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Is this being upvoted because of the pay-what-you-want publishing model? Or is this being upvoted because it's a good resource? I'm fine with either, but it's
by mixedmath 11y ago
Is this being upvoted because of the pay-what-you-want publishing model? Or is this being upvoted because it's a good resource?
I'm fine with either, but it's not clear to me.
When I see things published with this model, and without reviews, I have often "bought" a free one and then afterwards "bought" another once I determine that it's not junk.
- simplystats 11y agoI dunno but I'm the author and I think it is pretty useful :). The guides have hundreds/thousands of stars on Github and I think some folks found it useful. I'm using this publishing model because that is how modern scientists do it - avoid the traditional publishers so you can offer content for free or relatively cheap.
- simplystats 11y agoAlso I think your model of "buying" a free copy is a great idea. Then if you think the content is worthwhile consider the second purchase a donation.
- james_eaton 10y agoHaving read the chapters on Writing and Publishing, I'd say it was an excellent resource, and I think it'd be great for graduate students. Take publishing an article: beginning grad students often perceive a much higher barrier to starting to write a paper. They have too high an expectation of what an article should constitute in terms of novelty or significance. Instead, the author helpfully puts it in terms of something concrete - 'between 1 and 5 figures that show a coherent story'. I'll be adding this to my list of recommended reads for beginning graduate students (FWIW, I'm a big fan of 'How to do Research At the MIT AI Lab' by David Chapman, and 'How to Be a Good Graduate Student' by Marie desJardins)