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Competitive computer games evolved from entertainment for teenagers into a serious business where sums of grabs are valued at thousands of dollars. Esports has become a topic for numerous videos, articles, and books. We would like to present to you five popular books written by esports players.
1. This is esports (and How to Spell it)
The author of the book is Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner, a former professional esports commentator. Paul calls esports a phenomenon of the modern world and thinks that this industry is not similar to anything else.
Paul Chaloner is an esports legend, so he does have something to tell his readers. His book raises corruption and scam issues in esports, players’ feelings are conveyed realistically, there is thorough description of the fight between teams. The text of the book is written wittily and vividly, the author talks about esports in his signature language. Readers will get answers to the following questions: who is in charge of esports competitions, how to make money from gaming, and what winners and losers feel.
2. A Newborn Business: Esports
The author of the book, Zoltan Andrejkovics, has been working as a manager of the esports direction of Docler Group, so he knows all insights of the industry. He tells about the present and the future of esports, gives careful, but reasonable predictions about prospects of development of the gaming industry.
The book answers the questions:
• How to become a professional player?
• Is it possible to make a living from esports?
• What gaming disciplines are the most popular?
For the last five years esports has experienced a real boom, many people have wanted to become a part of it and to make money from their hobby. The book tells readers how to turn their hobby into earnings.
3. The Book of Esports
Most people wonder why the popularity of esports has grown so rapidly. Computer games turned into a serious business whose popularity has already reached hockey with a puck. The book tells us how to set up your own esports business with a turnover of 1 billion dollars. Also, it addressed matters related to the influence of computer games on teenagers’ academic progress. The author reached an interesting conclusion: moderate interest in esports can help a child to enrol in a prestigious university.
The author of the book - William “The Professor” Collis - is a co-founder of the esports analytics company Team Genji, a specialist of global events in esports.
William Collis’ book thoroughly tells us about the main stages of the development of esports and its prospects. There is an interview of famous esports individuals who share their predictions about the development of various disciplines. An interesting idea has been put forward: our future lies with esports as the gap between humans and machines is being erased more and more.
4. The Astralis Story: eSports’ incredible journey from dingy basements to sold-out arenas
The book tells about the evolution of esports from its inception to our days. The authors of the books are competent authorities:
• Danny "zonic" Sørensen is a professional player and legendary coach of Astralis CS:GO team;
• Markus Bernsen is a correspondent of the Dutch newspaper Weekendavisen in Washington. He runs columns about technologies, economics, and politics.
The authors spill the beans of what is happening behind the curtains of Counter Strike. They tell about moments that are usually not seen by the audience. They offer their readers to take a look at the game and esports competition from a different angle. Danny tells about nuances of preparation for esports competition, secrets of successful gamers, and teaches how to achieve success.
The titled coach reveals his secrets thanks to which he motivates teams. According to him, it is really hard to recover after a crushing loss morally, especially if you have to play again on the next day.
5. Good Luck Have Fun: The Rise of eSports
The author of the book, Roland Li, offers readers his own perspective on the reasons of success and phenomenon of esports. Some of them are a unique combination of technologies, determination and culture of gaming. It has been described why big corporations are ready to invest millions of dollars in esports that lots of teams will fight for.
Roland Li interviewed several esports sharks and vets and explored the reasons of success that led to such high achievements. The author also talked about the dark side of esports — he told about the destiny of people who were unable to achieve success in gaming and plunged into the world of drugs.