About Leanpub
A writing platform and a bookstore, in one.
Leanpub is the combination of two things: a powerful ebook and course writing platform, and an online storefront where you can buy our authors' ebooks and courses.
- 80%
- royalties on every sale of $7.99 and up
- 2010
- founded in Victoria, Canada, and bootstrapped since
- 2
- things in one: a writing platform and a bookstore
What Leanpub is
Two things, combined.
A writing platform
A powerful ebook and course writing platform with a simple and elegant writing and publishing workflow.
A bookstore
An online storefront where you can buy our authors' ebooks and courses, in progress and completed.
More than the sum of its parts
Because the two are combined, authors can publish updated versions of their ebooks and courses for all of their readers with a click, amongst other things.
Royalty rate
80%
on every sale of $7.99 and up, and 80% minus 50 cents on purchases below $7.99.
Royalties
Our authors earn a high percentage of royalties.
Leanpub's self-published authors earn 80% royalties on every sale of $7.99 and up, and 80% minus 50 cents on purchases below $7.99. This is why we show you how much the author is going to earn when you're choosing what price to pay.
With our "variable pricing" model, you decide how much you're going to spend, and how much the author is going to get.
Where next
Reader, author, or curious?
Wherever you're headed, there's a place to start.
Thinking of buying a book?
Our Reader Help Center answers the questions readers ask most.
Thinking of writing one?
Create your first book or course — it takes a minute to start.
Looking for author resources?
The Author Help Center covers everything from Markua to royalties.
Want to talk to other authors?
Our friendly Author Forum is yours to join once you've created your first book or course.
If you have any questions you can't find answers to, please feel free to email our friendly team at hello@leanpub.com any time.
The company
Leanpub is a service provided by Ruboss Technology Corporation.
Ruboss is a company incorporated in British Columbia, Canada.
We are based in Canada, but we are registered to charge and remit VAT under the VAT OSS program.
- Mailing address
- 1321 Blanshard Street, Suite 301
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
V8W 0B6 - Incorporation number
- BC0792951
- VAT identification number
- EU372002581
Ready to write?
Questions first? Email hello@leanpub.com and a real person will reply.
Create your book or course