David is the author of six self-published books, including the Countdown to Book Launch® series of publishing guides and the Before the Launch workbook. In 2012, he became the author of the first LinkedIn Learning course on the topic of self-publishing (Lynda.com at the time).David is a frequent speaker and trainer, and has given presentations and taught classes for Writer's Digest University, Jane Friedman, the Independent Book Publishers Association, IBPA Publishing University, the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, among other publishing professional organizations.Before founding the author services firm AuthorImprints.com in 2011, David worked for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee and the Los Angeles Times, and was co-founder and COO of the first online publisher of college sports-team branded websites formerly known as the CBS College Sports Network.