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Re:Book: Rust Programming Concepts Preview by wmf on Monday May 18, 2015 @11:41AM (#9565054)
Why $3,000? That's clearly not enough to pay for writing a book; is it just to gauge demand?
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Re:Book: Rust Programming Concepts Preview by mattcarkci on Monday May 18, 2015 @02:44PM (#9566145)
It is based on what other programming books on Kickstarter ask for and from my past experience. Advances from traditional publishers are not that much more than $3000.

The majority of successful programming books on Kickstarter raise anywhere from a few thousand up to around $10k. The lucky few raise $20K to $100K or more.

Since I enjoy writing programming books, I don't need it to replace my income just supplement it.

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