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The Leanpub Manual

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This is The Leanpub Manual! You can see the online version at https://leanpub.com/manual/read

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Peter Armstrong
Peter Armstrong

Peter Armstrong is the founder and CEO of Leanpub. He has over two decades of experience in software, including eight years as a developer at Silicon Valley startups. He founded Ruboss in 2008, and launched Leanpub in 2010.

Peter coined the term Lean Publishing. Lean Publishing is the act of publishing an in-progress book using lightweight tools and many iterations to get reader feedback, pivot until you have the right book and build traction once you do.

Peter is the creator of Markua, the Markdown dialect used on Leanpub. He is the author of a number of books, including Lean PublishingThe Markua Manual and Programming for Kids. He has a BSc in Computer Science and Psychology from the University of Victoria, and he and his wife live in Victoria, BC.

Len Epp
Len Epp

Len is co-founder of Leanpub. He is the host of the Leanpub Frontmatter pocdast.

Table of Contents

  • Support
    • Where to Get Help
  • About The Leanpub Manual
  • The 5 Writing Modes of Leanpub
    • Reasons to Use GitHub or Bitbucket
  • Markua vs. Leanpub Flavoured Markdown
    • Switching Writing Modes
  • Getting Started with In-Browser Plain Text Editor Writing Mode
    • Creating a Book in In-Browser Plain Text Editor Writing Mode
    • Getting Started
    • Where You Write Your Book
    • Creating a Preview
    • Writing In Your Book
    • Next Steps
  • Getting Started with Dropbox Writing Mode
    • Creating a Book in Dropbox Writing Mode
    • Setting Up Your Book In Dropbox
    • Creating a Preview
    • Writing in Your Book
    • Make a New Preview of Your Book
    • How the List of Files in Book.txt Works
    • Next Steps
  • Getting Started with Git and GitHub Writing Mode
    • Creating Your Book’s GitHub Repository
    • Creating a Book in GitHub Writing Mode
    • Adding Leanpub As A Collaborator on Your Book’s GitHub Repository
    • Adding Default Content to Your GitHub Repository
    • Creating a Preview
    • Writing in Your Book
    • Make a New Preview of Your Book
    • How the List of Files in Book.txt Works
    • Next Steps
  • Getting Started with Git and Bitbucket Writing Mode
    • Creating Your Book’s Bitbucket Repository
    • Creating a Book in Bitbucket Writing Mode
    • Adding Leanpub As A Collaborator on Your Book’s Bitbucket Repository
    • Adding Default Content to Your Bitbucket Repository
    • Creating a Preview
    • Writing in Your Book
    • Make a New Preview of Your Book
    • How the List of Files in Book.txt Works
    • Next Steps
  • Getting Started with Bring Your Own Book Writing Mode
    • Creating a Book in Bring Your Own Book Writing Mode
    • Uploading Your Book In Bring Your Own Book
    • Adding Your Profile and Your Book Information
    • Publishing Your Book
    • Next Steps

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Write and Publish on Leanpub

You can use Leanpub to easily write, publish and sell in-progress and completed ebooks and online courses!

Leanpub is a powerful platform for serious authors, combining a simple, elegant writing and publishing workflow with a store focused on selling in-progress ebooks.

Leanpub is a magical typewriter for authors: just write in plain text, and to publish your ebook, just click a button. (Or, if you are producing your ebook your own way, you can even upload your own PDF and/or EPUB files and then publish with one click!) It really is that easy.

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