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Congrats on getting it out there! My only quick feedback is that 80 pages split into 20 chapters feels off to me. A 4 page "chapter" is something more akin to a
by dougmccune 13y ago
Congrats on getting it out there! My only quick feedback is that 80 pages split into 20 chapters feels off to me. A 4 page "chapter" is something more akin to a "section" or some other unit. The sample PDF has the first two chapters, each of which are basically a page each (plus a large image). I'd recommend redefining your definition of "chapter" and restructuring into fewer/longer chapters. As it is it doesn't feel like there's actually much meat there, particularly for a $30 PDF.
As I think about it more, a simple restructuring might not be enough for that kind of price. $30 is more than the retail price for a lot of 300+ page technical books (years ago I wrote a 400 page book with a print version that retailed for $30).
- qzervaas 13y agoThanks for the feedback - this had crossed my mind also, but I ultimately called them chapters as they are logical places to split the content. As far as the pricing goes, my rationale was to price based on the value it can provide and then take into account how niche the topic. Some of the content in there took me many many hours to figure out for myself (so thousands of dollars at an hourly rate). Offset this with (in my opinion) a fairly small pool of potential buyers, this seemed about the break-even point on the project. On a side note, you can get $5 using the offer code 'metro'