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0 pointsaustenallred9y ago0 comments

Talk to the people who wrote the first book on Meteor.js. I know they pulled in over $500k.

That's probably a unique case because in the beginning the documentation was so bad, but especially in new and esoteric programming languages/methods $50 is no big deal, and there are lots of willing buyers. I'd bet the HaskellBook authors pulled in 100k+ too.

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polysaturate9y ago

True, but that seemed like a really trending market. Anyway, do you know if there are any articles, etc about their experiences?

blennon9y ago

This is not meant to be a dig but just an observation for you to think about. Your last two comments are about how it isn't or shouldn't be possible to make money.

It's true that market opportunities are hard to find, but you'll never find one if all you see is the "yes, buts". You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

polysaturate9y ago

No offense taken. I'm just trying to have a healthy optimism about writing, marketing and selling a book. 500k and 120k in sales seems like outliers. Would just be great to hear more about those experiences though.

jamiesonbecker9y ago

Outlier results come only from methodically searching for, taking chances on, embracing, and building on outliers.

Search for the things that no one else sees or has the vision or boldness to turn into an outlandish success.

Take a chance. Live a little. Dig deep down for your inner crazy.

austenallredOP9y ago

Not that I'm aware of

polysaturate9y ago

I found the GumRoad Case Study on the meteor book:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/gumroad/blog/DiscoverMeteorCaseStud...

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polysaturate9y ago

True, but that seemed like a really trending market. Anyway, do you know if there are any articles, etc about their experiences?

blennon9y ago

This is not meant to be a dig but just an observation for you to think about. Your last two comments are about how it isn't or shouldn't be possible to make money.

It's true that market opportunities are hard to find, but you'll never find one if all you see is the "yes, buts". You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

polysaturate9y ago

jamiesonbecker9y ago

Outlier results come only from methodically searching for, taking chances on, embracing, and building on outliers.

Search for the things that no one else sees or has the vision or boldness to turn into an outlandish success.

Take a chance. Live a little. Dig deep down for your inner crazy.

austenallredOP9y ago

Not that I'm aware of

polysaturate9y ago

I found the GumRoad Case Study on the meteor book:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/gumroad/blog/DiscoverMeteorCaseStud...

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse