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Thank you for your support! The biggest advice I can give you is not about any specific tool, it's about an approach. You need to think about how you will mark
by abd12 6y ago
Thank you for your support!
The biggest advice I can give you is not about any specific tool, it's about an approach. You need to think about how you will market the book if you're self-publishing.
Engage with the community that will be interested in the book. Write articles, help out on Twitter, write code libraries, etc.
For me, I wrote DynamoDBGuide.com two and a half years ago over Christmas break. I wanted to just make an easier introduction to DynamoDB after I watched Rick Houlihan's talk at re:Invent (which is awesome).
That led to other opportunities and to me being seen as an 'expert' (even when I wasn't!). I got more questions and spent more time on DynamoDB to the point where I started to know more. I gave a few talks, etc.
I finally decided to do a book and set up a landing page and mailing list. I basically followed the playbook that Adam Wathan described for his first book launch.[0] Write in public, release sample chapters, engage with people, etc.
In terms of tooling, I used AsciiDoc to generate the book and Gumroad to sell. On a 1-10 scale, I'd give AsciiDoc a 5 and Gumroad an 8. But the tooling barely matters -- think about how to find the people that are interested :)
Happy to answer any other questions, either in public or via email.
[0] - https://adamwathan.me/the-book-launch-that-let-me-quit-my-job/ https://adamwathan.me/the-book-launch-that-let-me-quit-my-jo...