Comment by thewhitetulip

I have written a foss python book on github. In the apst 5yrs, the same Acquisition editor from Apreas reached out to me about publishing my book. When he reached out to me for the first time, I was excited. He gave me a format and I expanded my book in their format. Then 6 months later dude emails me that it was rejected and if I could write something else, he recahed out to me and now he made a u turn asking me to write something different blah blah

I said no thanks and moved on.

A few years later, dude sends me the exact same email. I replied saying that get me in writing that you'll publish the book this time because the last time you wasted my 2 3 months.

Publishing is hard. Yess publishing is even harder. Royaltie are dwindling not to mention these days the documentation has improved so much that people learn from that.

My foss books have netted me more $ than if I had signed up with Apress, so not a loss!