Show HN: I wrote a book about WebAssembly

Re:Show HN: I wrote a book about WebAssembly by titanix2 on Friday March 01, 2019 @12:43AM (#19278213)

Well here it’s more a self published pdf than a book. It didn’t pass a publisher screening nor got an ISBN so it’s hardly a "real" book.

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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book about WebAssembly by rSi on Friday March 01, 2019 @04:41AM (#19279098)

If I remember correctly you can get an ISBN for any self published book without much hassle. I used to do a magazine with a friend and we self published with an edition of 100 for each issue. Getting the ISBN was easy. Congratulations on writing a book, and don't let anyone tell you it's not a real book, just because you don't have a publisher or it didn't get printed yet!

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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book about WebAssembly by thanksDr on Friday March 01, 2019 @01:26AM (#19278397)

Yes, the ISBN is what gives it that booky authenticity.

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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book about WebAssembly by Stratoscope on Friday March 01, 2019 @05:11AM (#19279243)

FWIW, my second printing of Donald Knuth's Fundamental Algorithms from 1969 lacks an ISBN.

So either it is also not a book, or else OP is in good company.

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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book about WebAssembly by grecy on Friday March 01, 2019 @05:07AM (#19279221)

As a Canadian resident I get free ISBN's for the books I self publish. It takes about 2 minutes online to get one assigned.

In the US you just buy them

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