Show HN: A book for non-STEM people who want to become programmers

This is great! As someone who is creating a product in the same niche that you're targeting while also coming from a non-OECD country, I can confidently say that you wrote something valuable from reading through your index.

Marketing the book and getting to the audience would definitely be a challenge if you're targeting non-OECD country audience. $10 is a good price because CTCI is $10 and a good bunch of my network bought the physical book before they got a job (most just pirated the PDF). The set of people who bought the book was only due to the word-of-mouth recommendations from the CS crowd. I'd say taking up the strategy of marketing the book like Learn Python the Hard Way would be effective:

- Give the e-book version for free. - Create enough buzz around your book with reviews from your target audience and in CS forums. - Once there is network effect, you could release a revised version and make it paid.

It'd take time and iterations to perfect it, but Learn Python the Hard Way is now priced at $29.99 and it generates good sales. Good luck!

Hi all,

I am a self-taught software engineer and I have recently published a self-help book for non-STEM people who want to teach themselves to code and build a programming career. Here is a free book sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12P7dqKdsMduqanJ2OW5qjGua3Yy... .

I am looking for feedback on the book. Any feedback is welcome, but I am specifically interested in these questions: 1. Do you think this book needs a print version? I currently only sell it as an ebook. 2. Is the price alright for this kind of book? I am especially interested in your opinion if you are not from an OECD country.

Will be happy to answer your questions about the book. Thanks in advance, Nadia