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I'd buy if I knew it wasn't BS (tough to do with an ebook). Publishers provide a useful filter; a certification that the book isn't utterly pointless garbage or just some guy trying to get my cc#.

Maybe I'd chance it if it only cost a couple of bucks.

Don't get me wrong, I'd pay to learn about this. Ebooks just don't fill me with confidence.



If you don't want an eBook there are plenty of dead trees on the subject already, eg.

http://www.amazon.com/Essentials-Living-Aboard-Boat/dp/09398...

If you are not in the US it is worth getting one from the country you live in so it will address local concerns and regulations.


Same here. I am really not that confident in the value of ebooks. And besides I usually like to read a book before I'd buy it.

But that is just how affiliate marketing comes across to me. And that type of marketing seems to work on some people. So I think that you could probably be very successful with an ebook.

If I really liked the book, and was about to do some traveling, I would definitely buy a print copy. I like physical books a lot more than ebooks. If you don't want to find a publisher, you can self publish it. Lulu.com seems to have a good setup.


Would you have more confidence if it was going through the Kindle store? That way only amazon has your cc#, and I'm guessing they might have it already.


I would have confidence you aren't stealing my cc#. Not sure I'd have confidence about the quality of the book. Then again, if the cost was along the lines of $3 (vs $20 for a normal book), I'd be more willing to chance it.




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