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ebook on bootstrapping

SHOW HN2012

236points
118comments
#61of 1,677 in 2012
Top 4%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

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

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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 HN
    • I'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 HN
    • Thanks 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 HN
    • It 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 HN
    • 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 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 HN
    • Seems 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 HN
    • The same happens in Chrome 21.0.1180.83
      jetti on HN
    • Just 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 HN
    • Seems like a great book. Please publish it on Kindle and I would buy it immediately ;)
      azat_co on HN
    • It'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 HN
    • The 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 HN
    • That 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 HN
    • The 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 HN
    • I'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 HN
    • Any 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

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