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by WheelsAtLarge 407 days ago
That's the rule for writing books. I don't know about now, but it used to be that "Learn to" computer books were 1000+ pages. A group of programmers would get together and write mostly useless chapters each and put them all into one book. The book became a best seller simply because buyers thought they were getting a bargain.

It's the same for business books. A 30-page book won't sell, but a 250 one is a best seller.