From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:08:32 -0600 To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@9fans.net> From: "EBo" Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <8BA818D3-16DD-4769-8711-21C424D5FBAA@orthanc.ca> References: <13426df11003202248l4c8f9577ueab252b93b785810@mail.gmail.com> <20100321175706.A77345B1A@mail.bitblocks.com> <9ab217671003211103r77ba4bb6lafd52132c5387ffa@mail.gmail.com>, <9ab217671003211103r77ba4bb6lafd52132c5387ffa@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [9fans] recreational programming of an evening Topicbox-Message-UUID: ee0f5ab0-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > > I've wanted to do something like this for a while, but it's hard to > > find a publisher for such a thing. > > Self-publish it. You'll probably end up pocketing more money, anyway, > vs. having someone else do it. That is not the worst of it. You usually have to sign first rights of refusal for everything you ever do . So, if you ever want to write a second edition, or a different book, it might cost you more money than you ever made just to get out of that contract. That is happening to a friend of mine whose book was published by a small academic press that was later bought out by Wiley... Look at Lulu.com. They will publish ebooks as well as paper. The costs are very reasonable. EBo --