Authors Talk
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A moderated panel with Marianne Spiller, Thomas Widhalm, Lennart Betz and Jan-Piet Mens discusses practical aspects of writing a technical book. The panel covers their experiences publishing Icinga 2 (Widhalm & Betz) and OpenHAB 2 (Spiller), with questions about authoring, book content, and audience interaction moderated by Bernd Erk.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Authors introduction
- 3:25Writing process and teamwork
- 9:15Earnings from writing books
- 12:47First writing steps
- 16:42Technical book implementation
- 23:37Books versus online docs
- 25:04Outdated content issues
- 30:14Print prep and stress
- 32:01Would I write again?
- 36:17Motivation and personal gain
- 37:41Deadlines and publisher deals
- 39:09Editing process
- 42:18Conclusion and thanks
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