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And here's a few of the other countries with readers: St. Barthelmy, Palau, Kiribati, Anguilla, Montserrat, Comoros, Mayote. This means a lot to me personally.

I suspect few of those countries would see the book with conventional closed-access publishing.

An interesting benefit / drawback is that dozens of translations have been begun, but many not completed. I make no attempt to keep track of them, but a few include Japanese, Chinese, Russian, German, Portugese, and Lithuanian(!)

I don't keep close track of the monetary income. I made about $9k from the initial Kickstarter, and $10-$20k more in donations since.

If I'd understood better what I was doing I could easily have doubled or tripled those numbers. But it wasn't about making money -- it was a hobby/curiosity project that was about developing my understanding of a subject I find fascinating. The money has been a nice bonus.

An unexpected personal benefit has been a steady flow of Paypal donations through my inbox, often accompanied by thankyou notes. You better believe I read and appreciate them.

Dozens of people have told me the book helped them change careers.