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jaycfields

73 karma · joined February 5, 2008

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jaycfields··on Working Effectively with Unit Tests Launch
half off recommended price coupon: https://leanpub.com/wewut/c/half-off
jaycfields··on The Case for Buying Technical Books
I can't speak for softcover or mhartl, but I made the jump to self publishing via leanpub for http://wewut . I haven't sold enough copies to make an impressive amount of money, but I've sold enough that I don't feel like writing the book was a complete waste of time.

1) I've found that supplementing material makes a massive difference in sales. However, when you see a larger percentage of the revenue, you definitely feel more inclined to create supplementing material

2) wewut isn't tied to fast moving software at all. I wouldn't consider that a necessity, though it does help ensure future editions

3) For some reason, self published materials seem to pop up less on piracy sites. Google a professionally published book and it's easy to find a free copy. The same hasn't been true for the leanpub books I've searched for.

4) Is it even worth the effort these days?

5) There's a bunch of stuff out there on this topic already - a quick search should get you plenty of pointers. Screencasts have been around awhile. Don't skimp on audio equipment has always been the #1 advice I've seen.

jaycfields··on The Case for Buying Technical Books
That's really great. An extra $35k is always a good thing. I published my second book (http://wewut.com) on http://leanpub.com, and I've been really happy with the results.
jaycfields··on The Case for Buying Technical Books
https://twitter.com/marick/status/455143028177764352

$45K is good money as far as I'm concerned.

jaycfields··on The Case for Buying Technical Books
No hate for consultants from me. The opposite, actually: http://blog.jayfields.com/2012/05/single-best-thing-for-my-c...

Consultants should write books, but I believe we'd all benefit if non-consultants wrote books as well.