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The Non-Technical Guide to Web Technologies [ebook]

15 points by bkudria 14y ago

cpursley 14y ago
Great idea. I suggest changing the title. 'Non-technical' people don't think that they're not non-technical since they can open a spreedsheet, gmail and use dropbox. I'd actually recommend making the book broader - not just for non-technical staff - but for any stakeholder.
ScottWhigham 14y ago
This is something that the "old" HNers would've eaten up, not because they needed it but because their non-technical employees need it. Mary, the office admin, needs to have a basic understanding of this stuff. I wish there was a better preview version - seems like it would fit that market but I can't really tell enough w/ their crappy Slideshare version.
- tcc619 14y ago
  thanks for the feedback. Are you saying the preview isn't long enough or that the viewing format is poor on slideshare?
  - ScottWhigham 14y ago
    Both!
  - berberous 14y ago
    I think you should add in a later chapter to the preview. For example, the chapter on Redis or Memcache. Basically, I want to know how in depth you explain each topic.
- ScottWhigham 14y ago
  Also, I think making this ebook only missed 90% of the actual target market. Does Mary, the office admin, have a Kindle/ebook reader? She may, but statistically if she does she probably needs this book less than someone who does not have a Kindle/ebook reader.
- tcc619 14y ago
  I should have mentioned this up front on the sales page. Buyers can be issued a full refund if they don't find it helpful at all. I just added a note right below the "Buy" button.
shenanigoat 14y ago
I want the PDF. Why do you need my CC? A PayPal option and I would have bought it already.
- tcc619 14y ago
  Thanks, i should have included paypal as an option from the beginning. I just added a link to it.
tcc619 14y ago
thanks for the support! It's currently number 7 on Amazon's best seller in "computers & technology", right below the bio of steve jobs and steven levy's google book. http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/886498/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_2_4_last http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/886498/ref=pd_zg_...

15 points by bkudria 14y ago

Great idea. I suggest changing the title. 'Non-technical' people don't think that they're not non-technical since they can open a spreedsheet, gmail and use dropbox. I'd actually recommend making the book broader - not just for non-technical staff - but for any stakeholder.

ScottWhigham 14y ago

This is something that the "old" HNers would've eaten up, not because they needed it but because their non-technical employees need it. Mary, the office admin, needs to have a basic understanding of this stuff. I wish there was a better preview version - seems like it would fit that market but I can't really tell enough w/ their crappy Slideshare version.

tcc619 14y ago
thanks for the feedback. Are you saying the preview isn't long enough or that the viewing format is poor on slideshare?
- ScottWhigham 14y ago
  Both!
- berberous 14y ago
  I think you should add in a later chapter to the preview. For example, the chapter on Redis or Memcache. Basically, I want to know how in depth you explain each topic.
ScottWhigham 14y ago
Also, I think making this ebook only missed 90% of the actual target market. Does Mary, the office admin, have a Kindle/ebook reader? She may, but statistically if she does she probably needs this book less than someone who does not have a Kindle/ebook reader.
tcc619 14y ago
I should have mentioned this up front on the sales page. Buyers can be issued a full refund if they don't find it helpful at all. I just added a note right below the "Buy" button.

shenanigoat 14y ago

I want the PDF. Why do you need my CC? A PayPal option and I would have bought it already.

tcc619 14y ago
Thanks, i should have included paypal as an option from the beginning. I just added a link to it.

tcc619 14y ago

thanks for the support! It's currently number 7 on Amazon's best seller in "computers & technology", right below the bio of steve jobs and steven levy's google book. http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/886498/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_2_4_last http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/886498/ref=pd_zg_...