Mark Leslie Lefebvre
Mark Leslie Lefebvre is the former Director of Self Publishing and Author Relations for Rakuten Kobo, where he was the driving force behind the creation and success of Kobo Writing Life, which, in less than five years established itself as the #1 single source of weekly global unit sales for Kobo. A former president of the Canadian Booksellers Association and a previous board member of BookNet Canada, Mark’s experience in the publishing and bookselling industry spans more than three decades where he has worked at almost every type of brick and mortar, online and digital bookstore. He thrives on innovation, particularly in relation to digital publishing opportunities, and continues to mentor authors and publishers in digital publishing opportunities under his Stark Publishing and Stark Reflections brands.
