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Announcing the Winner of the Leanpub GlobalAuthor Max Grand Prize Giveaway!

Learn About the Winner of the Leanpub GlobalAuthor Max Grand Prize Giveaway!

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Sep 20, 2025 — 1 min read

We're excited to announce the winner of our very first GlobalAuthor Max Grand Prize Giveaway:

Ready: Why Most Software Projects Fail and How to Fix It by Luniel de Beer and Max Guernsey, III.

Book cover image for Ready: Why Most Software Projects Fail and How to Fix It by Luniel de Beer and Max Guernsey, III. — Ready: Why Most Software Projects Fail and How to Fix It by Luniel de Beer and Max Guernsey, III

Here are the amazing Leanpub author services the book will now get:

- IndexAI - Learn about it here!

- AccessibilityPro for descriptive AI-generated alt text for all images

- TranslateAI (from English into all 31 supported languages, including translating your index and alt text into each language)

- CourseAI Max (in English), including ~3 hours of exclusive interview video for your course and marketing clips

- Publish on Amazon (English only) in Kindle, paperback and hardcover editions

- A 2-month Shelf Spot, including featuring in 2 weekly newsletters and 2 monthly newsletters

If you're a self-published author and you're interested in learning more about Leanpub's GlobalAuthor Max service, go here!

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