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As one who is just about to publish his 2nd eBook (for money!), none of this resonated with me. Granted I write for the tech industry; Developers may be more w
by fideloper 12y ago
As one who is just about to publish his 2nd eBook (for money!), none of this resonated with me.
Granted I write for the tech industry; Developers may be more willing to pay for good, specific content that solve day-to-day issues for them.
Newsletters, blogs and book are all great for audience and (personal) brand building. To the point of some naysayers: The time it takes isn't drastic, but it does take some persistence.
"So far, I consider Practical Typography to be a successful experiment in web-based book publishing."
...who needs to experiment? People are making money on eBooks. Period - https://leanpub.com/bestsellers_lifetime https://leanpub.com/bestsellers_lifetime.
- zrail 12y agoYeah, I agree. I'm about to publish the second edition of my book targeting a very specific niche of developers[1]. I've made approximately ten times what he quotes there from a small fraction of the traffic his book has gotten. Of course the real question is, if he had put a paywall on the book, would it have gotten as much traffic? I would say if he had done what Sacha Greif has done with Discover Meteor[2] and made the first few chapters free, he would have done phenomenally better. [1]: (Shameless plug) https://www.petekeen.net/mastering-modern-payments https://www.petekeen.net/mastering-modern-payments [2]: https://www.discovermeteor.com https://www.discovermeteor.com
- sgdesign 12y agoThanks for the plug :) Also relevant, a detailed case study about our sales by the Gumroad folks: http://blog.gumroad.com/post/97148570338/discover-meteor-case-study-making-300-000-from-a http://blog.gumroad.com/post/97148570338/discover-meteor-cas...