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I think the OP's logic applies. Every author is hoping their book is a best-seller and/or wins awards i.e. the approval of others.
by glitchc 2mo ago
I think the OP's logic applies. Every author is hoping their book is a best-seller and/or wins awards i.e. the approval of others.
- sokoloff 2mo agoI know a couple of O’Reilly authors. I don’t think any of them expected a best-seller or awards from their work, just “I get a high-four or barely-five figure payment for a competent treatment of a technical topic.” Maybe you could argue that’s a lightweight version of “approval of others”
- theF00l 2mo agoSurprised to hear that an O'Reilly book will net you less than a month of work for a SWE in the US and some parts of Europe. But I guess the reward is not the money but the expertise and signal.
- geodel 2mo agoThat plus, online, in-person training opportunities.
- FuriouslyAdrift 2mo agoHere's an authors account of royalties received from the no. 2 best selling O'Reilly book at the time (around $500k over 6 years) https://martin.kleppmann.com/2020/09/29/is-book-writing-worth-it.html https://martin.kleppmann.com/2020/09/29/is-book-writing-wort...
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- j45 2mo agoIt might not be as common, but some authors do write something to get it out of their head.