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venus6catss

Jul 18, 2009

#21

im a beginner and wouldn't buy the book unless ur famous! works like that in the real world.

erikido23

Jul 18, 2009

#22

Pegrin wrote:

erikido23 wrote:

newagemysterio wrote:

i'm totally agreed with Nove1...blog or website is a much better way

A blog or website would actually be more costly than an ebook wouldn't it?

Not unless you want to pay for a web host. There are many places that host blogs for free, including Chess.com. Blogger.com and wordpress.com specialize in blogs. You can also get free web hosting, though it might not be as reliable as paid hosting.

As for the OP, I doubt that there is any gap to be filled. Go to a public library, and I'm sure you'll find several books for beginners. If you want to self-publish, take a look at Cafepress.

Can you make any money off of those b logs(selling videos, membership etc?) or web hostings though and for chess related stuff you would likely need extra bandwidth correct?

That cafepress link was another reason I proposed ebook. FAR less expensive than an in print book. As I understand it costs a total of 50 dollars to print an ebook(I am not sure where, I would have to look at my source later. But, I am almost positive this is what he suggested to do and that was how much he suggested it costs.)

Shivsky

Jul 19, 2009

#23

I think the "how"s are covered pretty well in this thread, but how about the "why"s?

If you are going to re-invent the beginner chess book paradigm, do you have enough original ideas (teaching the game in ways that has never been done before?) to fill it with content?

Take for example Ray Cheng. Newbie author. Does not have tons of titles ... I bought his book because Dan Heisman and John Watson endorsed it. The way I see it, he's thrown in a mix of strategic and tactical problems all jumbled up so that you are seeing the board the way you would normally see it. It works ... those 600 problems are worth their weight in gold! He did something very different from the pack (maybe Alburt's pocket books come close).

Pegrin

Jul 19, 2009

#24

erikido23 wrote:

Can you make any money off of those b logs(selling videos, membership etc?) or web hostings though and for chess related stuff you would likely need extra bandwidth correct?

I believe that you can make money off blogs by joining a service that shows ads on your site. Unless you get a ton of traffic, it won't be much--maybe you'll be able to subsidize the cup of coffee you drink while you blog.

CafePress book publishing has zero upfront costs to the author. All costs are paid per unit by the people who buy the book. I believe it is the only self-publisher that has that price structure. So it's no monetary risk, only a risk of time and effort.