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ACCESS_LEVEL: EXPLORERBook Authoring
awesome books
This is a mirrored zone from the TalAter/awesome-book-authoring repository. Part of the Awesome list collection.
Must Reads
2_ENTRIESBook Proposals
6_ENTRIESContracts
5_ENTRIESRoyalties, Advances, and Other Money Stuff
5_ENTRIES- Writing A Technical Book: Is It Worthwhile?
The benefits for writing a technical book, and the basics of how book advances work.
Editors
3_ENTRIESPublishers
1_ENTRIESMarketing
1_ENTRIESMisc.
2_ENTRIES- Ask HN: Considerations when asked to write a book?
A discussion on Hacker News where many authors discuss their experience.
List of Publishers
9_ENTRIESSelf Publishing
1_ENTRIES- Self vs Professional Publishing
The pros and cons of each, plus a look at many of the options available for self publishing.
Writing Workflows and Tooling
1_ENTRIES- Living the Future of Technical Writing
Scott Chacon shares his workflow and tools for writing "Pro Git" in Asciidoc.
Personal Experiences, Post Mortems and Campfire Stories
5_ENTRIES- Do Not Buy This Book
Jeff Atwood's warning to potential writers.
- Writing a Technical Book: Motivation, Publishing and how to stay focused without ruining your Life
Adam Tornhill shares experience gained writing his three books (two of them self published).
- Writing a Technical Book
Michael Foord shares his experience publishing with Apress.
Exploration_Discussion
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