This is an interesting read. I published a tech book for a major publisher, received a $7K advance which never earned-out. Of course, the timing of my technic

This is an interesting read. I published a tech book for a major publisher, received a $7K advance which never earned-out. Of course, the timing of my technical topic couldn't have been worse, as the industry shifted. But if I were to do it all over again, I'd definitely go the self-publishing route. Especially, since I understand a professional editor/writer workfow. Edit: one other thing that's interesting is that he did this in 2016, about a decade after Ruby on Rails was introduced, and after the market was saturated with Ruby on Rails material . Great work, and congrats on boosting your consulting business. When I published my book, I definitely got clients and work because of it, that was the real payoff.