Comments on: Writing a Wrox Book http://www.scottkleper.com/wordpress/2005/10/writing-a-wrox-book/ The #1 Blog for Klepopotami Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:33:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Willow Brook http://www.scottkleper.com/wordpress/2005/10/writing-a-wrox-book/comment-page-1/#comment-44397 Willow Brook Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:27:32 +0000 http://www.scottkleper.com/wordpress/?p=31#comment-44397 Thanks for sharing your experience. I always fantasized about writing a book. Now I know that it'll always just be a fantasy--makes it easier that way. The most profitable books are probably the ones on how to write pretty code or how to manage death marches or how to make cutsy graphics, but those too can be dated. Funny how it works out you have about a year to recover your royalties. I don't even look at books over a year old unless I get them from the library. I have to admit, being a coder is a tough racket, but I love it and since I freelance, I make probably as much as a McD order taker. Thanks for sharing your experience. I always fantasized about writing a book. Now I know that it’ll always just be a fantasy–makes it easier that way. The most profitable books are probably the ones on how to write pretty code or how to manage death marches or how to make cutsy graphics, but those too can be dated.

Funny how it works out you have about a year to recover your royalties. I don’t even look at books over a year old unless I get them from the library. I have to admit, being a coder is a tough racket, but I love it and since I freelance, I make probably as much as a McD order taker.

]]> By: Aditya http://www.scottkleper.com/wordpress/2005/10/writing-a-wrox-book/comment-page-1/#comment-35621 Aditya Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:52:03 +0000 http://www.scottkleper.com/wordpress/?p=31#comment-35621 Very good compilation (as usual). I really like your way of providing information, with that slight touch of humor as you said. I can tell you from my experience, no humor in these technical books is the main problem in self study. And thankfully I am not facing it now that I have started using your book. Keep it up. Write another book.. maybe Linux. I will get one :-D Very good compilation (as usual). I really like your way of providing information, with that slight touch of humor as you said.

I can tell you from my experience, no humor in these technical books is the main problem in self study. And thankfully I am not facing it now that I have started using your book.

Keep it up. Write another book.. maybe Linux. I will get one :-D

]]> By: Nick http://www.scottkleper.com/wordpress/2005/10/writing-a-wrox-book/comment-page-1/#comment-28508 Nick Tue, 01 May 2007 16:09:16 +0000 http://www.scottkleper.com/wordpress/?p=31#comment-28508 Great description of our book-writing process! Great description of our book-writing process!

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