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Uhm, this is my 4th book, and they've all been fairly successful. I've just compressed all the stuff I've learned into this one so people don't have to waste a

Uhm, this is my 4th book, and they've all been fairly successful. I've just compressed all the stuff I've learned into this one so people don't have to waste all the time and energy I did. Of course, you can flag it if you want; you're entitled to be offended by my efforts. But trying to tag me as some sort of stupid huckster who's showing up just to make some cash is really quite ridiculous.

tomjen3 16y ago
What you say is no doubt true, but there is no need to chew the poor guys head of like that. If you believe it is relevant, ask yourself why you didn't put that isn't in blogpost. For what it's worth, I agree with him and I don't think I am the only one. Since it's business to communicate, you may want to look into that.
- jeremymcanally 16y ago
  Perhaps I was a bit harsh (and you're right about adding info on my other books; updating entry now...), but my frustration comes from a fairly pervasive attitude that anyone who's making money is inherently a scheming, dishonest person who is just trying to squeeze Poor Joe Web Browser for the extra buck. It's really grating, especially, when I see that attitude here on HN where I think most of us are all going for the same thing: making awesome stuff and hopefully getting paid to do it.
  - mbyrne 16y ago
    No, you weren't being harsh at all. But there is a certain percentage of readers who are like Smokey from the Big Lebowski: DUDE: Walter, you can't do that. These guys're like me, they're pacificists. Smokey was a conscientious objector. WALTER: You know Dude, I myself dabbled with pacifism at one point. Not in Nam, of course-- DUDE: And you know Smokey has emotional problems! WALTER: You mean--beyond pacifism? DUDE: He's fragile, man! He's very fragile! WALTER: Huh. I did not know that. Well, it's water under the bridge. When you comment, remember, Smokey is here reading too, and he's fragile, man, he's very fragile.
  - tomjen3 16y ago
    Go read the word lens post - most of those replies are urging them to increase the price drastically. The only place where I really see an anti commercial attitude is, strangely enough, with ebooks, perhaps because these are usually brought at relatively high prices compared to what books (non-fiction) are usually sold at and are, at those I have brought, promising heaven and earth in their pre-sell "call to action" pages and are almost always of uniform low quality consisting mostly of a what would have been an okay blog-post extended with a bunch of personal anecdotes from the author and some common info that I would already know if I was interested in the topic.
riffraff 16y ago
Sorry if i sounded offensive, but while i remember your last book, i have no idea that previous ones exist, and what success they had. But mostly, I don't think there is anything wrong with capitalizing on your ability to write or your previous success, i just feel tricked when reading 'story of x' and i found an attached 'i will also teach you x for money' that i did not expect

tomjen3 16y ago

What you say is no doubt true, but there is no need to chew the poor guys head of like that. If you believe it is relevant, ask yourself why you didn't put that isn't in blogpost. For what it's worth, I agree with him and I don't think I am the only one. Since it's business to communicate, you may want to look into that.

jeremymcanally 16y ago
Perhaps I was a bit harsh (and you're right about adding info on my other books; updating entry now...), but my frustration comes from a fairly pervasive attitude that anyone who's making money is inherently a scheming, dishonest person who is just trying to squeeze Poor Joe Web Browser for the extra buck. It's really grating, especially, when I see that attitude here on HN where I think most of us are all going for the same thing: making awesome stuff and hopefully getting paid to do it.
- mbyrne 16y ago
  No, you weren't being harsh at all. But there is a certain percentage of readers who are like Smokey from the Big Lebowski: DUDE: Walter, you can't do that. These guys're like me, they're pacificists. Smokey was a conscientious objector. WALTER: You know Dude, I myself dabbled with pacifism at one point. Not in Nam, of course-- DUDE: And you know Smokey has emotional problems! WALTER: You mean--beyond pacifism? DUDE: He's fragile, man! He's very fragile! WALTER: Huh. I did not know that. Well, it's water under the bridge. When you comment, remember, Smokey is here reading too, and he's fragile, man, he's very fragile.
- tomjen3 16y ago
  Go read the word lens post - most of those replies are urging them to increase the price drastically. The only place where I really see an anti commercial attitude is, strangely enough, with ebooks, perhaps because these are usually brought at relatively high prices compared to what books (non-fiction) are usually sold at and are, at those I have brought, promising heaven and earth in their pre-sell "call to action" pages and are almost always of uniform low quality consisting mostly of a what would have been an okay blog-post extended with a bunch of personal anecdotes from the author and some common info that I would already know if I was interested in the topic.

riffraff 16y ago

Sorry if i sounded offensive, but while i remember your last book, i have no idea that previous ones exist, and what success they had. But mostly, I don't think there is anything wrong with capitalizing on your ability to write or your previous success, i just feel tricked when reading 'story of x' and i found an attached 'i will also teach you x for money' that i did not expect