I suspect most computer book authors have thought about self publishing at one time or another. Maybe it's because we know a bit about computers and software and we think we can do the typesetting ourselves and it's just a little more to get copies printed and distributed- - and make a bundle of profit, right? Well, maybe not. But that doesn't mean that you can't be curious about it or that some authors have not succeeded doing it on their own. You can get tons of books on self publishing, but the granddaddy of them all is Dan Poynter's book: The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book. Believe it or not, it's now in its 14th Edition and I had bought my copy before the Web and Amazon existed. As the book's title suggests, Dan Poynter's book does cover all aspects of publishing a book on your own, but I never gave his advice a try. There are just too many pieces in the self-publishing puzzle and I was not sure I would have the time to do everything and still write the book. Besides, I have been lucky enough to have had a sustained long-term working relationship with a publisher.
If you are tempted to consider self-publishing, you might want to learn from the experiences of someone who has tried it recently. A good example is Srikanth Shenoy's self-published Struts Survival Guide: Basics to Best Practices—he summarized his overall experience in his blog recently. If you want to check out his book, he now offers a link to the PDF file that you can download for free (in case you are curious, he sold all print copies and broke even). You can also read David St. Lawrence's blog for another interesting first-hand experience of self-publishing as well as lots of practical advice. Even though I personally have not tried self-publishing yet, I admire those who have given it a try!
Note: For another good account of self-publishing experience with lots of tips and tricks, visit Brian Bischof's Web site.
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