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by WalterBright 1195 days ago
Writing a book is great if you want to enhance your professional reputation which can translate into making more salary.

In fact, your best option is probably to give the book away for free.

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> Writing a book is great if you want to...

Yes, except for the little detail that you actually have to write a book. Even for those with the talents & skills to do that, it is anything but quick and easy.

Can I interest you in some ChatGPT?
Some people I follow on Twitter have used this model really successfully. I think now I have a bigger following it could work for me too
It's like today the way to make money in the music business is to give away the CDs, build a following, and then sell concert tickets.