Jeff's points ring close to home. Last year I wrote O'Reilly's Redis Cookbook. Even though I love the guys at O'Reilly (I really do, these folks are amazing at

Jeff's points ring close to home. Last year I wrote O'Reilly's Redis Cookbook. Even though I love the guys at O'Reilly (I really do, these folks are amazing at what they do), writing a book provides little direct return. It's a great experience, and I wouldn't say I regret it, but it is far less glamorous than what it might seem at a first glance. There's a comment in this thread that talks about publishers as VCs - which is a correct assessment. Some books do well, some don't. These days, technical books are often part of the latter group, as the amount of information out there renders the vast majority of these books useless. Would I write another book? Sure. In fact, I'm writing the second edition of Redis Cookbook now. However, my expectations are not high. I don't expect to make a ton of money with it. I just want the people who buy the book to be happy with the content, and to contribute to the documentation on Redis. If I make a bit of cash doing so, perfect.