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How HN took it
22 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 20 critical, out of 74 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Design: 2 for, 8 againstPricing: 2 for, 7 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good content and interviews worth the price
From 2 comments
My business is part of this ebook. Had a chance to read the other interviews earlier this week and must say that there is a ton of great content in there. Definitely worth its…
charlesdm on HNI've been speaking with the author for the last year as he worked on the book and have reviewed it. Lot's of good material and a great read for anyone interested in building…
bherms on HN
Motivating and actionable
From 2 comments
your welcome! the goal of the ebook was to be motivating, but a big part of the interviews contains actionable and tactical advice about getting started, profit numbers, metrics,…
sideprojectbook on HNThanks for the book. I bought it after reading some comments on here about it being motivating and have some good ideas and thoughts. I figured even if I only learn 1 thing from…
b3b0p on HN
Objections
$34 price is steep for a 124 page PDF
From 2 comments
I don't want to be negative, but $34 for a 124 page book seems a bit steep. What's more, the fact it's 37 interviews over 124 pages means that on average it's only 3.3 pages…
PaulJoslin on HNIt could be just me, but judging by the sample chapter I cannot really justify spending $34 dollars on this book. I am sure author has put a lot of work into it, yet still the…
smartial_arts on HN
Watermarking every page is intrusive
From 2 comments
I find it extremely annoying - if I'd known about it beforehand, I wouldn't have bought the book. It's intrusive, doesn't add anything to the reading experience, and communicates…
girasquid on HNI agree, it's obnoxious on every page. On one page at the beginning or end would be fine, or better yet, non-visible metadata/stenography, but stamping my name on every page is…
evilduck on HN
PDF-only format; epub/mobi needed
From 2 comments
I will pay for it as soon as the epub/mobi version come out so I can read it on my kindle, I despise pdf's for reading books.
joshstrange on HNSeems like a great book. Please publish it on Kindle and I would buy it immediately ;)
azat_co on HN
Site layout breaks in some browsers and on mobile
From 3 comments
On Firefox 14, roll over on the project list is very broken. If I hover over a project in the first column, it shows in the second column instead. Same for the second and third…
wasd on HNThe same happens in Chrome 21.0.1180.83
jetti on HNJust FYI; the menu top overlay on the page makes browsing on a mobile device really bad. It covers more then half the screen, and I'm on a fairly large one (Galaxy S2).
thiderman on HN
Requests
Provide epub/mobi/Kindle versions
From 3 comments
I will pay for it as soon as the epub/mobi version come out so I can read it on my kindle, I despise pdf's for reading books.
joshstrange on HNSeems like a great book. Please publish it on Kindle and I would buy it immediately ;)
azat_co on HNIt'd be nice to have a way to get notified when the Mobi/Kindle version is available. I have no way to read a long form PDF.
dmix on HN
Lower price or launch-day pricing
From 2 comments
@sideprojectbook, if you reprice for a day at $25 ("launch day pricing") when the epub version is released I'll pick it up. 34 bucks though? eh....
jbigelow76 on HNThe price advertised on the site is $25, but when I go to buy it's $34 (which incidentally is incredibly steep for an eBook). At least where I'm from there are laws against that…
nopassrecover on HN
Remove or limit watermark
From 2 comments
I agree, it's obnoxious on every page. On one page at the beginning or end would be fine, or better yet, non-visible metadata/stenography, but stamping my name on every page is…
evilduck on HNThat would be an ideal compromise in my opinion - for what it's worth the inclusion of the watermark on every page bothered me as well.
nickbarnwell on HN
Show the price clearly
From 2 comments
Please mention the price somewhere. Having to click the "Get the book" button, then waiting 5 seconds, then having Paypal finally tell me the price is a turn off for me.
lacerus on HNThe listed price is $25 (<s>$34</s>), but when I went to PayPal, it was about to charge me $34. How do I buy for $25?
wiradikusuma on HN
Questions
Who is the author
From 2 comments
Anyone know who the author of the book is? I can't seem to find his name on the website.
dawie on HNI've been really impressed following your book launch. Nicely done on the pre-sales. For the side projects book it would be nice to know who is behind it. There is plenty of…
nathanbarry on HN
Can it be bought in iBooks
From 2 comments
You should try and get this in the iBook store too?
stulogy on HNAny plans to make this book available in iTunes/iBooks? It's just that i have a gift voucher that i'd love to be able to use.
krmmalik on HN
Alternatives named
37signals bootstrapped projects list
From 1 comment
What about these 37signals bootstrapped profitable projects? http://37signals.com/bootstrapped
ikbear on HN
Startups Open Sourced
From 1 comment
Here's more detail into the process for compiling a similar book - Startups Open Sourced:…
sachitgupta on HN