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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book about using data science to solve... by e12e on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @05:19PM (#26256881)
You know, the book looks interesting - but not in pdf, and not as a physical book (I try to live without physical books - won't I be a sad case when the singularity pushes us into post-apocalypse?)

Did you cconsider selling access to the source (eg: private github repo, suitable license)?

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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book about using data science to solve... by ta988 on Thursday February 25, 2021 @09:09AM (#26262854)
For all you know you are already in a simulation created by Roko's Basilisk. And that comment made you loose points.
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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book about using data science to solve... by e12e on Thursday February 25, 2021 @05:13PM (#26269002)
Not sure I get the reference. Apparently it's easy to end up in a position like the author, with a large (La)TeX manuscript that easily produce good pdf/PS, but mediocre to awful html/epub.

One option for getting help would be to open up everything to everyone - selling access to the source might be a way to retain some income while enlisting some help in conversion from volunteers (yes, we would first pay full price for the content, then volunteer to try conversion options to produce passable epub output).

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