How I wrote, crowdfunded, and independently published a book
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Re: How I wrote, crowdfunded, and independently published a book
#2About the page itself rather than its content:
Users that prefer to disable JavaScript: just zap the .fx-preloader element, the content’s all there behind it.
I wish people wouldn’t use this sort of technique. Even if you have JavaScript running, it slows site loading down for no good reason (avoiding a flash of unstyled or misstyled page is the typical reason, but it’s a terrible replacement at best). Just let the browser do its thing, please. (And if it’s loading really badly, fix your HTML and CSS so that it’s not.)
Re: How I wrote, crowdfunded, and independently published a book
#3Amazing job. I think your portuguese cover/book title needs work if you plan to publish/sell in the brazilian market.
It has a typo and doesn't sound natural.
Re: How I wrote, crowdfunded, and independently published a book
#4Thank you for sharing this - it was an interesting read. Would be interested to see how the book does if you end up sharing something similar a few months from now. I've released a few technical e-books this year to adapt to the lockdown situation - so it's nice to read on similar journeys.
Re: How I wrote, crowdfunded, and independently published a book
#5Thank you for sharing this - it was an interesting read. Would be interested to see how the book does if you end up sharing something similar a few months from now. I've released a few technical e-books this year to adapt to the lockdown situation - so it's nice to read on similar journeys.
How are yours doing?
Re: How I wrote, crowdfunded, and independently published a book
#6for those seeking more info i collected other book launches (developer focused) here https://github.com/sw-yx/launch-cheatsheet/
Re: How I wrote, crowdfunded, and independently published a book
#7Amazing job. I think your portuguese cover/book title needs work if you plan to publish/sell in the brazilian market. It has a typo and doesn't sound natural.
See, this is where you could go the extra mile and actually tell the author exactly what word it is. Do you do this at your work as well?
Re: How I wrote, crowdfunded, and independently published a book
#8Thank you for sharing this - it was an interesting read. Would be interested to see how the book does if you end up sharing something similar a few months from now. I've released a few technical e-books this year to adapt to the lockdown situation - so it's nice to read on similar journeys.
How are yours doing?
We can say... slow and steady! I can go days without a sale, and most of the time it requires active promotion. I list them directly (https://store.shahinrostami.com/) and not through Amazon/Gumroad etc, so maybe that makes it more difficult... but I'm still enjoying it!
Re: How I wrote, crowdfunded, and independently published a book
#9Amazing job. I think your portuguese cover/book title needs work if you plan to publish/sell in the brazilian market. It has a typo and doesn't sound natural.
See, this is where you could go the extra mile and actually tell the author exactly what word it is. Do you do this at your work as well?
That went from constructive criticism to unnecessary personal attack in record time.
Re: How I wrote, crowdfunded, and independently published a book
#10Amazing job. I think your portuguese cover/book title needs work if you plan to publish/sell in the brazilian market. It has a typo and doesn't sound natural.
Adding to that, let me offer a suggestion on how it could be improved:
Original: ”Porque continua a mandar os seus filhos para a escola?”
Grammatically correct: ”Por que continua a mandar os seus filhos para a escola?”
More naturally sound: ”Por que você continua a mandar seus filhos para a escola?”