Few people in the writing and publishing world have not heard the name of Mark Coker. As CEO of Smashwords, the world's largest e-book distributing company for independent authors, Mr. Coker is largely responsible for the current phenomena that is changing the publishing world today.  In just a few short years, the company he started from nothing more than an idea, has overseen the release of almost 122,000 books by over 42,000 authors, with that number rising daily.