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Re:Ask HN: How did you earn your first $100 and first $1k on... by asicsp on Monday July 10, 2023 @11:41AM (#36668031)
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Re:Ask HN: How did you earn your first $100 and first $1k on... by yyyyddmm on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:09PM (#36668390)
Hi! Can you briefly explain the process? I'm linux and k8s admin and thinking about writing a book.

Thanks a lot!

Re:Ask HN: How did you earn your first $100 and first $1k on... by asicsp on Monday July 10, 2023 @11:46PM (#36676196)
I mostly focus on a short topic. For example, regular expressions, grep/sed/awk, etc. I prefer having plenty of examples and exercises while learning, so that's what I do while writing the books as well.

For producing the ebook, I use pandoc (https://learnbyexample.github.io/customizing-pandoc/) to convert from markdown to pdf/epub versions. I also use mdbook to create web versions.

I've also collected a few blog posts about book writing from other authors here: https://learnbyexample.github.io/my-book-writing-experience/...

Re:Ask HN: How did you earn your first $100 and first $1k on... by yyyyddmm on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @10:49AM (#36681805)
Thanks for the reply!
Re:Ask HN: How did you earn your first $100 and first $1k on... by bhu1st on Monday July 10, 2023 @06:46PM (#36674044)
How long are your ebooks? Do you cover a language end to end or only specific aspects of it?

I'd like to learn more about your process how can I get in touch with you?

Re:Ask HN: How did you earn your first $100 and first $1k on... by asicsp on Monday July 10, 2023 @11:50PM (#36676214)
Around 100 pages. I pick a short topic like regular expressions and CLI tools like grep/sed/awk. For such topics, I start from the basics and go till intermediate-advanced levels. I use plenty of examples and exercises.

I've written a few blog posts about my experiences here: https://learnbyexample.github.io/tags/career/