How I Published my Book on Go

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41 points·cdoxsey··5 comments

Did you consider self-publishing via an affiliate marketing service like ClickBank? I consider a book on Golang to be niche enough to warrant pricing in the area of $50-$100, but that may just be me.

Thanks for sharing your experience!

EDIT: One afterthought.. perhaps you could borrow the model that http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ uses. The HTML online version of the book is free, but the PDF download is $26. Since you already have http://www.golang-book.com/ that enjoys reasonably steady traffic, why not give it a shot?

I'm glad I saw this, I have been looking for a book on Go to use as a resource. I've jumped right in with success, but I feel like I'm missing some of the main fundamentals that could expand my knowledge further. Just bought the Kindle version :)

FWIW, having read through this book, I highly recommend it for anyone interested in learning Go. It provides a good, clear introduction to the language and is very easy to digest.

Thanks for sharing your experience! I'm wondering how does the editorial process work with this approach? How does the publisher ensure quality?

Create Space has automated systems that check technical things (like images being in the right format). I don't think there's much of any review of content.

It only took a few hours to get approved once I submitted it.

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