I'm so excited about this! I'm currently drafting the last few chapters for Explore Flask (web development book funded via Kickstarter) and the whole self-publishing process is a mess when it comes to formatting. It looks like the Markdown + Latex solution with things like boxes, code blocks and tables pre-configured is an awesome way to do things. I'm almost certainly going to switch to this toolchain from pandoc.
I'll also look into using the sales / hosting platform too. I'm a little hesitant to put that in someone else's hands, but you guys have done such a great job that I'll probably end up giving in.
Great to hear it! Don't worry about sales & hosting platform; Softcover supports custom domains, so you're never locked in. You could switch your domain over to your own website at any time. I just know from experience what a pain it can be, so we figure lots of people will be happy to pay a small percentage in exchange for the convenience of not having to build and maintain everything yourself.
I'll also look into using the sales / hosting platform too. I'm a little hesitant to put that in someone else's hands, but you guys have done such a great job that I'll probably end up giving in.
Can't wait to start working with this!