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I started my book on C# and XML back in 2013 doing the self publish route on leanpub. That fizzled out because I just wasn't motivated enough to finish on my ow
by jetti 9y ago
I started my book on C# and XML back in 2013 doing the self publish route on leanpub. That fizzled out because I just wasn't motivated enough to finish on my own. I was contacted last year by Apress and decided to go with them. Their structure made me actually finish the book whereas I wasn't able to before. My overall experience was positive. I procrastinate a lot, so there was some stressful nights meeting deadlines
- bigtunacan 9y agoI have the same issue. I'm great at meeting deadlines if someone else is setting them. On my own, I often don't stay focused. This is an area where it seems like a traditional publisher like Apress/Manning/O'Reilly would be good. Were there other benefits to publishing through Apress? It seems like O'Reilly helps to promote their authors through conferences and the like as well.
- jetti 9y agoNo other real benefits other than the advance, but that isn't specific to Apress. The tooling is easy to use, which I mention because I have heard bad things regarding Mannings tooling when it comes to writing.