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Re:The Economics of Writing a Technical Book by slothario on Monday May 07, 2018 @02:54PM (#17015376)
That's the main reason I would write a book: to tell people that I wrote a book.

You can literally say, "I wrote the book on that."

Re:The Economics of Writing a Technical Book by fao_ on Monday May 07, 2018 @03:24PM (#17015664)
Hi, you've been shadowbanned, which is a shame because your last three or four comments have been perfectly reasonable (I vouched for them so they'd show up). I'd contact a moderator or something if I were you.
Re:The Economics of Writing a Technical Book by eadmund on Monday May 07, 2018 @07:57PM (#17017540)
> your last three or four comments have been perfectly reasonable

His first banned comment looks pretty reasonable too.

Re:The Economics of Writing a Technical Book by asmosoinio on Monday May 07, 2018 @03:47PM (#17015874)
Not anymore shadowbanned
Re:The Economics of Writing a Technical Book by maxxxxx on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @09:57AM (#17020886)
Very true. Write a book or speak at some conferences and you are suddenly much more worth.
Re:The Economics of Writing a Technical Book by struppi on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @01:48AM (#17019084)
You are right, that's a very positive effect. But it was not my main reason.

Also, don't do it for the money. Some people do quite well with books, but for me, at least, it's more of a prestige thing so far.