How does this compare to tools like Sigil?
I self-published a programming book, here's my story
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Re: I self-published a programming book, here's my story
#32The most useful part for those considering self-publishing is the stylesheet linked later in this series of blog posts,
Re: I self-published a programming book, here's my story
#33How does this compare to tools like Sigil?
Sigil is, as far as I read (since I've never use it), tied only to EPUB format. TeX can be compiled and converted to multiple formats. To make an EPUB one just need to create appropriate sructure and opf/xml, then pack it.
Re: I self-published a programming book, here's my story
#34As soon as I read his opening piece I thought 'this guy needs to use LaTeX', so I'm glad that he did in the end. I've benefited a lot from the stories and comments here at HN, so I'd like to offer my help in getting you started with LaTeX if you'd like to do something similar. I'd say that the major of downside of LaTeX is that it's not very accessible. One of my goals at the moment is to improve that, and that's par…
If all this typesetting talk has ignited people's interest in LaTeX then I can recommend a handy beginner's guide: Getting to Grips with LaTeX ( http://www.andy-roberts.net/writing/latex ) I can recommend it because I wrote it ;) Funnily enough I've been meaning to make my guide into a self-published book too...
Thank you for these tutorials. I have been willing to teach LaTeX to some of my grad students friends in the biology department (these poor souls still use Microsoft Word) and your link will definitely come in handy !
Re: I self-published a programming book, here's my story
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
If all this typesetting talk has ignited people's interest in LaTeX then I can recommend a handy beginner's guide: Getting to Grips with LaTeX ( http://www.andy-roberts.net/writing/latex ) I can recommend it because I wrote it ;) Funnily enough I've been meaning to make my guide into a self-published book too...
Thank you for these tutorials. I have been willing to teach LaTeX to some of my grad students friends in the biology department (these poor souls still use Microsoft Word) and your link will definitely come in handy !
Rest assured that my tutorials have been tried-and-tested by many under- and post-grads over the years. They've been included in college & university syllabi and I've get a lot of positive feedback from postgrads who've opted for the LaTeX route rather than word processors.
Re: I self-published a programming book, here's my story
#36How do you create an awareness of your book and promote sales? If you have a publisher and you have a print edition of the book, that may give you the advantage of being able to have your book on store shelves to speak for themselves, but if it's an e-book then getting the word out seems harder.