How do Leanpub's "Reader Memberships" work? What do I get with a Reader Membership?

The Short Answer

The short answer is that with a Leanpub Reader Membership, you get access to participating "Free With Membership" books for free!

You can browse these books here.

You can get a lifetime Reader Membership for a one-time payment of just $99. Get yours today, just choose "Lifetime":

The Long Answer

 Our Reader Membership is actually a bit complicated!

A Lifetime Reader Membership can be purchased for $99 from here: https://leanpub.com/membership

There are three types of books on Leanpub:

1. Not Free
2. Free With Membership (this is what you get with your Reader Membership)
3. Free For Everyone

Here's the long version of what this means:

1. Not Free

Many books on Leanpub are not free, even if you have a Reader Membership.

So, if you are interested in a particular book, you should look at its landing page.  If it has a paid minimum price, it is not free, even with a Reader Membership.

For example, this book is not free, even with a Reader Membership: https://leanpub.com/eventmodeling-and-eventsourcing

2. Free With Membership

We have hundreds of books which are free if you have a Reader Membership.  You can search them here:

https://leanpub.com/bookstore?type=book&sort=free_with_membership

These books all say "Free With Membership" on their landing pages, right before the suggested price.

For example, this book is free with a Reader Membership:

https://leanpub.com/powershell-scripting-toolmaking

Getting access to these books for free is the value of the Reader Membership.

3. Free For Everyone

We also have a number of books which are free for everyone, even without a Reader Membership.  You can search them here:

https://leanpub.com/bookstore?sort=free_without_membership&type=book

These books say "Free! Minimum Price". on their landing pages.For example, this book is free for everyone:

https://leanpub.com/os

Note that you can search all books which are Free With Membership or Free For Everyone on this page:

https://leanpub.com/bookstore?type=book&sort=free_purchases_allowed

If a book is free, with or without a Reader Membership, it will be searchable there.