In this talk, literary agent and publishing attorney Jonathan Lyons will shine a light on the electronic publishing landscape today. Learn about the genres and subjects that are selling best in electronic form as well as the issues surrounding ebook publishing with a traditional publisher. He'll also discuss options and issues with self-publishing, explain why and when to move from self-publishing to traditional publishing, and ponder the future of both.

Jonathan Lyons is a literary agent at Curtis Brown, Ltd. He represents a select list of authors of biographies, history, science, pop culture, sports, general narrative nonfiction, mysteries, thrillers, science fiction and fantasy, and young adult fiction. Jonathan also currently oversees Curtis Brown's translation rights department and is a licensed publishing attorney, a member of The Authors Guild, and a member of the Contracts Committee of the Association of Authors' Representatives, Inc.

The Writing Life events in 2013 were generously underwritten by Jenny Lawrence.