So you’re thinking about self-publishing an I.T. book?

Re:So you’re thinking about self-publishing an I.T. book? by bemmu on Monday March 21, 2011 @09:35AM (#2349556)

I actually consider physical books to have negative resale value. I recently moved to Japan so I wanted to get rid of all my heavy belongings. I listed all my books on an auction site and on bookmooch. All in all I ended up spending hours thinking about those books, mailing them, meeting people who came to pick them up etc. and all for some insignificant sum compared to the time spent. It would have been cheaper to throw them in the trash, but being a physical thing potentially useful for someone, I didn't have the heart to do that.

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Re:So you’re thinking about self-publishing an I.T. book? by gte910h on Monday March 21, 2011 @11:17AM (#2350092)

I had a philosophy professor who advocated leaving books of any quality about where people could find (and ostensibly keep them).

He'd leave books around GT Campus apparently when done with them.

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Re:So you’re thinking about self-publishing an I.T. book? by jules on Monday March 21, 2011 @09:52AM (#2349623)

Give all of them to a boy or girl to sell them. The money is significant for a kid, and he or she will have fun and learn valuable skills.

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