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I only have one vote, but I think it’s meaningful in this case :-) If you’re in no position to pay for it, I want you to have it for free, and I’m glad that you
by raganwald 15y ago
I only have one vote, but I think it’s meaningful in this case :-) If you’re in no position to pay for it, I want you to have it for free, and I’m glad that you went ahead and read it. If you do find it helpful, that would make me very happy.
This is a book I’ve already written, so it’s a sunk cost for me... It’s all blog posts that others have found useful or meaningful in their search for decent work with decent people at a decent wage. The more people find good work, the more we all benefit. If you’re out of work, you can’t click through ads to buy stuff, you can’t employ others, you can’t subscribe to services.
Helping you be healthy, happy, and financially secure is a win for us all.
Also, I’ve recently been “talking loud” about copyright cartels and the importance of being able to copy bits. Giving this “book” away is an attempt to do a little walking the walk instead of just talking the talk. I also considered creating a book solely to be distributed free on torrents. I may still do that.
p.s. Some people have gone ahead and paid for the book. Thank you! Remember that if you have a budget for books and you don’t mind doing a few extra clicks, buy one of my other books and download this one for free, you’ll get two books and I’ll be just as happy :-)
- grumpycanuck 15y agoI have a book I published using Leanpub and I set the minimum to be $10. Some people pay the minimum. Some people pay the suggested price of $15. Some have even been as generous as to pay MORE than the suggested price. If I ever decide to give away my book for free for a limited time, I would not feel bad about people giving me $0 when they could give me whatever they want. I am in agreement with Raganwald in that I just want people to read it and find it helpful.
- StavrosK 15y agoI wrote a short Python tutorial (http://www.korokithakis.net/tutorials/python/ http://www.korokithakis.net/tutorials/python/) which I packaged up as a book in a few hours and put on LeanPub. I used to sell it for $2, but the LeanPub guys changed the pricing structure to minimum/recommended, so I set the recommended price at $5. People have been buying it for $5 ever since, and I've even had some $8s and $10s. I even include a link to the tutorial right on the book page, because I don't think it's worth even $2, but apparently people do! Anyway, I love LeanPub so much.
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- billpatrianakos 15y agoThank you for understanding. I know things will pick up and I promise to buy a copy when they do. I hope one day I can repay the favor. Of course you didn't set out to really do anyone Any favors here but it certainly feels like it. Thanks for the book. I am reading right now and I'm glad I got it.