[Python-authors] what should we do with this list?

[Mike Driscoll]

I think the only question I've ever had has been workflow related. Being a
self-published author, I sometimes struggle with how to create all the
different formats effectively. I still haven't figured out a good way to
streamline adding iBooks to my book formats for example.

I have noticed that publishers tend to contact authors directly. But then
again, perhaps they just don't know about this list. I don't see anything
wrong with trying a monthly tweet as Steve has suggested though. If no
one's interested, then this list will fade on its own.

- Mike


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Mike Driscoll

Blog:   http://blog.pythonlibrary.org
Books: Python 101 <https://gum.co/py101>, Python 201: Intermediate Python
<https://gum.co/py201>

On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 5:04 AM, Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:

> Remembering my own experiences, I never thought to research whether there
> were any Python author resources before I started writing "Python Web
> Programming" all those years ago. I wonder if there's somewhere in the
> PSF's web presence the list could be effectively marketed.
>
> Apart from that it would be interesting to try a monthly tweet along the
> lines of
>
>     Thinking about writing a @Python-reltaed book? Contact the
> #python-authors list at ...
>
> But if nobody has the time to perform the resultant tasks, the list would
> probably be better fading away.
>
> S
>
> Steve Holden
>
> On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I haven’t done much with marketing lately, because I haven’t had time to
>> focus on making the list an active community. Maybe someone else has more
>> time and interest to do that?
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> > On Oct 8, 2016, at 11:01 AM, Brian Jones <bkjones at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I'm not sure. When I joined, I expected to see more questions from new
>> > authors, requests from editors or publishers, etc., but I can't recall
>> > any of that really happening, and certainly not over the past couple
>> > of years. I thought a list like this could be valuable, but perhaps
>> > the community is showing us otherwise.
>> >
>> > What I *don't* know is how the list is 'marketed'. If there aren't
>> > multiple ways to find the list, then this would be expected. I'll
>> > admit that I have probably not mentioned this list to anyone in the
>> > past couple of years - out of sight out of mind I guess.
>> >
>> > brian
>> >
>> > On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 10:54 AM, Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> We started this list back in 2009 as a way for new and experienced
>> authors writing about Python to share with each other. The list has been
>> largely dormant since then. Many of you may not even remember subscribing
>> to it. Most of the traffic I have seen over the last couple of years is
>> related to moderating new members asking to join.
>> >>
>> >> Should we keep the list active?
>> >>
>> >> Doug
>> >>
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