Books on indie software development as a business, are there any?

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mars_software2019-04-07 22:20:34

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mars_software, 2019-04-07 22:20:34

Good afternoon!
I'm learning C# and I want to create the best desktop applications for Windows that will benefit people. And, to be honest, I will earn money for selling versions with extended functionality.
There are many books on development, good architecture, patterns, algorithms and other technical things, but I could not find books like: "How to become an indie software developer and organize this business" or "Business on creating commercial software for dummies", or something like that.
If it's not difficult for you - please write (preferably with titles or just the author), are there similar books?
Where exactly the questions of not HOW (technical part), but WHAT (business) to develop and how to SELL it correctly are considered (marketing, promotion)?
Something in the style of "guerilla marketing" and no-budget / low-budget promotion for a budding indie commercial software developer sculpting desktop software in the garage in the evenings?
Thank you very much in advance!

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Dimonchik, 2019-04-07
@mars_software

look for the forum of sharers, if it still exists, better bourgeois
www.softshape.com/swrus/faq_1.html

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Ivan Shumov, 2019-04-07
@inoise

No way. You are either a good developer or a good businessman. No one else seems to be able to combine it.

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Ronald McDonald, 2019-04-07
@Zoominger

I want to create the best desktop applications for Windows

By oneself? Smile and wave. You are clearly under 18.
They're on the same shelf as the books How to Make a Million for Dummies, How to Organize Your Microsoft from Your Couch.
Don't be offended by the causticity, I just don't see the idea . Where is the idea? Your plans are like "I want to become a great singer, but I haven't sung a single song yet."
Do you have a good idea for software that someone will buy?