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<p>[QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 1919677, member: 41863"]This is sort of how I already operate. A little here and a little there. I also agree with standing on the shoulders of the giants before me and using them as the base so to speak for my material. The majority of the legwork has already been done by previous authors. The trick is to keep all the different information, discard the repetitive themes, and add some updated information and a couple of new ideas or categories and I can easily see a book being published. I've just never done anything like this before and wanted some other folks' advice and opinions. </p><p><br /></p><p>An ebook is almost out of the question at this stage. Older folks don't want the technology and the print run would be so small in the grand scheme of things that I don't see much of a problem with printing 2500 or so and most of those selling. </p><p><br /></p><p>I will say on the proof reading side of things, that mistakes in printed, authoritative texts drives me bananas. If you take the time to put it all down, at least check your work several times over and search out the mistakes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 1919677, member: 41863"]This is sort of how I already operate. A little here and a little there. I also agree with standing on the shoulders of the giants before me and using them as the base so to speak for my material. The majority of the legwork has already been done by previous authors. The trick is to keep all the different information, discard the repetitive themes, and add some updated information and a couple of new ideas or categories and I can easily see a book being published. I've just never done anything like this before and wanted some other folks' advice and opinions. An ebook is almost out of the question at this stage. Older folks don't want the technology and the print run would be so small in the grand scheme of things that I don't see much of a problem with printing 2500 or so and most of those selling. I will say on the proof reading side of things, that mistakes in printed, authoritative texts drives me bananas. If you take the time to put it all down, at least check your work several times over and search out the mistakes.[/QUOTE]
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