Hacker News with Generative AI: Self-Publishing

The Raw Truth About Self-Publishing My First Technical Book (fractionalarchitect.io)
A week ago, my “Master Software Architecture” book reached a milestone: 800 copies sold (combining ebooks and physical copies). While I am incredibly happy about this achievement, you might wonder: is this a lot compared to what I planned? That is one of the many topics I will explore in today's post.
Self-Publishing, Technical Books, Authoring, Book Sales, Software Architecture
4 points by thunderbong 33 days ago | 0 comments
You too can write a book (parentheticallyspeaking.org)
Writing, Books, Self-Publishing
213 points by azhenley 104 days ago | 76 comments
Pagination widows, or, why I'm embarrassed about my eBook (2023) (clagnut.com)
The physical copies of my book on Web Typography sold out quickly. I self-published, and print runs are expensive when you’re funding them yourself, so numbers were limited. However it was always my plan to publish an ebook at the same time, and that has out-sold the hard copy by an order of magnitude.
Self-Publishing, eBooks, Typography
223 points by OuterVale 109 days ago | 133 comments
Some notes on self-publishing a tech book (andrewpwheeler.com)
Self-Publishing, Technology, Books
14 points by apwheele 234 days ago | 1 comments
A self-published book broke 'all the rules' and became a best seller (nytimes.com)
Self-Publishing, Book Publishing, Success Stories, Bestsellers
14 points by higgins 266 days ago | 6 comments
Show HN: A self-published art book about Google's first 25 years (damaia.com)
Art, Books, Google, Technology, Self-Publishing
77 points by johndamaia 310 days ago | 25 comments