[TriLUG] OOo, PDF and Lulu

[Steve Litt]

On Wednesday 15 April 2009 12:47:56 am Scott G. Hall wrote:
> Steve Litt wrote:
> > Bottom line, if someone wants to self-publish I certainly wouldn't
> > discourage him, but I would tell him a lot of the facts you state in your
> > email so he doesn't think he'll write one book and live on easy street.
> >
> > SteveT
>
> Or to put another way, if you have something you want to say, say it, no
> matter how little it pays you to do so.  Sometimes just getting it out
> is enough reason to publish.  Especially if you're trying to convince a
> point or advocate a change.

That's not what I was trying to say. I was saying I wouldn't discourage 
someone trying to make a profit by writing books, but there are serious 
obstacles that were enumerated in the original email.

What YOU'RE saying is something different and equally as true. Sometimes just 
getting it out is enough reason to publish. But in those circumstances, I'd 
HIGHLY recommend publishing it as a website rather than a book. For lots of 
different reasons, it's a lot easier to author web pages than books.

SteveT

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