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A self published book on "Redux". Still in progress but already sold for 3,160$ in revenue between me and a friend. Hope to have it really pickup once done and
by Murkin 10y ago
A self published book on "Redux". Still in progress but already sold for 3,160$ in revenue between me and a friend.
Hope to have it really pickup once done and turn profitable
https://leanpub.com/redux-book https://leanpub.com/redux-book
- yonibot 10y agoNice to hear :)
- billconan 10y agowhy did you choose this leanpub platform? I like the fact it can publish unfinished book. but I'm worried that it is not as big as amazon?
- Murkin 10y agoIts a great place to build and edit the book. The pre-release is a good market validation bonus. Once its done we will publish on Amazon as well (no exclusivity at leanpub)
- billconan 10y agoAre you worried about piracy? Because leanpub allows paid user to download pdf and epub files. those can be easily shared. whereas, on amazon, you probably could only distribute the work via kindle and printed (I'm not sure), without providing any shareable files?
- Murkin 10y agoYou can't escape piracy if you offer epub.. just hope enough people appreciate enough to buy.
- DanBC 10y agoIt's very easy to pirate Kindle files.
- mark_l_watson 10y agore: piracy: I just released my latest Leanpub book (Haskell Tutorial and Cookbook) 2 weeks ago, and I put a Creative Commons 'share with attribution, no modifications, no commercial reuse' license, and I explicitly tell people that it is legal to share the PDF, ePub, and Mobi files with their friends, and they have my best wishes if they do so. I have written a number of books and the payout in increased networking with people who are into the same tech as I am, increased consulting business, etc. is awesome. I also make decent passive income from writing, but that is a secondary objective.