Jim Azevedo, marketing director at Smashwords, will be speaking on “How to Publish, Distribute, and Sell Your Ebook”

It’s easier to self-publish an ebook than you might imagine. In this jargon-free primer to ebook self-publishing, you’ll be presented an ebook publishing checklist covering everything you need to know to get started. The workshop will begin by providing an overview of the latest ebook market trends, then dive into the advantages of ebook self-publishing, and conclude with detailed guidance on ebook creation, pricing, metadata, retail & library distribution, and more. Attendees will leave the workshop armed with the knowledge to self-publish with greater pride, professionalism, and success.

Jim Azevedo is the marketing director at Smashwords, the largest distributor of self-published ebooks serving over 120,000 independent authors, publishers, and literary agents. Since 2008, Smashwords has helped authors around the world publish and distribute more than 420,000 titles to top ebook retailers, subscription services, and public libraries. Jim’s career began more than 20 years ago in the Silicon Valley high-tech world. For the past 15 years, Jim has been the drummer for Rivals, a popular San Francisco Bay Area hard rock band (woohoo!!). Jim’s forthcoming book, How to Get Your Band out of The Garage, will be published in 2017.