[Sharingan616]

Also, if it's going to be a download then people can/will eventually torrent it. :S

[hippoface]

Yeah, someone will definitely post a cheated version somewhere.

[Kojaimea]

Why not host it on the MineRealm website for free and put adverts on the page generating money for MineRealm?

[Wxclm]

Why not host it on the MineRealm website for free and put adverts on the page generating money for MineRealm?

I think part of the reason he is selling it is for himself to gain personal money and not for the server.

[hippoface]

I think maybe a fraction to the server? That would be better, because it is helpful to 2 things.

[Spritzo]

I think part of the reason he is selling it is for himself to gain personal money and not for the server.

This. But I will definitely be mentioning MineRealm in the book anyway, makes sense. And I'm fully aware of the fact that it will most likely get torrented. I mentioned that in my original post...

EDIT: So does everyone want to be kept up-to-date on my progress? I'd prefer to use Google+, but if there's something else you want me to use just let me know.

[Bonejunky]

I'm not sure, but you may need permission from mojang to publish a guide and sell it... Due to copyright issues.

Correct. Derivatives of Minecraft need permission to be published.

Because of copyright, everything Minecraft related is theirs.

What You Can Do
If you've bought the game, you may play around with it and modify it. We'd appreciate it if you didn't use this for griefing, though, and remember not to distribute the changes.
Any tools you write for the game from scratch belongs to you. You're free to do whatever you want with screenshots and videos of the game, but don't just rip art resources and pass them around, that's no fun. Plugins for the game also belong to you and you can do whatever you want with them, including selling them for money. We reserve the final say regarding what constitutes a tool/plugin and what doesn't.

It says nothing about guides being sold for money in there, so you would have to get permission to publish it.

EDIT: So does everyone want to be kept up-to-date on my progress? I'd prefer to use Google+, but if there's something else you want me to use just let me know.

I would love to be kept up-to-date, but I don't have Google+ cuz I'm 14...

Twitter?

[Spritzo]

Another issue to consider: Notch may release more content every once in a while after the official release of Minecraft in November. If this happens, what will you do? Update the guide and give all previous buyers a free copy of the new version, or update the guide and only provide it to new buyers, or simply not support any content beyond the official release?

Let's say I finish the guide the same time Minecraft is official. At that point, my guide would be finished. BUT, if Mojang wanted to add more content, and they probably will, I will most likely make additions to the guide that can be accessed for free assuming you've already bought the guide. If you didn't buy the guide and new content gets added to it, it won't cost you any more for that extra content.

tl;dr You pay one price, one time.

[TornadicManiac]

This is a great idea Spritzo.

I have one question though. The 'regulars' on minerealm - Do we get a free copy? (Don't ask - don't get xD )

[Prodigy9]

Another issue to consider: Notch may release more content every once in a while after the official release of Minecraft in November. If this happens, what will you do? Update the guide and give all previous buyers a free copy of the new version, or update the guide and only provide it to new buyers, or simply not support any content beyond the official release?

Let's say I finish the guide the same time Minecraft is official. At that point, my guide would be finished. BUT, if Mojang wanted to add more content, and they probably will, I will most likely make additions to the guide that can be accessed for free assuming you've already bought the guide. If you didn't buy the guide and new content gets added to it, it won't cost you any more for that extra content.

tl;dr You pay one price, one time.

That makes a lot of sense--you could use that plan to promote your guide as being a good deal due to future additions. You'll still have to deal with the copyright problem, but I suppose you can cross that bridge when you get to it.