[Python-authors] Book writing software

[Mike Driscoll]

Hi everyone,

I'm going to go the self-publishing route. Right now, I'm going to focus on
ebooks, although converting it to print would be fun later on.

- Mike


On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Vasudev Ram <vasudevram at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> IMO, what software you use depends at least to some extent on whether
> you're planning to self-publish it or use some kind of publisher, either
> one of the traditional ones or the online ones. If you use a publisher
> they'll likely have some restrictions about the kinds of software you can
> use to write the book with. If you're publishing yourself, the field is
> wide open, as to the choice of software you use, as long as whatever you
> use meets your needs not only during the writing process, but also during
> the process of creating the final product in different formats - print or
> ebooks - and in ebooks, what formats: PDF, .mobi, EPUB, HTML, etc.
>
> Some options to check out (you may know them already):
>
> - Lulu.com
>
> - Leanpub.com
>
> - Amazon CreateSpace
>
> And there are others.
>
> HTH
> Vasudev
>
> Inspired by nature.
> - dancingbison.com | @vasudevram | jugad2.blogspot.com
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Naomi Ceder <naomi.ceder at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Mike Driscoll <mike at pythonlibrary.org>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I keep thinking I need to write a Python book and I think I'm finally
>>> ready to start. Can anyone tell me what software they recommend for writing
>>> the book in? I hate MS Word for writing long documents with markup, but I
>>> don't think Notepad++ really makes sense either.
>>>
>>> Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!
>>>
>>
>> For me the choice was largely determined by the publisher's requirements,
>> so I have suffered through using Word (and Open Office, since it crashed
>> less frequently).
>>
>> No useful advice from me, just a caveat. The real pain point I've always
>> felt is keeping code snippets current through testing and revision. I know
>> that some people have been working on solutions to this issue. I can tell
>> you that managing code when writing in something like Word is a total
>> nightmare.
>>
>>
>>
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>>>
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