On February 22, Digital Book World and Publishers Weekly will present a free webcast titled “The Evolution of Self-Publishing” at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The webcast will discuss how self-publishing is empowering authors and disintermediating publishers, and the impact it is having on the marketplace, especially where e-books are concerned. Panelists are Louisa Ermelino, reviews director, PW; Jason Pinter, novelist and literary agent at Waxman Literary; Phil Sexton, publisher and community leader of Writer’s Digest; and Victoria Strauss, novelist and co-founder of Writer Beware. Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, chief executive optimist, Digital Book World, will moderate. Register for the event at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/685719177