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Does anyone own this book? I am actually thinking of going the Freelance way and am looking for a good overview of the outcomes and challenges. I feel a bit lost with all the various information that I have read on the Internet, so am looking for something I can trust and that reflect the reality of freelancing well.

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Hi moystard

The Leanpub page contains a run-down of the main sections and (now that the book is published) also auto-includes the real table of contents - not sure if you've scrolled down the page all that way (it's quite a scroll to get there).

For what it's worth, of the experienced freelancers I beta-tested the book on, the key peice of (pleasing) feedback that I got was a bunch of them all saying "I wish I'd had this book X years ago, when I started out".

I had scrolled down that far before asking my question. I have been disappointed by a few books where the contents looks good but the writing style does not convince me or the author just scratches the surface. That's why I am interested in the feedback of people who have read it.

Bought it, I don't know if you are interested in the feedback of your readers, but will probably post one on this topic in a couple of days.

Hi - yep, feedback always welcome, and - indeed - the plan has always been to shape future 'releases' of the book based on feedback from this release; that's part of the whole 'lean publishing' thing that Leanpub.com promotes.

In case I miss it on HN, please send it over to feedback@freelancedeveloperbook.com - the same goes for feedback from anyone who's read it.

I am almost done reading it. It is definitely a good read for someone who wants to go the freelancing way. However, I think it might be difficult to give a feedback without applying the concepts presented in the book. I could do it in a couple of months if I start freelancing, for now I am still hesitating and the book did not answer some of my incertitudes.

What I can say is that this book seem to give advice, the ones you read and think it is common sense are usually the best.

Hi moystard - please do drop me a line (email in profile, or feedback@freelancedeveloperbook.com) and I'll see what I can do in terms of answering other questions. Some stuff will be too specific to be relevant in a book, but other stuff will may be worth adding. Also, the Stack-Exchange-style Q&A site I'm setting up (questions.freelancedeveloperbook.com) might become a handy resource for you and others (once it's live!)

Steve

Email sent, thank you for your time.

Request of someone interested in your feedback: if you're writing a detailed review, please post it somewhere other than this thread (blog?) and post it on HN's frontpage. Otherwise, I doubt that people like me will ever see it.

I bought it, although I still have to read it. A quick glance tells me it contains the aspects it should have as a freelance book.

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