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A very large number? I will now attempt to give you a more helpful answer that might indirectly answer your question. In the other HN thread out there today "T
by trcollinson 12y ago
A very large number?
I will now attempt to give you a more helpful answer that might indirectly answer your question. In the other HN thread out there today "Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?" one of the answers is from Wes Bos who made a book and series of videos on Sublime Text editor. He claims, and I have no reason to believe he would lie, he has grossed $80k in 3 months selling the book at $45 and the book and videos at $60.
Is the JavaScript engineering market large enough to make money off of tutorials/ebooks? I would say if the content is good, the writing is well done, and the marketing is fresh, you will do exceptionally well. If Sublime Text Editor can bring in that kind of money, can you imagine JavaScript? Of course, the flip side of that coin is market saturation.
Another way to answer this would be, if your biggest concern is potential size of the market, you should be golden. It is huge.
- tomek_zemla 12y agoI read the thread you mention and I am actually one of the people who spent $45 on that book and did find it useful to get faster at Sublime Text. The ideas I am considering would address the needs of a subset of JavaScript programmers - specifically ones doing work with HTML5 Canvas API. There are some books and resources obviously, but none I would consider very good. My inspiration here is the quality of work of Jon Duckett - http://javascriptbook.com http://javascriptbook.com - great content and exceptional design! So, I am looking for the estimate of JS programmers in order to estimate a small subset that would enjoy high quality Canvas graphics programming content...
- MichaelBurge 12y agoYou could release a chapter or two for free, and request people sign up on a mailing list to receive further updates on your book. This would give you some indication of interest in your book.
- tomek_zemla 12y agoYes, this is the exact thinking! But, I would like to make the most educated guess what subject matter would work before writing two chapters of a book. Programming graphics on Canvas is a niche and I would love to know if it's a 10K programmers crowd or 100K in size?