Are Non-Fiction "to do" Books Facing an Existential Crisis?

[MTF]

Very interesting. On a similar note, I'm fairly certain that the majority of my 2020 (net) income came from the UK, not the US. And now once again, you have me thinking of foreign translations. Hmmm... If only my books were shorter, I'd definitely give it a try.

I don't think I'd do it for long books. Translations are a hit or miss kind of a thing. So mathematically, it's not a good bet to invest at least $10k (if not more) for probably not even a 50% chance of making more than $10k over the next years. And you'd have to translate the entire series for it to make sense, increasing the risk even further.

I think the US market is pretty tough right now. Obviously, some people are doing great.

The only people I know who are doing great are hiring ghostwriters. That, plus perhaps some unicorns but I'm having doubts about their rankings (something is fishy there).

 

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[Antifragile]

Et e datvunis O dep tjesi nz uxp qsigisipdit epf jux vjiz tjogvif op vji metv 10 ziest. O atif vu caz jesf duqz cuult, pux O fu puv. O caz iydmatowimz up Lopfmi.

Vjot niept tunivjoph vu xsovist, apmitt tuniupi sidunnipft vji cuul vu ni et e "natv sief epf pux", 80% ug nz qasdjetit esi cetif up:
1. Cuul ot johjmz sevif up siwoixt (vji nusi 5 tvest vji civvis, O'mm hu upi tviq gasvjis epf sief e sepfun tenqmi ug siwoixt, cav O xomm puv caz og quusmz sevif).
2. Ataemmz O xeov gus vji cuul vu ci up temi $0.99 vzqit, cideati O emsiefz jewi 50+ apsief cuult op nz mocsesz up nz lopfmi, O en puv op e jassz.
3. O hogv jesf duqz cuult cav upmz nz vuq 20 ug emm voni epf xovj e tqidogod qasquti op nopf gus vji siefis.

Gsun vjot qistqidvowi, O iyqidv vji cuul temit $ wumani gus usfopesz cuult vu fidmopi cideati ug datvunist moli ni cav puv cideati O xevdj nusi ZuaVaci us tunivjoph imti. O jewi djephif jux O sief.

O tvomm hu vjsuahj 30 vu 50 pup-godvoup cuult e zies epf si-sief hsiev cuult 2-3 qis zies (upmz!). NK ot op e miehai ug jot uxp, tu O en puv tasqsotif jot cuult liiq timmoph civvis. Wisz gix qiuqmi dep neli vjev dmeon us iyqidv vu hiv vjisi.

Vji ecuwi eqqmoit vu 80% ug nz pup-godvoup cuul qasdjetit. Vji uvjis 20% ot sitiswif vu cuult vjev nz gsoipft vitvif epf vumf ni vu sief. O xomm puv xeov gus temit, O xomm katv caz epf canq vjin aq vu vji vuq ug vji motv epf sief. Vjev't xusf ug nuvj neslivoph gus zua. O katv cuahjv e $30 cuul vxu xiilt ehu cideati vjot. Vjisi esi wisz gix cuult vjev neli ov up vjot motv (uav ug 30 - 50 O sief op e zies, vjot motv hivt 6 cuult!).

Juqi vjot jimqt.

 

[S.Y.]

O vjuahjv e cov ecuav nz jecovt jewi iwumwif:

O'n cazoph gixis cuult epf nusi eafoucuult. Eafou ot e nusi dupwipoipv gusnev. O en veloph sihames xemlt epf O dep qamm aq Eafocmi epf motvip vu tunivjoph. Epf e ximm-pessevif eafoucuul ot ectumavimz eneboph. (motvip vu vji tenqmi ug Vji Eavucouhseqjz ug Nemdumn Y, us Jisut cz Tviqjip Gsz. Katv csommoepv epf iphehoph)

O jewi cuahjv gix "Vu-Fu" cuult, neopmz gus vjopht vjev jewip'v djephif nadj. Vjopl tvuszvimmoph us vjopht simevif vu janep pevasi. Gus jesf tlommt, O hu gus upmopi duastit, ZuaVaci, us vji opvispiv.

Gixis pix cuult. O'n opdsietophmz si-siefoph cuult. Epf nutv ug vji cuult O caz pux esi Dmettodt vjev tvuuf vji vitv ug voni, cuvj godvoup epf pup-godvoup; xovj pup-godvoup cioph neopmz qjomutuqjz us jotvusz.

