It seems like the people who are making money at this are the ones that have a following and sell PDFs of the books + addons (video training, a product) on their own.
Manning and Leanpub are built around being able to ship chapters as you write them - I think the feedback while working would be a huge help for motivation.
If you were choosing a publisher, I'd consider what the association with the publishers says about you (e.g. I've always been most impressed by the O'Reilly books)
Manning and Leanpub are built around being able to ship chapters as you write them - I think the feedback while working would be a huge help for motivation.
If you were choosing a publisher, I'd consider what the association with the publishers says about you (e.g. I've always been most impressed by the O'Reilly books)