“The Rise of Ebooks”

Mark CokerJoe Wikert

April HamiltonDavid Rothman

Russ Wilcox

The Rise of Ebooks• Mark Coker

Founder of Smashwords (www.smashwords.com)

• Joe Wikert GM O’Reilly Publishing Division (www.oreilly.com and www.joewikert.com)

• April HamiltonAuthor, founder of Publetariat (www.publetariat.com and www.aprilhamilton.com)

• David RothmanAuthor, founder/editor of Teleread (www.teleread.org)

• Russ WilcoxCo-founder, president, CEO, E-Ink (www.eink.com)

American Association of PublishersMonthly Sales Growth/Decline Year over Year

-40%

-20%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Jan-08

Feb-08

Mar-08

Apr-08

May-08

Jun-08

Jul-08

Aug-08

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Nov-08

Ebooks onlyAll book sales