Hi Bruce,

Why don't you pre-sell your book to your readers before it goes to print?

1. Finish your book.
2. Get an estimate for the book printing job.
3. Put a sample chapter on your web site and do some advertisement for your book.
4. Pre-sell your book (paper version only).
5. When the presell covers the printing cost (150%), go to print with your book.
6. Send an-email to your readers with a picture of the book and ask for the money.
7. Cash the money and send the book to your readers. (Paper version only).
8. Repeat steps 4 to 7 for book reprint.
9. When no more reprint, sell your book as e-book from your web site.
10. Give a free e-book to all the readers who have purchased the paper version of the book.

In case 5 is not achieved, then you can sell your book as e-book and avoid financial loss.

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I am sure your book will be a must-read for PicBasic developers.

I wish you great success with this project!

Best regards,

Luciano