Show HN: IndiePaper – An easy way to write and sell self-published books

Re:Show HN: IndiePaper – An easy way to write and sell self-... by dSebastien on Thursday October 07, 2021 @04:11PM (#28791468)

This is an interesting project! There's a lot of room for improvement in the self-publishing space!

I'm currently self-publishing a series of books about software development & it (https://dev-concepts.dev). As you've mentioned it is indeed quite complex to get up and running and generate beautiful output.

I've chosen to use AsciiDoc and created a template (https://github.com/dsebastien/e-book-template) based on Matt Raible's work for InfoQ books (https://github.com/mraible/infoq-mini-book). It's far from perfect, but it's a good starting point.

My first book was published by Packt, and I also used Asciidoc for the initial draft, but then had to switch to their wordpress-like platform, and it was a real nightmare to use. Being able to use Asciidoc end-to-end feels so much better.

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Re:Show HN: IndiePaper – An easy way to write and sell self-... by aswinmohanme on Thursday October 07, 2021 @10:02PM (#28794869)

Thanks for the support!

I still haven't decided on what input format I should be using, most authors are familiar with a WYSIWYG style editor, but technical authors are more inclined to markdown like formats.

Authors are more inclined to switch with the writing tools they already own, so I think multiple import options and a single editor representation would be better. Upload a bunch of files of asciidoc or markdown and get it published.

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