I have been so busy and such a procrastinator that I have neglected to put my LTUE 2012 notes up here. So, I will be posting them all over the next several days.

LTUE was February 9-11, 2012. This year it was held at Utah Valley University (UVU), and it was a great event.

So, on to my notes . . .

Marketing and Publicity

Bree Despain, Lynn Hardy, Jenn Johansson, Elana Johnson, Chris Schoebinger

You can pitch ideas to your publisher.

• Bree’s nail polish
• LibraryThing and Goodreads – giveaways (free ebooks) (goodreads giveaways require hard copy)
• Amazon Kindle Forum (don’t talk about your own book)
• Charity Work (donating proceeds from book)
• Bridge book – combine book/paper with eBook (prequel? bridge story?)

* Marketing is about throwing stuff out and seeing what sticks.

• Good Things Utah, Utah Valley Magazine
• Build your platform – be interesting and entertaining, even a group blog. social media, book bloggers.
• Publish more each year. Multiple releases. Anthologies.
• Check out what others are doing.
• Conferences
• * Pick a couple things you enjoy and can make an impact with.
• * Sandra Mitchell – marketing blog. Timeline. Postcards.
• “I wanna get my books in the hands of kids for a reduced price”
• Signings aren’t great except maybe in release month. Launch party. Presentation beforehand?