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Tools & Surprises For a Tech Book Author?

Posted by kdawson on from the chisel-and-clay-tablet dept.

Fubari writes "I have questions for those of you who have written books: what writing tools have you found helpful? I want to start my book off right (so I'm pretty sure I don't want to write it in MS Word). What has and has not worked well for you? So far I have thought of needs like chapter/section management, easy references to figures (charts, diagrams, source code), version control (check in/check out parts like chapters, figures, etc.), and index generation. I would also welcome advice about what I don't know enough to ask about. Did you encounter any surprises that you wish you had known about back when you started out?"

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  1. Well. by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'd recommend www.thepiratebay.org.
    There's also TorentReactor too for nice compilations.

    Oh wait... you want to MAKE books? Oh, nevermind.

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