Honestly I would’ve liked to fork over cash for a book like this but the deal breaker for me is that it’s in PDF format. I like to read all of my books on a Kindle (with koreader installed) so epub files that can be resized to fit its weird dimensions are a must.
Noted. I will try to provide alternative formats. Not sure how it will go with the code examples, but I shall try.
Edit: One reason why I picked PDF is that I expect the readers to actually follow the examples in their own terminal while going through the book. So in that sense I was thinking about reading it on the desktop.
That's a big ask. I've written a couple of books, and PDF/print vs. ePub/webpage is a decision I had to make up front. For anything with more than the most basic formatting (e.g. a novel), the design and layout are different enough that one of them will turn out looking like crap. Given the audience, I probably would have chosen ePub for this one, but the book's done now.
Also, a TOC and sample chapter would be great. A lot more people will be likely to pay if they know what they're getting.
Honestly I haven't tried yet. Maybe Asciidoctor (Which I used) has it figured out. It would at least need to have good enough output for the code examples, otherwise it would probably be a non-starter.
I added links to example pages (which include TOC) to the Gumroad page and here, but yeah I should have put it on the homepage.
For what it’s worth I would have purchased if this was available in physical form (I’m weighing purchasing anyway, but my personal hunch is I’d pay $20-30 for physical copy and probably $10-20 for pdf).
Amazon makes it quite easy to publish books that get printed on demand, and they accept pdf files as inputs.
Thanks for the input. I have made several updates to the book in the past and this would be lost in print, but as the book matures and I incorporate feedback it can be interesting to try offering a print version. Perhaps print-on-demand type of thing.
Honestly I would’ve liked to fork over cash for a book like this but the deal breaker for me is that it’s in PDF format. I like to read all of my books on a Kindle
When I made my purchase, the options were Download and Send to Kindle. It's not ePub, but it's something.
