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<blockquote data-quote="Thorin Stoutfoot" data-source="post: 173673" data-attributes="member: 1887">regarding computer booksEven those computer books aren't very profitable for the writer. You get about a $10,000 advance to write a 500 page book (I'm speaking from first hand experience). If you're any good at your day job at all (and good enough to write a worthy technical manual), you'll discover that the opportunity cost of book writing is turning down often profitable contract work or leisure. After successfully selling my book concept, I realized that I'd rather spend my free time doing other things than writing a computer book.And certainly, given the competition in computer books, I'd say that the consumer gets plenty of choices, and nobody complains that they are too poor to afford the computer book of their choice.The difference is the RPG publishers will frequently price so low as to drive themselves out of business, whereas computer book publishers are much less likely to do so. They're still not wildly profitable, but they don't suffer from the turn and churn of the RPG business.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thorin Stoutfoot, post: 173673, member: 1887"] [b]regarding computer books[/b] Even those computer books aren't very profitable for the writer. You get about a $10,000 advance to write a 500 page book (I'm speaking from first hand experience). If you're any good at your day job at all (and good enough to write a worthy technical manual), you'll discover that the opportunity cost of book writing is turning down often profitable contract work or leisure. After successfully selling my book concept, I realized that I'd rather spend my free time doing other things than writing a computer book. And certainly, given the competition in computer books, I'd say that the consumer gets plenty of choices, and nobody complains that they are too poor to afford the computer book of their choice. The difference is the RPG publishers will frequently price so low as to drive themselves out of business, whereas computer book publishers are much less likely to do so. They're still not wildly profitable, but they don't suffer from the turn and churn of the RPG business. [/QUOTE]

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