I've been approached by a few publishers but the math on revenues doesn't make any sense. If I could get myself to write a technical book I would 100% self publ

I've been approached by a few publishers but the math on revenues doesn't make any sense. If I could get myself to write a technical book I would 100% self publish. Some of my peers accepted with the same publishers and now they can boast of being book authors for some online clout or some extra linkedin post. It can be useful if you're building an online audience you can convert to money. I'd love to do that but I can't stomach the thought and I'm not willing to put effort into that. In terms of CV it won't serve you to get a raise or get into places that pay more (for that, just leetcode). In this regards it is similar to doing talks and blogging. It may be useful if you're applying not into software development but into a software evangelist role.