This is great! As someone who is creating a product in the same niche that you're targeting while also coming from a non-OECD country, I can confidently say that you wrote something valuable from reading through your index.
Marketing the book and getting to the audience would definitely be a challenge if you're targeting non-OECD country audience. $10 is a good price because CTCI is $10 and a good bunch of my network bought the physical book before they got a job (most just pirated the PDF). The set of people who bought the book was only due to the word-of-mouth recommendations from the CS crowd. I'd say taking up the strategy of marketing the book like Learn Python the Hard Way would be effective:
- Give the e-book version for free.
- Create enough buzz around your book with reviews from your target audience and in CS forums.
- Once there is network effect, you could release a revised version and make it paid.
It'd take time and iterations to perfect it, but Learn Python the Hard Way is now priced at $29.99 and it generates good sales. Good luck!
I am a self-taught software engineer and I have recently published a self-help book for non-STEM people who want to teach themselves to code and build a programming career. Here is a free book sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12P7dqKdsMduqanJ2OW5qjGua3Yy... .
I am looking for feedback on the book. Any feedback is welcome, but I am specifically interested in these questions:
1. Do you think this book needs a print version? I currently only sell it as an ebook.
2. Is the price alright for this kind of book? I am especially interested in your opinion if you are not from an OECD country.
Will be happy to answer your questions about the book.
Thanks in advance,
Nadia
Marketing the book and getting to the audience would definitely be a challenge if you're targeting non-OECD country audience. $10 is a good price because CTCI is $10 and a good bunch of my network bought the physical book before they got a job (most just pirated the PDF). The set of people who bought the book was only due to the word-of-mouth recommendations from the CS crowd. I'd say taking up the strategy of marketing the book like Learn Python the Hard Way would be effective:
- Give the e-book version for free. - Create enough buzz around your book with reviews from your target audience and in CS forums. - Once there is network effect, you could release a revised version and make it paid.
It'd take time and iterations to perfect it, but Learn Python the Hard Way is now priced at $29.99 and it generates good sales. Good luck!