own website. uscale reads the pages, works out what your shop is known for, its sections, staff picks, ordering service and any events, and turns that into a film with narration and captions in about ten minutes. It is meant to show what a visitor would actually see walking in, not stock footage of a generic shop.

How much does a bookshop video cost?

The first video is free. After that, pricing depends on the plan you choose, which covers how many videos you want and how often you update them. There is no fee to see your first result, so most shops try it before deciding on anything ongoing.

What do I need to provide to get a video made?

Just your website address. uscale reads it to find your sections, staff recommendations, ordering service, events and opening hours. If your site is missing something, like your hours or an event date, the film will simply leave that part out rather than guess or invent it.

Can I change the video once it's made?

Yes. If a detail is wrong or your hours or an event change, you can request an update and a new version is produced. The video is built from your site's facts, so keeping your website current is the simplest way to keep the video accurate too.

Where can I use the finished bookshop video?

You can put it on your homepage, share it on social media, send it in a newsletter, or play it in the shop itself. It comes with captions, so it works with the sound off, which matters for social feeds and in-store screens alike.

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