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by ThomPete 3253 days ago
This is great!

I am fairly familiar with programming having done both AS, Lingo and PHP I understand code when I see it. I am however not a programmer but more a technically oriented product designer and so I don't get to practice as often.

I have been trying to get into javascript and while I understand all the fundamentals it's still not something that I feel comfortable doing which is a shame as it's kind of the language of the internet.

Skimming through this books it looks like the perfect way for me to spend my next two weeks of vacation so thank you so much.

Is there a way to to donate to you?

Having made something as comprehensive as this you need to think about how to break it up so that you keep users engaged and so that you cam maximise your revenue. Selling books is mostly a spike and then long slow ramp towards halt so make sure you keep your content alive.

If I may come with two suggestions.

1. Make a forum for your readers perhaps in the form of an online reading group so that you have someone to go through the book with.

2. Make a step by step email course where you go through the book and have people turn in assignments perhaps even in forums.

3. Let people hire you as a private teacher perhaps build up . a network of private teachers. (Ok that was three suggestions)

These I think would be great ways to monetize.

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Thanks for your nice comment and for these suggestions.

You can support my work by buying the ebook version on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/thejsway.

Monetization is not my #1 priority right now, but that might change later ;)