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Featured Leanpub Book
Fifty Enterprise Architect Tricks
Probably the only book about Enterprise Architect available in the world
About the Book
The UML modeling tool Enterprise Architect from Sparx Systems has gained popularity worldwide because it is an affordable yet fairly complete tool, feature-wise. However, the interface is so full of features that it can be hard to find out how to do things. This book is an answer to that need. It contains fifty different features and uses of Enterprise Architect that you probably don’t know, but that can make life as an Enterprise Architect user simpler and more fruitful. This book contains tips and tricks for getting the maximum out of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect. From working with elements and connectors to making diagrams to more advanced functionalities like toolboxes, stereotypes and tagged values, the user is guided through the complex user interface of Enterprise Architect. A final chapter offers even more advanced features and some unexpected uses of Enterprise Architect.
This eBook contains over sixty tricks that will make your life as an Enterprise Architect user easier and more successful. Updates of the eBook are free, but the initial price increases as more chapters get added. That means: the earlier you purchase the book, the better value you will get.
What others are saying
"Just reading this now (Kindle version).
I’ve been an EA user for 7+ years, and I’m now keeping a tally of the tricks I didn’t know: and there are lots!
This is a great piece of work, and has been needed for a long time.
I’m just writing… Read more
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How Leanpub Works
Leanpub helps you connect with readers and sell your ebook, while you’re writing it and after it’s done.
Leanpub is part of a movement called Lean Publishing, which is the future of self-publishing. If you're curious about what the big idea is, read our manifesto.
You write a Leanpub book using Markdown.
When you sign up to write a book on Leanpub, we create a Dropbox folder for the book and we email you a sharing request. If you already have a Dropbox account, you get the new folder in your existing Dropbox account. If you don't already have a Dropbox account, you need to create one. (Dropbox is a fantastic free private file sharing service used by hundreds of thousands of people.)
Once you have the Dropbox folder set up, you start writing your book. You can either start from scratch or click a button to import your blog's RSS feed as a starting point for your book. If you choose to import your blog, when we do the import we convert it into Markdown.
Whenever you want to preview what your book looks like, just click a button on Leanpub. We generate PDF, EPUB and MOBI versions and put them in the Dropbox folder that you shared with us.
When you're ready to sell your book, just set your price and click a button on Leanpub. We generate and sell PDF, EPUB and MOBI versions of your book. (PDF is for computers; EPUB is for iPad and other ebook readers; MOBI is for Kindle.) We also automatically create free sample versions of your book if you specify files to include in the sample.
Whenever you publish an updated version of your book, your current readers get automatic updates. This lets you create a community around your book as you write it. Or just publish your book when it's done; it's up to you!
Leanpub is the best way in the world to self-publish a book while you're writing it. This is true whether you're writing a programming book, a business book or even a cookbook!
Leanpub is FREE to join and use.
Finally, Leanpub lets you choose your own minimum and suggested prices from $0 to $500. Choosing a variable price with a low minimum price lets readers pay what they want, as long as it's at least your minimum price. Books can have a minimum price of either $0 or any amount between $0.99 and your suggested price.
Royalty rates worthy of the homepage.
When you self-publish your book with Leanpub, you earn a 90% royalty, minus a 50¢ flat fee, per sale.
Why is this royalty important? It means you earn $17.50 on a $20 Leanpub ebook. If you worked with a traditional publisher who sold your print book for $35, you'd typically make about $1.75! (The publisher gets about $17.50; you get about 10% of that.) So, if your print book cost 75% more, you'd still have to sell about 10 times as many print books to be ahead!
We're so proud of our royalty rates, we're putting a table of common examples right here! This way you can see exactly what you'll earn at different prices of your book.
We hope you compare these royalty rates and what Leanpub offers to everyone, including traditional publishers, Amazon, Apple, Lulu, Tinypay, and E-Junkie. (How many traditional publishers put their royalty rates on their homepage?)
| Book Price | 90% Royalty Before Fee | Flat Fee | Actual Royalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.99 | $0.89 | $0.50 | $0.39 / 39.49% |
| $1.99 | $1.79 | $0.50 | $1.29 / 64.87% |
| $2.99 | $2.69 | $0.50 | $2.19 / 73.28% |
| $3.99 | $3.59 | $0.50 | $3.09 / 77.47% |
| $4.99 | $4.49 | $0.50 | $3.99 / 79.98% |
| $9.99 | $8.99 | $0.50 | $8.49 / 84.99% |
| $14.99 | $13.49 | $0.50 | $12.99 / 86.66% |
| $19.99 | $17.99 | $0.50 | $17.49 / 87.50% |
| $29.99 | $26.99 | $0.50 | $26.49 / 88.33% |
| $49.99 | $44.99 | $0.50 | $44.49 / 89.00% |
Ironically, while Leanpub is in the ebook business, we find that video is a great way for us to talk about why Leanpub exists and how to use Leanpub. The how-to videos are all recorded in one sitting with no edits, so you can see what this process is actually like for a real Leanpub author.
Why Leanpub?
If you prefer cartoon animals to tables of royalty percentages, this hilarious video explains what Leanpub is and why we've created it.
How to Use Leanpub, Starting from Scratch
This video shows you how to sign up for Leanpub and create, preview and publish your first Leanpub book. We start from scratch, using Markdown to write a brand new book in Leanpub.
How to Start a Book with Your Blog
This video shows you how to make a brand new Leanpub book, starting by importing your blog's RSS feed into Leanpub and editing the resulting Markdown files.
How to Start a Book with a Word Document
This video shows you how to make a brand new Leanpub book, starting by converting one of your Microsoft Word documents into Markdown.