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We measure books based on number of copies sold. The more books sold roughly means you're more successful than a comparative author. If I was managing an organ
by hnrodey 4y ago
We measure books based on number of copies sold. The more books sold roughly means you're more successful than a comparative author.
If I was managing an organization full of book writers then I very well might measure number of lines per day. I've heard people discuss (on podcasts) their process to writing their book and it distills down to the commitment to write N number of lines per day until the book is complete.
- godelski 4y ago> We measure books based on number of copies sold. But is this a good metric or just Goodhart's? Let's say you're writing a technical book. How do you measure the "best" book? What is best? Number of sales just correlates and can happen just because a big school picks up a book and other schools copy. But that doesn't mean it is good. > If I was managing an organization full of book writers then I very well might measure number of lines per day. Please don't manage anyone. We don't need any more Dickens style books, and especially not code.
- wildrhythms 4y ago>We measure books based on number of copies sold. Who is 'we'? That is certainly not how I measure a book.
- feet 4y agoYou realize books also have lines of text? Why do you think # of lines = # books sold? Not # books sold = # of copies of software sold?