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Re: Pwned, the book

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As soon as I saw Troy's post about this in my news feed, I thought I'd buy it immediately, but $39 is a lot for this sort of thing. I've bought similar books from tech bloggers and they've been closer to $15.

Don't you have a Spotify subscription?

Re: Pwned, the book

#42

He really is full of himself, isn't he?

I’ve thought the same for a long time seeing his blog posts, but I haven’t seen anyone say it before online (until now). There’s a kind of narcissism and sense of entitlement (plus prestige) I’ve sensed in his writings and endeavors.

Re: Pwned, the book

#43
post #7

As soon as I saw Troy's post about this in my news feed, I thought I'd buy it immediately, but $39 is a lot for this sort of thing. I've bought similar books from tech bloggers and they've been closer to $15.

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Re: Pwned, the book

#44

39$ okay, dealing with publishers and printing is a painful experience. Choosing the right paper, format and size to feel right … Oh it’s an ebook only? Okay. Don’t get me wrong, proofreading, formatting and structuring is work and not the fun kind of work, but that’s a hard sell. For 19$ … yeah, maybe.

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Re: Pwned, the book

#45

Is one of the review blurbs "I only read the intro and the epilogue written by other people, but those were great"? I guess that is the only new content, but that's a strange choice to publish in promotion of your book.

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Re: Pwned, the book

#47
post #7

As soon as I saw Troy's post about this in my news feed, I thought I'd buy it immediately, but $39 is a lot for this sort of thing. I've bought similar books from tech bloggers and they've been closer to $15.

Agreed. I'm a fan of Troy's, but for a non-physical copy, it's too much money.

Who is this Troy ?

Re: Pwned, the book

#49
post #7

As soon as I saw Troy's post about this in my news feed, I thought I'd buy it immediately, but $39 is a lot for this sort of thing. I've bought similar books from tech bloggers and they've been closer to $15.

Agreed. I'm a fan of Troy's, but for a non-physical copy, it's too much money.

Got to agree unfortunately. I'm a huge fan of Troy and HIBP in general. This was a tiny bit too much right now (I've got a 7 month old and my wife isn't working!).
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