Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, will provide an information–packed primer on ebook publishing. Attendees will learn best practices to easily produce, publish, distribute and market an ebook. The presentation draws upon Mark’s experience helping over 11,000 Smashwords authors publish and distribute over 25,000 ebooks. Smashwords is based in Los Gatos. The company operates the world’s leading ebook publishing and distribution platform for indie authors, and distributes its books to Apple, Sony, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, the Diesel eBook Store, and others.