Thomas Kilian

Who are you?

IT consultant (retired) and author with focus on Sparx’ Enterprise Architect (EA) with overall 30 years expertise and 10 years particularly in EA.

Can you describe your Leanpub books? Are they in-progress or complete? What types of books are they?

Two of my books are complete. However, they get updates every now and then. One book is approximately at 80% completeness. More books are planned. All my books deal with Enterprise Architect.

What do you think about Leanpub?

Great idea, great people, great product! I never thought publishing books could be so easy.

Why do you use Leanpub?

Actually it was recommended to me. However, I never felt the need to look elsewhere as the system is almost self-explanatory and support (if needed at all) is excellent.

How did you discover Leanpub?

Recommended by another author.

What’s your favorite Leanpub feature?

So easy to use!

How have you reached out to potential and existing readers of your books?

I just publish in a forum with a link to my book page on my server which itself points to Leanpub’s store.

What are your thoughts on the Lean Publishing approach? What types of books, and what types of authors, do you think it is good for?

It’s ideal for technical writing where you can start with basics and add additional information later.

How long was your first Leanpub book when you first clicked the publish button? Would you publish earlier or later next time?

About 50 pages. Personally I like to have a basic structure before publishing.

How can we improve Leanpub?

Leave it as it is. Too much features spoil the concept. (Though I can easily think of a lot features I’d like to see ;-)