I'm working on a short technical book at the moment and I'm having a hard time picking the perfect approach to take.<p>Leanpub is one of the easiest to get started with.<p>Softcover provides a better interface for readers (and a lot of nifty features specifically for technical books).<p>But I'm also half-tempted to just go solo, publish the thing online for free and sell access to the PDF/screencasts via Gumroad.<p>Would love to hear people's opinions about the best way to go both in terms of the best way of writing, the best experience for readers, and also financial results — does being on Leanpub actually put you in front of a sizeable, willing-to-buy audience? Or do you still need to still give your book that initial marketing push?<p>Thanks.<p>:)
For your sake, I hope this submission generates some discussion from
people who know (I don't know but it would be interesting to read).<p>If not, HN Search (from algolia.com) should really be able to help you
find both previous discussions and fellow authors who you might want to
contact:<p><a href="https://hn.algolia.com/?q=ebook" rel="nofollow">https://hn.algolia.com/?q=ebook</a><p>There are a lot of "How I made $X with my ebook" submissions as well as
other interesting ebook related stuff. I don't have the answers for you
but that's how I'd try to find them. Good Luck.
I've had good results with Gumroad. They make it a lot of fun to use!<p>I think it's fair to say on any platform you'll need to give it the same marketing push.<p>Why not compare prices for each based on different levels of sales.<p>You could use something like <a href="http://standtomake.com" rel="nofollow">http://standtomake.com</a> and get an idea of revenue numbers.