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legendary
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March 01, 2015, 07:49:42 AM
#30
first all the information anyone needs on crypto can be acquired from internet and for free

That can be said about many topics.  Take the internet itself for example.  Surely anything you can learn from a book about the internet can be learned online for free.  So why would anyone pay for a book about it?  And yet books about the internet, both history and technology, abound and proliferate.

A book can be seen as bringing a lot of information together.  It can also be treated as collectible merchandise.  Ultimately, the book is a piece of written art. 

I respect your perspective Cheesy 
full member
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March 01, 2015, 07:37:00 AM
#29
first all the information anyone needs on crypto can be acquired from internet and for free

That can be said about many topics.  Take the internet itself for example.  Surely anything you can learn from a book about the internet can be learned online for free.  So why would anyone pay for a book about it?  And yet books about the internet, both history and technology, abound and proliferate.
legendary
Activity: 1532
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March 01, 2015, 05:23:44 AM
#28
Can I ask why you haven't made an ebook version?

At least I didn't see one on the Amazon page.

Creating the ebook version will inevitably result in a complete different layout.  I will add a poll to this thread asking if people want an ebook created. 

Thanks for bringing it up. 
newbie
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March 01, 2015, 12:28:07 AM
#27
Bring it over to r/tiphound and let people tip to unlock it and have it sent to them.
legendary
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February 28, 2015, 10:52:28 PM
#26
two things are wrong here
first all the information anyone needs on crypto can be acquired from internet and for free
second it can not even be paid for with cruypto !
newbie
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February 28, 2015, 08:50:56 PM
#25
Can I ask why you haven't made an ebook version?

At least I didn't see one on the Amazon page.
legendary
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February 28, 2015, 06:54:22 PM
#24
Actually you can search and learn about cryptocurrency online.
Why bother to pay when you can do it for free. lol

Just think about the author over 2 or 3 years with (hmm, let's say, over 500,000 books sold at £20/book).
Now do the math Shocked

To be honest, I have sold about 40 in 2 months (£4/$6 royality for each).  I wrote the book as a historical reference of popular coins chosen by the community one year ago. 

I am helping to promote cryptocurrency to a wider audience.
legendary
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February 28, 2015, 06:51:07 PM
#23
Would've been better if you released it for free or at the very least in a non-DRM format, in the spirit of the Bitcoin/cryptocurrency movement itself.

A lot of work went into the book.  I would like to think that people appreciate effort Smiley
legendary
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February 28, 2015, 06:48:35 PM
#22
Wow no responses for one month  Shocked
legendary
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February 12, 2015, 07:53:56 AM
#21
Is there any proof that author of this book actually knows what he is talking about?
What makes one an expert in crypto-currency?

- Number of posts on BitcoinTalk (certainly not)
- Number of years dealing with crypt-currency (certainly not)
- Number of trades on the exchange (certainly not)
- Number of contributions to source code (helps, but not)
- Years of reading/learning about it (helps, but not)
- Year of mining crypto-currency (helps, but not)
- Launching your own crypto-currency (not)
- Being a member of some crypto-currency board (not)
- Running successful crypto-currency business (not)

^^^ all of the above = maybe
What did author do? My guess, not much of listed. Therefore he is not an expert.


I do not need to be an expert to write about the history of cryptocurrencies.  Let me ask you one simple question?  What have you done to help promote Bitcoin and cryptocurrency? Tongue
legendary
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January 20, 2015, 04:55:13 PM
#20
Jason Schaumleffel's review of the book:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSse8v_mZ1o
legendary
Activity: 1532
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January 12, 2015, 05:42:12 AM
#18
One can buy products on Amazon by using Bitcoin. 

URL: https://purse.io/
legendary
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January 10, 2015, 07:08:15 PM
#17
Here is an example of one of the coin sections:



URL link: https://i.imgur.com/cdbIw3G.png
legendary
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January 09, 2015, 05:16:48 PM
#16

Sorry, I made a small mistake.  Only human after all Wink
hero member
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Hodl!
January 09, 2015, 05:05:01 PM
#15
Bitcoin expert = someone who got lucky during last cycle or two and has constructed post facto logic as to how they rationally chose each heads or tails on the way.  Wink
member
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January 09, 2015, 04:09:29 PM
#14
Is there any proof that author of this book actually knows what he is talking about?
What makes one an expert in crypto-currency?

- Number of posts on BitcoinTalk (certainly not)
- Number of years dealing with crypt-currency (certainly not)
- Number of trades on the exchange (certainly not)
- Number of contributions to source code (helps, but not)
- Years of reading/learning about it (helps, but not)
- Year of mining crypto-currency (helps, but not)
- Launching your own crypto-currency (not)
- Being a member of some crypto-currency board (not)
- Running successful crypto-currency business (not)

^^^ all of the above = maybe
What did author do? My guess, not much of listed. Therefore he is not an expert.
hero member
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Merit: 1006
January 09, 2015, 03:55:26 PM
#13
How many people would like to pay for it with cryptocurrency?

If it was the right price (<$10), came in a digital non-DRM format and I could pay with Bitcoin, I would buy it for lols.
member
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Merit: 10
January 09, 2015, 03:50:28 PM
#12
When will Amazon accept Bitcoin payments?!?!?  Grin
legendary
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You lead and I'll watch you walk away.
January 09, 2015, 03:42:26 PM
#11
How many people would like to pay for it with cryptocurrency?

I might, if for no other reason than to have all of the information compiled in one place. Why do universities still use textbooks, all the information is online?
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