[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":594},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-4418621":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":47,"post_text":49,"what":50,"said":85,"maker_in_thread":232,"shape":245,"grid":247,"attempts":556,"same_week":557,"maker_shows":33,"maker_hidden":586,"reader_version":587,"card":588},"4418621","SideProjects.com","37 Bootstrapped Profitable Projects","title","Show HN: SideProjects.com - 37 Bootstrapped Profitable Projects","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.sideprojects.com\u002F","sideprojects.com","sideprojectbook",1345658155,2012,236,118,61,1677,4,"notable","learning_science","ebook on bootstrapping","other",[24,25,26,27],"side projects","bootstrapping","indie founders","startup interviews","debated",0.012,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},22,31,1,20,74,{"pricing":37,"docs":40,"privacy":41,"design":43,"idea":45},{"positive":38,"critical":39},2,7,{"positive":33,"critical":38},{"positive":38,"critical":42},3,{"positive":38,"critical":44},8,{"positive":42,"critical":46},0,[48,48,33,48,33,48,18,42,33,48,42,42,33,33,18,46,46,33,42,33,42,42,33,48,33,42,48,33,42,33,48,48,42,42,48,48,48,33,42,48],5,"Have been working on this for months, hope you guys will like it. 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Lot's of good material and a great read for anyone interested in building…",{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},{"value":68,"source":69,"evidence":70},"$34 list price, $25 launch-day promotion","maker",[71,74,77],{"id":72,"by":11,"text":73},"4421046","it's $34",{"id":75,"by":11,"text":76},"4420918","was updating some things, its fixed.",{"id":78,"by":11,"text":79},"4421634","we may run another deal for $25 sometime, but it is back at $34 for the foreseeable future. that was just a promotion for launch day.",null,[],"paid","launched","solo",{"praise":86,"objections":105,"requests":154,"questions":194,"alternatives":217},[87,95],{"value":88,"source":53,"evidence":89},"Good content and interviews worth the price",[90,94],{"id":91,"by":92,"text":93},"4418875","charlesdm","My business is part of this ebook. Had a chance to read the other interviews earlier this week and must say that there is a ton of great content in there. 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On one page at the beginning or end would be fine, or better yet, non-visible metadata\u002Fstenography, but stamping my name on every page is…",{"value":129,"source":53,"evidence":130},"PDF-only format; epub\u002Fmobi needed",[131,135],{"id":132,"by":133,"text":134},"4419035","joshstrange","I will pay for it as soon as the epub\u002Fmobi version come out so I can read it on my kindle, I despise pdf's for reading books.",{"id":136,"by":137,"text":138},"4420985","azat_co","Seems like a great book. Please publish it on Kindle and I would buy it immediately ;)",{"value":140,"source":53,"evidence":141},"Site layout breaks in some browsers and on mobile",[142,146,150],{"id":143,"by":144,"text":145},"4418745","wasd","On Firefox 14, roll over on the project list is very broken. If I hover over a project in the first column, it shows in the second column instead. 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I have no way to read a long form PDF.",{"value":165,"source":53,"evidence":166},"Lower price or launch-day pricing",[167,171],{"id":168,"by":169,"text":170},"4434228","jbigelow76","@sideprojectbook, if you reprice for a day at $25 (\"launch day pricing\") when the epub version is released I'll pick it up. 34 bucks though? eh....",{"id":172,"by":173,"text":174},"4420900","nopassrecover","The price advertised on the site is $25, but when I go to buy it's $34 (which incidentally is incredibly steep for an eBook). At least where I'm from there are laws against that…",{"value":176,"source":53,"evidence":177},"Remove or limit watermark",[178,179],{"id":125,"by":126,"text":127},{"id":180,"by":181,"text":182},"4419488","nickbarnwell","That would be an ideal compromise in my opinion - for what it's worth the inclusion of the watermark on every page bothered me as well.",{"value":184,"source":53,"evidence":185},"Show the price clearly",[186,190],{"id":187,"by":188,"text":189},"4418969","lacerus","Please mention the price somewhere. Having to click the \"Get the book\" button, then waiting 5 seconds, then having Paypal finally tell me the price is a turn off for me.",{"id":191,"by":192,"text":193},"4420661","wiradikusuma","The listed price is $25 (\u003Cs>$34\u003C\u002Fs>), but when I went to PayPal, it was about to charge me $34. 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