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| Jul 13, 2022 at 14:53 | vote | accept | Tom | ||
| Jun 20, 2017 at 15:15 | comment | added | Tom | @ggiaquin - that might be the disconnect here. I'm specifically looking for something to publish drafts, which includes the possibility that you scrape or considerably rework the whole thing. For stuff that is ready-to-go, I don't have a problem with $100, you pay the same for the Apple Developer Program for iOS games or for Steam Greenlight for desktop games, both of which I've done in the past. | |
| Jun 19, 2017 at 16:56 | comment | added | ggiaquin16 | @Tom This might seem a little harsh but if you are worried you won't make back the 100 dollars, you might want to keep working on the book. While not all writers do care about selling for riches and fame, you do hope that people find your book worth enough to read. Which also means they need to get a copy, which means they do need to buy your book. I understand that people who publish books there are works in progress so it also doesn't need to be polished, but you should look to make sure that what you do publish is solid to keep people checking on the progress/buying. | |
| Jun 19, 2017 at 11:28 | comment | added | Luigi Ballabio | It used to be free, but they had the problem that any book would use resources and only start to generate positive cashflow for them after months. In any case: consider that they give you 90% of the price minus 50c, so a book priced at 5$ will get you 4$ per sale. You'll get back your 100$ with just 25 of them, which doesn't seem an impossible target. | |
| Jun 19, 2017 at 10:00 | comment | added | Tom | I find it a bit off-putting that they seemingly ask $99 for each book that you want to publish. For high-priced tech books that makes sense, but for fiction (where typical e-book prices are below $10) that doesn't seem friendly. Are there alternatives? | |
| Jun 18, 2017 at 20:45 | comment | added | Luigi Ballabio | You're right, of course. Silly me. I suppose it became so natural for me to use it that it didn't register... | |
| Jun 18, 2017 at 20:19 | comment | added | Ludi | From a cursory glance, markdown looks like what all StE websites are using! | |
| Jun 18, 2017 at 7:29 | history | edited | Luigi Ballabio | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 18, 2017 at 7:23 | comment | added | Tom | Thanks for that link. Markdown is actually a good choice for a book, it provides all the typography you would need. | |
| Jun 18, 2017 at 7:09 | comment | added | Luigi Ballabio | I forgot: when you look at their site you'll find mainly technical books (that's how they started) but that's definitely not a rule. | |
| Jun 18, 2017 at 7:09 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jun 18, 2017 at 7:07 | history | answered | Luigi Ballabio | CC BY-SA 3.0 |