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When buying technical books I don't care particularly about writing skills and structure. I only care about the author credentials and skills. I'll overlook a
by jokethrowaway 5y ago
When buying technical books I don't care particularly about writing skills and structure. I only care about the author credentials and skills.
I'll overlook a bad structure and even bad writing if the content is good and will give me value.
I'm way more likely to buy the book at 25% of the price with no editor than at 100% of the price with an editor.
- Breza 4y agoA well written book is so much easier to read that I'll pay the premium (within reason). When I read a textbook by Hadley Wickham, I can tell how much he loves novels; he knows how to write in a way that's engaging for the reader. I've tried to slog through technical books that don't have the same writing level (despite the same technical proficiency of the author) and it's painful.