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I am writing an Elon Musk biography

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Re: I am writing an Elon Musk biography

#11
Very interesting. I have been following Musk/Spacex closely since the 2007. Even wrote a small inspirational coverage on him back then (Searching though, to post it here!). At the time they were going through challenging times as third and rather defining flight of Falcon was round the corner.

Will definitely read this biography.

Re: I am writing an Elon Musk biography

#12
post #5

Did you have any access to Musk and/or family/friends or is it mainly compiled from already available sources? Either way, it looks like a good read.

No I haven't. I have cleaned Internet and books on information, so it has 407 sources.

Did you attempt reaching them?

Re: I am writing an Elon Musk biography

#14
One thing that sticks out to me is the price. Where did you choose $24.99 from? Recently I read Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (which is a more reputable book) for $13.60. I'm not saying that you're book isn't worth it but I don't see anything on this page to justify the cost.

Re: I am writing an Elon Musk biography

#15

Typos on page 2: “At one interview, he had to hung up the phone because the journalist couldn’t understand the difficult topics involved … If he don’t get it, will he be sad about it?” Regardless, awesome idea. I plan on reading it through.

Thank You. I am Swedish, so I might have made some silly errors. That's why I released it through Leanpub, so don't be afraid of complaining. Or as Musk himself said: "Don't tell me what you like, tell me what you don't like."

A good person to learn from.

Re: I am writing an Elon Musk biography

#16

One thing that sticks out to me is the price. Where did you choose $24.99 from? Recently I read Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (which is a more reputable book) for $13.60. I'm not saying that you're book isn't worth it but I don't see anything on this page to justify the cost.

That's the recommended price. But the Steve Jobs book is older, and when it was new, it was like $34,99.

Re: I am writing an Elon Musk biography

#17

One thing that sticks out to me is the price. Where did you choose $24.99 from? Recently I read Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (which is a more reputable book) for $13.60. I'm not saying that you're book isn't worth it but I don't see anything on this page to justify the cost.

That's the recommended price. But the Steve Jobs book is older, and when it was new, it was like $34,99.

It was also written by a noted biographer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Isaacson) and was based on many primary sources:

> The book was based on over forty interviews with Jobs over a two-year period right up until shortly before his death. Isaacson also drew on conversations with friends, family members, and business rivals of the entrepreneur whose vision revolutionized computing, music, phones, animated films, and publishing

It also was published shortly after his death (AFAICT Musk is still alive)

Re: I am writing an Elon Musk biography

#19
Slightly meta - Just a recommendation on your "pitch". When you are trying to get someone to buy something using the word "try" makes you sound less serious. I understand you're trying to be humble, but confidence in your work will get you more book sales. Be confident and people will take you more seriously.

That being said...the book looks interesting! Grattis for shipping.

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