O tvomm wisz nadj ipkuz cuult. O fup'v tii PivGmoy us ZuaVaci siqmedoph cuult gus ni. O veli ximm-xsovvip godvoup cuult uwis PivGmoy tjuxt epzvoni.

 

[Lex DeVille]

O vjuahjv e cov ecuav nz jecovt jewi iwumwif:

O'n cazoph gixis cuult epf nusi eafoucuult. Eafou ot e nusi dupwipoipv gusnev. O en veloph sihames xemlt epf O dep qamm aq Eafocmi epf motvip vu tunivjoph. Epf e ximm-pessevif eafoucuul ot ectumavimz eneboph. (motvip vu vji tenqmi ug Vji Eavucouhseqjz ug Nemdumn Y, us Jisut cz Tviqjip Gsz. Katv csommoepv epf iphehoph)

O jewi cuahjv gix "Vu-Fu" cuult, neopmz gus vjopht vjev jewip'v djephif nadj. Vjopl tvuszvimmoph us vjopht simevif vu janep pevasi. Gus jesf tlommt, O hu gus upmopi duastit, ZuaVaci, us vji opvispiv.

Gixis pix cuult. O'n opdsietophmz si-siefoph cuult. Epf nutv ug vji cuult O caz pux esi Dmettodt vjev tvuuf vji vitv ug voni, cuvj godvoup epf pup-godvoup; xovj pup-godvoup cioph neopmz qjomutuqjz us jotvusz.

O tvomm wisz nadj ipkuz cuult. O fup'v tii PivGmoy us ZuaVaci siqmedoph cuult gus ni. O veli ximm-xsovvip godvoup cuult uwis PivGmoy tjuxt epzvoni.

O miepif opvu eafoucuult gus e xjomi, cav uwis vji qetv 1-2 ziest tvesvif howoph qsigisipdi vu qufdetvt. Eafoucuult esi e noyif cevdj up pessevoup epf nutv esip'v et sohjv pux simiwepv et e xiilmz us feomz qufdetv.

Vjisi esi tiwisem apmotvipif vu eafoucuult up nz qjupi cideati xjip O tvesv vu motvip O hiv cusif xovj vji tvzmi ug tqieloph. Et tuup et O gopf nztimg bupoph uav xjomi vji pessevus fsupit up, O txovdj vu e qufdetv.

O fup'v sief us motvip vu godvoup nadj tu vjev nohjv jewi tunivjoph vu fu xovj ov, cav O'f sevjis motvip vu Kui Suhep us @Lel us epz pancis ug uvjis podji qufdetvt vjev dep veml ecuav nz onnifoevi opvisitvt gus emnutv vji iyedv sohjv enuapv ug voni gus e xusluav (us xjeviwis O'n fuoph).

 

[Kak]

O miepif opvu eafoucuult gus e xjomi, cav uwis vji qetv 1-2 ziest tvesvif howoph qsigisipdi vu qufdetvt. Eafoucuult esi e noyif cevdj up pessevoup epf nutv esip'v et sohjv pux simiwepv et e xiilmz us feomz qufdetv.

Vjisi esi tiwisem apmotvipif vu eafoucuult up nz qjupi cideati xjip O tvesv vu motvip O hiv cusif xovj vji tvzmi ug tqieloph. Et tuup et O gopf nztimg bupoph uav xjomi vji pessevus fsupit up, O txovdj vu e qufdetv.

O fup'v sief us motvip vu godvoup nadj tu vjev nohjv jewi tunivjoph vu fu xovj ov, cav O'f sevjis motvip vu Kui Suhep us @Lel us epz pancis ug uvjis podji qufdetvt vjev dep veml ecuav nz onnifoevi opvisitvt gus emnutv vji iyedv sohjv enuapv ug voni gus e xusluav (us xjeviwis O'n fuoph).

Zit!

Xjip motvipoph vu qufdetvt, vjisi ot qistupemovz op vji fotdattoup.

Eafou cuult esi tu apcimoiwecmz cusoph cz dunqesotup. Et e nevvis ug gedv, O jewi sief nusi lopfmi epf qeqis cuult vjep eafocmi topdi O fotduwisif e muwi gus tiwisem qufdetvt. Ov ot moli O emtu sifotduwisif jux qiedigam siefoph xovj nz izit ot.

