2015 News & Views
St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – December 2015

Selected highlights:

·         December 9, 2015 meeting:

“Pitchapalooza & SLPA Holiday Party”

- Facilitated by Bob Baker

·         Newsletter Articles

-          What Is IBPA? by Peggy Nehmen

-          Gift Shopping Made Easy

List of 16 Bookstores in the St. Louis area in Missouri and Illinois With address and phone numbers

·         SLPA Book Corner – There and Back Again by Timothy Imhoff

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – November 2015

Selected highlights:

·         November 11, 2015 meeting:

“It Takes a Team”

- Presented by Bobbi Linkemer and Peggy Nehmen

·         Newsletter Articles

It Takes a Team by Bobbi Linkemer and Peggy Nehmen

Author’s Guide to Working With Your Editorial/Design Team by Bobbi Linkemer

Two Experts Every Author Needs by Bobbi Linkemer and Peggy Nehmen

·         SLPA Book Corner – A Boy Named Love by Annie Sorensen

 

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – October 2015

Selected highlights:

·         October 14, 2015 meeting:

“Put Your Book on Amazon — the Easy Way!”

- Presented by Pat Dorsey

·         Newsletter Articles

Put Your Book on Amazon — the Easy Way! by Pat Dorsey

How To Publish Your Book On Amazon In 15 Steps  by Pat Dorsey

·         SLPA Book Corner – The Boy with the Walrus Mustache by Zachary A. Schaefer

 

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – September 2015

Selected highlights:

·         September 9, 2015 meeting:

“Building Your Author Platform: How to Grow a Fan Base and a Presence Online and Off”

- Presented by Bob Baker

·         Newsletter Articles

Two Social Media Mistakes Authors Make by Bob Baker

We’ve Been Having Fun! Review of busy summer events for the SLPA

·         SLPA Book Corner – St. Louis Small Press Expo

–     Highlights of event coming up at the St. Louis Public Library, Central Branch, Saturday September 26

 

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – August 2015

Selected highlights:

·         August 12, 2015 meeting: “Find Your Publishing Team at the SLPA’s Annual Vendor Showcase”

- Presented by the St. Louis Writer’s Guild and the St. Louis Publishers Association

·         Newsletter Article

5 Professional Partners Every Author Needs by Bobbi Linkemer

·         SLPA Book Corner – Free Publicity opportunity for SLPA members

 

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – July 2015

Selected highlights:

·         July 8, 2015 meeting: “Sell More Books With Branding”

- Presented by Claire Applewhite and Linda Austin

·         Newsletter Article

Sell More Books With Branding by Claire Applewhite and Linda Austin

FINDING YOUR BRAND by Claire Applewhite

·         Preview of the SLPAs 2015 Vendor Showcase on August 12

·         SLPA Book Corner – God’s Forge by Patrick Dorsey

 

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – June 2015

Selected highlights:

·         June 10, 2015 meeting: “How to Turn Your Author Website Into a Book-Selling Machine”

- Presented by Bob Baker

·         Newsletter Articles

- Is Your Author Website Home Page Easy to Understand? by Bob Baker

- SLPA Book Corner – Afterlife in Harlem: A novel of Redemption by Terry Baker Mulligan

·         Preview of the SLPA workshop on Saturday, June 20, 2015, presented by Joan Stewart

Savvy Media Relations for Authors: The New Rules of Profitable Self-Promotion

 

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – May 2015

Selected highlights:

·         May 13, 2015 meeting: “Author Feud -- The SLPA’s book design game”

- Presented by Peggy Nehmen and Cathy Davis

·         Newsletter Articles

Author Feud -- The SLPA’s book design game by Peggy Nehmen and Cathy Davis

A Quick Guide -- Book Design Conventions & Terminology By Peggy Nehmen

·         Preview of the SLPA workshop on Saturday, June 20, 2015, presented by Joan Stewart

Savvy Media Relations for Authors: The New Rules of Profitable Self-Promotion

 

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – April 2015

Selected highlights:

• April 8, 2015 meeting: “Editors: The Secret Ingredient in Every Successful Book” - Presented by Janette Lonsdale and Bobbi Linkemer
  
• Newsletter Articles
  
• • Editors: The Secret Ingredient in Every Successful Book by Janette Lonsdale
  • Every Writer Needs an Editor! by Bobbi Linkemer
• SLPA Book Corner – Jump-Start Guide for Independent Publishing by Margaret Cook
  

 

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – March 2015
Selected highlights:

• March 11, 2015 meeting: “Perfect Pitch: Developing an Irresistible Elevator Speech to Sell Your Book” - Presented by Patrick Dorsey
  
• Talking up Your Book by Patrick Dorsey
  
• SLPA Book Corner – Our Beleaguered Species: Beyond Tribalism by Elizabeth C. Zelman
  

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – February 2015

Selected highlights:

·      February 11, 2015 meeting: “Everything You Need to Know For A Successful Book Signing” - Presented by Robin Theiss, Kristina Blank Makansi, and Brad R. Cook

·        Ten Ways Authors Can Help Bookstores Hold A Successful Signing  by Kristina Blank Makansi

·      SLPA Book Corner – Your Cash Is Flowing: Why every entrepreneur needs to think like a CFO by Kenneth M. Homza

 

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – January 2015

Selected highlights:

·      January 14, 2015 meeting: “Leveraging Amazon Kindle for More Exposure” - Presented by Will Hanke

·      7 Tips for Getting More Traffic to Your Website in 2015  by Will Hanke

·      SLPA Book Corner – Crossing Swords Mary Baker Eddy vs. Victoria Claflin Woodhull and the Battle for the Soul of Marriage 

by Cindy Peyser Safronoff