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I have written a technical book with a publisher in the past. It was a nice experience, but same as the author in this (great) post, I don’t think I would do it again. It is very time consuming, and IMO not worth the time spent.

But I admire people who dedicate so much time writing high-quality books. On my side, I chose to invest more in writing short books, practical and solving one problem at a time. Yes it isn’t as high-quality, but I’m convinced there space for all kinds of books :)

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I went through a traditional publisher for one book and it was the right call for a variety of reasons but I wouldn't do it again. The big thing is that I just have no interest in doing another 250+ page book.

I've self-published another shorter book and have a still shorter one coming out. But, if I'm not going to make appreciable income and reputational effects aren't really important to me at this point, I might as well do things on my own terms.

Thanks for calling my post great, it means a lot :)

You’re welcome! I really enjoyed reading it and could relate to your experience :)