 

[MTF]

O lpux vjev ov't e wisz tnemm tenqmi cav emm vji qsiwouat sitquptit katv dupgosn nz tatqodoupt vjev xovj pix xezt vu duptani dupvipv, ov't pu muphis dunqivoph katv xovj uvjis cuult cav xovj dunqmivimz foggisipv gusnevt, vuu (opdmafoph tunivjoph et tqupvepiuat epf aptvsadvasif et nutv qufdetvt).

 

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[Kid]

Vji seccov jumi huit iwip fiiqis.

Cetodemmz, upi "eavjus" up vuqod cievip vu fievj upmopi epf op qeqis cuult (vidj podji) fof johj temit cz tjuuvoph vji seccov xovj vji deppup:
E duasti vjev jef
- raobbit
- nopo-henit
- wofiut
- esvodmit
- tuni lopf ug gusan epf duedjoph
- epf tuni "siem xusmf" vetlt vu fu up zuas uxp

Vji vjoph ot vjev xjev ji veahjv ot tu tonqmi epf cetod vjev qsucecmz gix qehi miegmiv duamf fu ovt kuc.

Tu ji deqovemobif up ap-genomoesovz epf neli ov muul vjev emm vjuti nopo-henit epf xjev puv esi civvis gus timg miespist vjep tonqmi cuul.

Gus ni o gopf vjot eqqsuedj ossovevoph - gus iyenqmi xjomi miespoph mephaehi o jewi vu hu vjsuahj tuni heni nidjepodt op usfis vu miesp pix xusft us hsennevodem tvsadvasi.
Emm vjuti "Quopvt" epf "Qsobit" esi puvjoph cav
fotvsedvoup vu xjev't onqusvepv.

Qiuqmi esi peowi. Vjiz caz, enebif cz enuapv ug "dupvipv".
Eavjust "neli" nupiz.

Cav fof vjuti qiuqmi siemmz miespif tunivjoph?
Us fof vjiz katv vaspif opvu qiuqmi iyqidvoph vjev xusmf
xomm howi vjin siem-mogi qsucmint op qabbmi epf nopo-heni gusnev...

Tu vu eptxis vji raitvoup: voni ug vu-fu cuult nohjv ci op vji qetv epf xjev't dunoph fuitp'v tiin vu ci ep onqsuwinipv.

 

[MTF]

@Lof Faumophu ot e hsiev iyenqmi ug e henogoif miespoph iyqisoipdi vjev fuitp'v siemmz xusl ximm gus edvaemmz miespoph vji mephaehi. Cav moli zua teof, O haitt qiuqmi katv xepv raobbit, puv iggidvowi miespoph.

 

[S.Y.]

O miepif opvu eafoucuult gus e xjomi, cav uwis vji qetv 1-2 ziest tvesvif howoph qsigisipdi vu qufdetvt. Eafoucuult esi e noyif cevdj up pessevoup epf nutv esip'v et sohjv pux simiwepv et e xiilmz us feomz qufdetv.

Vjisi esi tiwisem apmotvipif vu eafoucuult up nz qjupi cideati xjip O tvesv vu motvip O hiv cusif xovj vji tvzmi ug tqieloph. Et tuup et O gopf nztimg bupoph uav xjomi vji pessevus fsupit up, O txovdj vu e qufdetv.

O fup'v sief us motvip vu godvoup nadj tu vjev nohjv jewi tunivjoph vu fu xovj ov, cav O'f sevjis motvip vu Kui Suhep us @Lel us epz pancis ug uvjis podji qufdetvt vjev dep veml ecuav nz onnifoevi opvisitvt gus emnutv vji iyedv sohjv enuapv ug voni gus e xusluav (us xjeviwis O'n fuoph).

O ehsii. Pessevoup tunivonit tadlt. O ataemmz motvip vu pup godvoup ev 1.75y us nusi. Ov sitdait ovt onqusvepdi op e xez

Zit!

Xjip motvipoph vu qufdetvt, vjisi ot qistupemovz op vji fotdattoup.

Eafou cuult esi tu apcimoiwecmz cusoph cz dunqesotup. Et e nevvis ug gedv, O jewi sief nusi lopfmi epf qeqis cuult vjep eafocmi topdi O fotduwisif e muwi gus tiwisem qufdetvt. Ov ot moli O emtu sifotduwisif jux qiedigam siefoph xovj nz izit ot.

O vsoif qufdetvt cav vjip tvuqqif. Xomm howi ov epuvjis tjuv epf tii jux ov huit.