> I've written up my experiences of writing a technical book for Manning. > Despite it all I still recommend Manning if you really *have* to write a > book... > > http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/articles/technical-writing.shtml
michael, thanks for your write-up... it is pretty educational and definitely brings back memories of my own writing. i haven't taken the opportunity as you have to document everything... goodness knows i already didn't have time to write the book(s) themselves! LOL on a somewhat related note, there was a similar thread a few years ago on the newsgroup where some people highlighted some of their frustrations with Manning: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/8527e080899a6246 finally, regarding your comment about Word, DocBook, and XML, and can also understand your situation there. in fact, the way authors create their manuscript had become somewhat of a passion/interest area enough for me to have done some research on it. i shall reveal my results, both typical as well as perhaps mindblowing to some, at OSCON in a few weeks: http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009/public/schedule/detail/8038 best regards, -- wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 "Python Fundamentals", Prentice Hall, (c)2009 http://corepython.com "Python Web Development with Django", Addison Wesley, (c) 2009 http://withdjango.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com _______________________________________________ Python-authors mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-authors
