Smashwords Disrupts eBook Publishing Landscape

Mark Coker (Smashwords, Inc.)

This 5-minute Lightning Talk will introduce the publishing community to Smashwords, a new digital publishing startup that promises to do for self-published ebook authors what YouTube did for amateur video producers.

Smashwords is a new digital publishing platform that provides authors with powerful tools that put them in control over the sales, marketing, sampling, and licensing of their works.

The presentation will begin with a summary of why Coker believes the traditional book publishing industry is broken, from the perspective of authors, publishers, and consumers.

Coker will introduce the audience to Smashwords and propose how publishers can leverage Smashwords to increase the profitability of their businesses.

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Mark Coker

Smashwords, Inc.

Mark Coker is founder and CEO of Smashwords, an ebook distributor. Smashwords has helped over 30,000 authors and publishers distribute over 90,000 ebooks. Smashwords distributes to Apple, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, the Diesel Ebook Store, and to mobile apps such as Aldiko. Mark is also co-author, with his wife, of Boob Tube, a novel that explores the dark side of Hollywood celebrity. He’s also author of the Smashwords Style Guide (how to format and publish an ebook), the Smashwords Book Marketing Guide (how to market any book) and The 10 Minute PR Checklist (public relations strategy for entrepreneurs and business managers).

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