got an email from an (academic) publisher saying "if you're interested in making money, a book may not be for you". this feels weird to me -- obviously money isn't the *only* thing but I feel like there should be a way to make writing into a viable business!!
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@pacoid might have ideas too. And I know@gwenshap and@holdenkarau have successful books but I think both are through O'Reilly so I'm really only providing one avenue here I think :/ -
There are excellent ways to earn income writing. While I love working on books (especially meeting people through book signings), books aren't exactly the leading economic model these days... unless you author a highly popular one.
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