April Hamilton

April Hamilton
Indie Author, April Hamilton

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April L. Hamilton is an author, blogger and leading advocate for the “indie” author movement. In her popular self-published reference book, The Indie Author Guide (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1434857689 or serialized on her blog at http://aprillhamilton.blogspot.com/), she offers aspiring self-published authors a roadmap to publishing success. She is also the author of several novels available in both ebook and POD form. As a former engineer and software designer of 15 years, April enjoys immersing herself in ebook, Print on Demand and other emerging publishing technologies for self-published authors.

Sessions

1:40pm Tuesday, 02/10/2009
The Rise of eBooks
General
 Location: Broadway North (6th Floor)
Mark Coker (Smashwords, Inc.), Joe Wikert (O'Reilly Media, Inc.), April Hamilton (April Hamilton), David Rothman (TeleRead.org), Russell Wilcox (E Ink)
eBooks, written off just a few years ago as a massive failure, are on the rise again. According to the latest industry data, ebooks are the fastest growing segment in an otherwise stagnant trade book industry. This panel discussion, moderated by Mark Coker, will cover the latest trends in the ebook business and provide publishers with actionable strategies to profit from the rise of ebooks. Read more.
Sponsors
  • Impelsys Inc.
  • Ingram Industries
  • oXygen XML Editor
  • Adobe Systems, Inc.
  • codeMantra
  • Connotate
  • DPCI
  • Innodata Isogen, Inc.
  • LibreDigital
  • Lulu
  • Malloy
  • Mark Logic
  • Media Services Group
  • Quark, Inc.
  • ReadHowYouWant
  • RSuite
  • Safari Books Online
  • Smashwords, Inc.
  • Sterling Commerce
  • Verso Digital

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