If you're going to compare the monetary goals of this campaign to other books, it would probably make more sense to use other programming books as the basis of

If you're going to compare the monetary goals of this campaign to other books, it would probably make more sense to use other programming books as the basis of your comparison. However, I think this is beside the point anyway for two reasons. First, as the author here is running the campaign himself, it's entirely within his power to set the rules. If one of the tasks isn't raising as much as he expected, he can decide to lower the price. He could also rework the task definition to fit better given the amount raised. Secondly, I have seen both the first edition of this book, and the companion interactive website, recommended time and time again, here and elsewhere. I would not be surprised if many (if not all) of these goals are hit. edit: wording fixes