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It's sad to hear him talk about such a small amount of money for his efforts. Sounds like the book wasn't worth his effort. Even artists understand the value of their work.

https://signalvnoise.com/archives2/picasso_paula_scher_and_t...

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I think it probably was more than worth the effort. This is of course not his main source of income, but it certainly strengthens his reputation as one of the foremost experts on C++.

At a company I worked for previously, some people thought it would be nice to invite him for giving a talk. Even though there was a reasonable budget available, it still didn't go through because the guy is apparently pretty expensive.

Very few people make money out of programming books, but it can be a very valuable thing to have one on your resumé.

It always struck me as strange that the person who typically makes the least out of a book is the author (unless you're a best seller)

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