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It's based on bunnie's blog but one of our editors poured her heart and soul into this. She's a EE with incredible passion. In other words, this isn't just a print out of his blog. It's a real book.

We have a few LEGO books that make people think.

We've got a 50% off deal running now on all of our print books. And that includes a lot of LEGO books. Coupon code is a the top of the main page.

In my experience, both styles can be remarkably clear and both can be impossibly obtuse.

Thanks. I'm editing some of our new books right now, but I might just play Plants vs. Zombies instead.

United Airlines is THE worst.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/business/passenger-vs-airl...

In my case they almost apologized for having had Federal Air Marshals detain me.

very exciting! Give to your kids, EFF, Freedom of the Press Foundation, and yourself!

We offer our authors a choice of royalties -- from 12 to 15 percent. Most choose the 12 percent option but many still take 15 percent.

Several of our technical titles have sold well over 20,000 copies but we've also had the rare title sell in the 2-3,000 copy range. That is definitely rare and only on very niche topics.

Writing a technical book is a lot of work on both ends, especially when a publisher provides real editorial and marketing support. Unfortunately, most no longer do, which is unfortunate for all involved and a good argument for considering self-publishing. After all, if publishers aren't offering added services, why not self-publish?

We read and edit every word before a book goes to copyedit. I've personally spent well over 300 hours editing individual titles. If you were to hire someone to do that work the minimum cost would be $15,000.

I'd love to see more people writing technical books -- good technical books -- for love of the subject and out of a desire to share knowledge. Sure, a good book will build your brand, but make it great, first.

The world always needs more good books. Our watchwords are "fewer, better books." Aim to be great.

You'll find several other Manga Guides to math and science here: http://www.nostarch.com/manga

Punctuation is about rhythm. Writing is about communication. And I start sentences with "and" all the time.

I hardly know my grammar rules and I don't care. But I do care about making sure that writing is clear.

That's the basic rule I've applied to the hundreds of books that I've edited. Oxford comma. Huh?

There is something to that. Sounds like a great tagline, too.

I'd love to chat with you about your book.

Thanks for the heads up. I wasn't aware of that. I'll be sure to strip that information from future comments.

Yes. Sorry for the confusion. I need more coffee.

Bill

Interesting. We actually love the texture and so does our author :) That's called a scuff-free matte finish. It's actually a plastic, overall gloss laminate with a matte finish on top. I personally hate glossy covers because I hate fingerprints. Cut the cover off if you like but matte is our preference.

This will be a very interesting experiment. We're certainly keen to release the second edition of Eloquent JavaScript and excited to see Marijn hard at work.

Who knows. Perhaps this will become some sort of interesting blended model for other authors.

-- Bill Pollock, No Starch Press

We always do 40% off pre-pub offers that includes the print book and DRM free ebook versions (pdf, epub, and mobi). Just give us your email (nostarch.com) and we'll send those to you. Maybe we should launch that offer now.

-- Bill at nostarch dot com

I'd like to think that we helped just a little bit :)

I'm posting new links to our site now.

I'll check in with bunnie to see how he'd like to handle.

Bill

bunnie's book launched a revolution in hardware hacking. I hope it will continue to be the start of many more.

Aaron's death cannot and must not be forgotten. Support the people and organizations who work for our freedoms and keep the fires burning, always.

--------------------- Bill Pollock, Founder No Starch Press