I'm using gitbook to write a book currently (so I'm biased), but its an excellent platform for writers (especially those familiar with git). My best bits:
- Most of the product is open-source, which means I can tinker with their publishing platform.
- Version control
- Markdown support
- Mailing lists for readers (so you can send email updates)
- Support for donations and selling (I'm not using it, though)
- A traffic email sent every week
- Builds are pretty fast
- They even offer an educational discount on the pro plans if you ask nicely.
A few issues I've faced:
- The traffic stats are not realistic. It counts page loads, which are down by a factor of 2-3 as per my google analytics. Also, the country demographics are very clearly wrong (unless there is a readership of my book in Philippines that I don't know of)
- Landing page customization. They do have a few options, but I'd like more options
If there is someone who has tried both softcover.io (by Michael Hartl) and gitbook, I'd like to hear their thoughts.
- Most of the product is open-source, which means I can tinker with their publishing platform.
- Version control
- Markdown support
- Mailing lists for readers (so you can send email updates)
- Support for donations and selling (I'm not using it, though)
- A traffic email sent every week
- Builds are pretty fast
- They even offer an educational discount on the pro plans if you ask nicely.
A few issues I've faced:
- The traffic stats are not realistic. It counts page loads, which are down by a factor of 2-3 as per my google analytics. Also, the country demographics are very clearly wrong (unless there is a readership of my book in Philippines that I don't know of)
- Landing page customization. They do have a few options, but I'd like more options
If there is someone who has tried both softcover.io (by Michael Hartl) and gitbook, I'd like to hear their thoughts.