** Participating in “Ask the Experts” at these times: 1A - Fri 5/16, 1:20-1:35pm; 1B - Fri 5/16, 1:40-1:55pm; 1C - Fri 5/16, 2:00-2:15pm; 3A - Sat 5/17, 10:45-11:00am; 3B - Sat 5/17, 11:05-11:20am; 3C - Sat 5/17, 11:25-11:40am; 3D - Sat 5/17, 11:45am-12noon; 5A - group - Sat 5/17, 3:35-4:00pm; 5B - group - Sat 5/17, 4:05-4:30pm
Areas of Expertise: Amazon (General), Audiobooks, Children's/YA Publishing, Distribution, Metadata, Printing (General), Print-on-Demand, Special Market Sales, Production, Websites
Registered attendees can sign up for “Ask the Expert” consults at the conference starting at 10am on Thursday May 15, 2025. ** Chris Hobbs is Business Development Director at Hobbs, a 140-year-old family-run print and distribution company based in Southampton, UK. After completing an MA at the University of Edinburgh and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with EY, Chris founded History Bombs, a BAFTA award-winning education company creating history videos and educational resources for schools and homeschoolers. Since joining Hobbs full-time in 2023, Chris has focused on developing book distribution services for independent publishers.