Daily Productive Sharing 278 - What Can You Achieve by Writing a Book?
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What exactly is the purpose of writing a book? How much money can you really make? Loren Sands-Ramshaw, author of The GraphQL Guide, describes their publishing journey.
the odds of making a lot of money from a book are slim, and very few authors sell as well as Matrin Kleppmann; Daily Productive Sharing 228 - 20210630
the biggest benefit of publishing a book is that it builds a reputation and lays the foundation for a future career;
the share of the book varies from platform to platform, with traditional books receiving a very small share and the various online platforms giving a much higher share;
to sell well, it not only requires to write well, but also to spend a lot of energy on marketing.
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写书到底为了什么？到底能赚到多少钱？The GraphQL Guide 的作者 Loren Sands-Ramshaw 介绍了他们的出版历程：
出书能赚大钱的概率很小，能像 Matrin Kleppmann 那样大卖的作者非常少；Daily Productive Sharing 228 - 20210630
出书最大的好处是能建立声誉，为今后的事业打下基础；
不同平台的分成比例不一样，传统之书的分成非常少，各家网络平台给的分成比例要高得多；
要想卖得好，光写得好没用，还要花大把精力在营销上。
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