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About to publish a book, AMA
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:29 PM Author: boyish insane hissy fit It’s not very good, may have to self publish on Amazon. Publishing to boost my career profile. Is it better to publish a less than perfect book than to not publish at all. It’s in the field of AI/ ML. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48272690) |
Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:30 PM Author: Insecure sound barrier will you promote it at all, or just birth the fucker and let it be out there with total sales of 6 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48272694) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:31 PM Author: boyish insane hissy fit Just birth it; how would I promote it?? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48272699) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:32 PM Author: Insecure sound barrier google ads, scammy book review journals, social media bots, kindle promotions, etc etc.
yours sounds pretty academic and scientific so I guess you'd have to find where those nerds congregate. best case scenario you get a professor to include it in a syllabus, sell 80 of them. |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:35 PM Author: boyish insane hissy fit Thank you! I was going to promote it on LI. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48272718) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:32 PM Author: Dashing blue lodge how many words is the book (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48272702) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:34 PM Author: boyish insane hissy fit 40-50k words (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48272715) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:35 PM Author: Dashing blue lodge that's a booklet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48272720) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:35 PM Author: boyish insane hissy fit 160-200 pages (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48272722) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:37 PM Author: Dashing blue lodge thats barely 150 pages (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48272725) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:55 PM Author: boyish insane hissy fit There will be lots of illustrations, etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48272774) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 12:23 AM Author: Ultramarine box office i will read it to my toddlers at night (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48274465) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 5:36 PM Author: Beady-eyed center pozpig what the fuck is an 'AMA'? we take q's on this board. please self-deport to reddit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48272724) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 12:27 AM Author: Startled honey-headed nursing home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48274487) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 1:07 PM Author: amber old irish cottage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48276135) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 7:51 PM Author: Light fortuitous meteor step-uncle's house “Is it better to perfect a less than perfect book than to not publish at all.” assuming i properly understand the intent of your question, i would normally say “yes.” however, this may be a special case. |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 7:52 PM Author: Dashing blue lodge sounds like hes saying the fundamentals are shit but he's gonna really focus on the spelling and grammar? lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48273236) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 8:14 PM Author: boyish insane hissy fit I meant to say “publish less than a perfect book than not publish” for my career. As in if my book is dumb, will it actually hurt me professionally? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48273365) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 8:16 PM Author: Dashing blue lodge no one will read it either way (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48273375) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 8:21 PM Author: boyish insane hissy fit I don’t care. I just want it to elevate me when applying for jerbs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48273397) |
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Date: November 2nd, 2024 8:57 PM Author: Dashing blue lodge i mean maybe if you have a bunch of peer reviewed publications. a non peer reviewed, unknown book that you self published is probably almost worthless (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48273559) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 12:20 AM Author: boyish insane hissy fit I don't have any peer reviewed pubs. I'm using this + side projects as a way to switch to staff+ SWE ML/AI roles. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48274453) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 12:22 AM Author: Ultramarine box office do you actually have something original and insightful to say (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48274462) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 1:06 AM Author: boyish insane hissy fit It's a unique perspective of AI and another field I am close to. It's a synthesis of AI applied to field X. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48274638) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 5:50 AM Author: Razzmatazz Abusive Lay Ask Consuela what he does with all his remainders. I think he just flat out buys all copies. Wonder if he pas to store them somewhere or buries them out in the desert somewhere. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48274952) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 1:01 PM Author: boyish insane hissy fit Worked on my book some more today, ask me anything. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48276127) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 1:06 PM Author: Soggy crusty state associate How many faces/pussies/buttholes did you nut in or on in 2024 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48276134) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 1:31 PM Author: boyish insane hissy fit Since I have an organic long term female partner, just 1. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48276198) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 1:43 PM Author: Duck-like abode I'll take that as 0 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48276228) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2024 1:44 PM Author: Soggy crusty state associate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#48276233) |
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Date: December 30th, 2025 10:59 PM Author: xoxolove I published my book, so far have sold 8 copies. Will make some tweaks and will resell 2nd edition. It was fun to see it in the wild.
Trying to see if I can get 100+ copies sold by end of next year. |
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Date: December 30th, 2025 11:00 PM Author: chefboy rd out the book (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#49551388) |
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Date: December 30th, 2025 11:02 PM Author: xoxolove No way, too many weirdos here. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#49551391) |
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Date: December 30th, 2025 11:03 PM Author: Battle Diaper Alita ⒯⒫ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5623239&forum_id=2,#49551396) |