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Well here it’s more a self published pdf than a book. It didn’t pass a publisher screening nor got an ISBN so it’s hardly a "real" book.
Yes, the ISBN is what gives it that booky authenticity.
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Well here it’s more a self published pdf than a book. It didn’t pass a publisher screening nor got an ISBN so it’s hardly a "real" book.
Yes, the ISBN is what gives it that booky authenticity.
FWIW, my second printing of Donald Knuth's Fundamental Algorithms from 1969 lacks an ISBN.
So either it is also not a book, or else OP is in good company.
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#73Congratulations on your book! May I ask why you choose self-publishing road instead of publishing it on publisher? I am not saying one way is better than the other. I am just wondering.
Is it because no interest from the publishers? Or is it because you think the royalty percentage from publishers is too low? Or you don't have any particular reason? It's just feel natural to do self-publishing.
Also, do you hire editors?
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#75Why not place the compiled demos directly on the website?
This could show the practicality of the approach, e.g. that the demos work in every browser. It also shows (hopefully) something that can be done only in WebAssembly, and not in plain JavaScript, which can provide motivation to actually learn about WebAssembly.
Also, I'd like to see a TOC and sample chapter.
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#76As someone who spent 2 days fighting with an Emscripten config I can say that good information is worth the money.
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Seems like a pretty standard price for a non-fiction book to me..?
Not for a book of 75 pages. The price and the amount of content don't seem to be in balance.
I agree. Look for example on book called "Learn WebAssembly" by Mike Rourke which contain similar content on 328 pages and is priced at €16.00, have free preview and code examples
Re: Show HN: I wrote a book about WebAssembly
#78As someone who spent 2 days fighting with an Emscripten config I can say that good information is worth the money.
Yes, I felt the exact same way about those configs when I was learning WebAssembly (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Re: Show HN: I wrote a book about WebAssembly
#79Why not place the compiled demos directly on the website? This could show the practicality of the approach, e.g. that the demos work in every browser. It also shows (hopefully) something that can be done only in WebAssembly, and not in plain JavaScript, which can provide motivation to actually learn about WebAssembly. Also, I'd like to see a TOC and sample chapter.
Hi amelius, here's an example app that uses WebAssembly: http://jqkungfu.com (compiled jq to WebAssembly!)
Here's the sample section from the book that covers exactly how that app was built: http://www.levelupwasm.com/sample-jq.pdf (though keep in mind that it's from Chapter 7 and it builds on previous chapters)
Also you'll find the table of contents at http://www.levelupwasm.com/toc.pdf
Re: Show HN: I wrote a book about WebAssembly
#80Congratulations on your book! May I ask why you choose self-publishing road instead of publishing it on publisher? I am not saying one way is better than the other. I am just wondering. Is it because no interest from the publishers? Or is it because you think the royalty percentage from publishers is too low? Or you don't have any particular reason? It's just feel natural to do self-publishing. Also, do you hire edit…
Thanks! I like to self-publish mostly because I can craft the book in my own way and move faster. I also enjoy being able to touch all aspects of the book, including the design and marketing.
This is actually my second self-published book (first one was about wrangling data on the command line with bash), so it does feel natural to self-publish at this point!