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TLDR: you are selling a book
by 1996 6y ago
TLDR: you are selling a book
- axiosgunnar 6y agoHe is, and it's cleverly wrapped content marketing, but I would let it pass since his "content" is actually a complete software package. If every content marketeer, instead of spamming low effort Medium posts, would be publishing fully-fledged software repos, I think that would be quite a positive development :)
- sylvain_kerkour 6y agoHey, I have to admit that I moderately appreciate being compared to the content marketing crowd but still appreciate the kind words :) Yes, my ability to pay the rent is directly related to the number of books I sell. That being said, I thought it was worth sharing because a lot of people think they can't make a living writing Open Source code. I hope to change their mind and give them ideas to take the leap. Edit: rephrasing
- yiyus 6y ago> my ability to pay the rent is directly related to the number of books I sell Do you have (and are willing to share) an estimation of how many books you expect to sell per month?
- sylvain_kerkour 6y agoIt's extremely hard to tell. As iainctduncan said I will need to do some A/B testing. I believe that more than 100 books a month will be enough to make a comfortable living.
- Xevi 6y agoI don't want to sound like a pessimist, but that feels like a rather large number to sustain over a long period for a book like this. It convers a niche field in a language with a relatively small userbase. I would love to be proven wrong though, and I really hope that you do sell a lot of books. I might even buy it if I decide to pick up Rust again. Best of luck!
- yiyus 6y agoThanks for answering, and good luck with your book!
- sylvain_kerkour 6y agoYes! As this is a rarely discussed topic, I thought it was worth sharing :)