On Wed, 2025-02-19 at 21:44 +0200, Denys Poltorak wrote: > Hello Paul, > > Thank you for spreading the word about my book. > > I've already registered with PublishDrive (another service like Lulu) > and > it pushed the ebook to Amazon and Apple Books. Resulting in only 4 > downloads. > The trouble is that connecting a book and its readers requires some > kind of > promotion. I chose the free license for the book expecting it to be > upheld > by the Free Software society. However, when I got it finished, it > became > apparent that there is no such a society or that it is disinterested > in > free books. People pay $20 or $50 for well-advertised books with less > content, and nobody cares.
I can tell you that I never look for books on scAmazon or Apple. Lulu I'd be more apt to get books from especially if they'll print me a copy. > > Best regards, > Denys > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM Paul Sutton via libreplanet-discuss < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 11/02/2025 07:55, Denys Poltorak wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I wrote a CC-licensed book on software architecture, > > > expecting that > > the > > > free license would help spread it. Instead, it locked me out > > > of > > > commercial publishers, while I neither found large FOSS > > > communities > > to > > > share it with, nor succeeded with P2P promotion. > > > What I need: > > > * Any help promoting the book. > > > * Critical feedback. > > > What's inside: > > > * A high-level overview of a couple hundred architectural > > > patterns. > > > * A (hopefully) intuitive classification of software and > > > system > > > architectures. > > > The book is available on: > > > GitHub > > > [1] > > https://github.com/denyspoltorak/publications/tree/main/Architectura > > > lMetapatterns > > > Leanpub [2]https://leanpub.com/metapatterns > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Denys > > > > > > References > > > > > > 1. > > https://github.com/denyspoltorak/publications/tree/main/ArchitecturalMetapatterns > > > 2. https://leanpub.com/metapatterns > > > > > > Hi > > > > Would https://www.lulu.com/ fit the bill here, they can print / > > send > > books on demand, which may be better you still get paid for each > > copy > > sold. I know they handle this for the LibreOffice Manuals. > > > > In the mean time I am happy to put a link to the book on my blog, > > even > > though I think the subject matter is a little above me. > > > > Just a thought, > > > > Paul > > > > _______________________________________________ > > libreplanet-discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss > > > Hello Paul, > Thank you for spreading the word about my book. > I've already registered with PublishDrive (another service like > Lulu) > and it pushed the ebook to Amazon and Apple Books. Resulting in > only 4 > downloads. > The trouble is that connecting a book and its readers requires > some > kind of promotion. I chose the free license for the book expecting > it > to be upheld by the Free Software society. However, when I got it > finished, it became apparent that there is no such a society or > that it > is disinterested in free books. People pay $20 or $50 for > well-advertised books with less content, and nobody cares. > Best regards, > Denys > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM Paul Sutton via libreplanet- > discuss > <[1][email protected]> wrote: > > On 11/02/2025 07:55, Denys Poltorak wrote: > > Hello, > > I wrote a CC-licensed book on software architecture, > expecting > that the > > free license would help spread it. Instead, it locked me > out > of > > commercial publishers, while I neither found large FOSS > communities to > > share it with, nor succeeded with P2P promotion. > > What I need: > > * Any help promoting the book. > > * Critical feedback. > > What's inside: > > * A high-level overview of a couple hundred architectural > patterns. > > * A (hopefully) intuitive classification of software and > system > > architectures. > > The book is available on: > > GitHub > > > > [1][2]https://github.com/denyspoltorak/publications/tree/main/Archit > ectura > > lMetapatterns > > Leanpub [2][3]https://leanpub.com/metapatterns > > Thanks in advance, > > Denys > > > > References > > > > 1. > > [4]https://github.com/denyspoltorak/publications/tree/main/Architect > uralMetapatterns > > 2. [5]https://leanpub.com/metapatterns > Hi > Would [6]https://www.lulu.com/ fit the bill here, they can > print / > send > books on demand, which may be better you still get paid for > each > copy > sold. I know they handle this for the LibreOffice Manuals. > In the mean time I am happy to put a link to the book on my > blog, > even > though I think the subject matter is a little above me. > Just a thought, > Paul > _______________________________________________ > libreplanet-discuss mailing list > [7][email protected] > > [8]https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discus > s > > References > > 1. mailto:[email protected] > 2. > https://github.com/denyspoltorak/publications/tree/main/Architectura > 3. https://leanpub.com/metapatterns > 4. > https://github.com/denyspoltorak/publications/tree/main/ArchitecturalMetapatterns > 5. https://leanpub.com/metapatterns > 6. https://www.lulu.com/ > 7. mailto:[email protected] > 8. > https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss > _______________________________________________ > libreplanet-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss -- "Under the sky, under the heavens there is but one family." --Bruce Lee _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
