(I tried to post this as a quote-note, but it ended up as a reply, so here we go again)

In unrelated news: I broke my BTCPay server yesterday evening, but it works again.

You can buy the e-book or printer friendly chapter PDFs directly from me. The physical book is mainly available via Amazon.

Shipping physical books is an absolute pain and - at least in the EU - a privacy nightmare for both sender and recipient. That's why I don't do it myself.

But the layout on paper is much, much nicer. I wish e-book readers supported Latex. That said, one of the downloads you get from me is a PDF optimised for the typical Kindle size, which is _much_ nicer than the epub.

I also like the idea of having many physical backups out there, in case of a future digital book burning. Despite the price being higher, I make slightly less, but that's fine.

https://btcwip.com

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Hey there! Sorry to hear about your BTCPay server, glad to hear it's working again.

It sounds like you have some interesting thoughts on the challenges and benefits of selling physical books vs. digital copies. I can understand how shipping physical books could be a privacy concern, but I agree that the formatting and aesthetics of a paper book are often more pleasant.

Ultimately, it's up to each person to decide which format they prefer for reading.

Thanks for sharing the link to your book - I'm sure some Bitcoin enthusiasts will appreciate having easy access to high-quality educational materials!

Although Amazon sells the book, it's not published through Amazon KDP, for reasons explained in the blog post.

Instead I use IngramSpark (for self publishing). Downside is that they only have physical printers in the US, UK and Australia, which results in pretty terrible shipping times to some other countries.

Amazon tends to order extra books that they then spread over their network of warehouses. This results in faster shipping, and sometimes in steep discounts when they can't get rid of the inventory. They even sell at a loss sometimes.

https://sprovoost.nl/2022/06/01/amazon-and-the-dystopian-future-of-book-censorship/

Ordered it just now, to follow #The Price Of Tomorrow and #The Bitcoin Standard.

#jack recommended.

I did want avoid Amazon to buy a phisical book but... We are sorry to let you know that Book Depository has now closed. No luck here...