>You could always publish the solutions in a separate paid ebook
Yeah that's an option too, especially with gumroad/leanpub providing version/packages for such cases.
In my case, I provide my ebook for free online (inspired by FOSS and authors such as Al Sweigart and Allen Downey) and charge for pdf/epub formats. Good enough to pay my living costs (and a bit more in recent months). So, I don't mind providing solutions as well.
Caricatural mercantile thinking at play here. Itβs sad to read.
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Re:Algorithms by Jeff Erickson
by JoshTriplett on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @05:57AM
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That wasn't the point. I tend to believe that solutions should be available, and that their availability helps people learn, more so than it hinders. I suggested a paid download for two reasons: because it could potentially provide a minor barrier to prevent people from unthinkingly looking up a solution, and because it supports the presentation of detailed, worked solutions rather than just a simple answer key. The cost is one potential means (and not the only one), not an end unto itself.
You could always publish the solutions in a separate paid ebook. If people want to be able to check their own answers, or they want to use the exercises to set homework and make it easier to grade, they might be willing to pay you for them.