Book Promotion Service

Put Your Book in Front of 130,000+ Readers.

A Shelf Spot on the Leanpub homepage plus promoted deals in our Weekly and Monthly Sale newsletters — seen by everyone who visits Leanpub or buys something.

From $129

Two bundles · pay once, no subscription

Everything You Get

A Spot on the Leanpub Homepage Shelf

The Shelf appears on our homepage and on the post-purchase Thank You pages, so your book is shown to everyone who visits Leanpub or buys something.

Promoted Deals in Our Sale Newsletters$500+ elsewhere

Our Weekly Sale newsletter goes to over 90,000 subscribers, and the Monthly Sale newsletter to over 130,000 — readers who signed up to hear about book deals.

A Coupon Link, If You Want One

If your book is opted in to Leanpub discounts, we create a coupon link for your spot — in our experience, discount links work best. Full-price links are fine too.

Pay Once

No subscription and no recurring charges: you buy a package, it runs, and that's it.

Comparable sponsorships: $500+

Shelf Spot and Newsletter Bundle:
from $129 USD

Promote Your Book

Shelf Spot and Newsletter Bundle — pay once

From $129 USD

Choose your package

1 Week Shelf Spot + 1 Weekly Sale Newsletter$129

Days on The Shelf on the Leanpub homepage and Leanpub purchase Thank You pages: 7

Number of weekly sale newsletters (sent to over 90,000 people) that will have a Sponsored Books spot for your book: 1

Best Value

1 Month Shelf Spot + 1 Weekly Sale Newsletter + 1 Monthly Sale Newsletter$179

Days on The Shelf on the Leanpub homepage and Leanpub purchase Thank You pages: 30

Number of weekly sale newsletters (sent to over 90,000 people) that will have a Sponsored Books spot for your book: 1

Number of monthly sale newsletters (sent to over 140,000 people) that will have a Sponsored Books spot for your book: 1

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This is where you can buy a Shelf Spot and Newsletter Bundle: a Shelf Spot plus a Promoted Deal in our Weekly Sale and Monthly Sale newsletters!

This comes in two bundles:

The Weekly version includes two things: (1) a Promoted Deal spot in one of our Weekly Sale Newsletters (sent to over 90,000 people), and (2) a 1 week spot on The Shelf.

The Monthly version includes three things: (1) a Promoted Deal spot in one of our Monthly Sale Newsletters (sent to over 130,000 people), (2) a Promoted Deal spot in one of our Weekly Sale Newsletters (sent to over 90,000 people), and (3) a 1 month spot on The Shelf.

Our Weekly Sale Newsletter has over 90,000 subscribers, and our Monthly Sale Newsletter has over 130,000 subscribers. A Promoted Deal spot in one of these newsletters is placed right near the top, so it will get you a lot of exposure!

The Shelf is a special marketing spot which is shown on the Leanpub homepage and on the Thank You page that people see after making a free or paid purchase. So, it's great for getting your book in front of people who are already buying books on Leanpub.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the weekly and monthly newsletter sales?

These are newsletters that we send every week and month with a bunch of links to coupons on our books, bundles and courses. Our weekly sale newsletter has over 90,000 subscribers, and our monthly sale newsletter has over 130,000 subscribers. To learn more about them, click here.

Frankly, the Promoted Deal spots in our weekly and monthly sale newsletters are probably worth even more than a spot on The Shelf. And since they're included in the price, you get both!

Do I have to opt in to the Leanpub discounts to be a Promoted Deal in the newsletters?

We think it works better, but it's not required. If your book is not opted in to our discounts we will not make a coupon link, but we will still include a link to your book at its full price. This is fine, but we think it works better when it's a discount link!

What is The Shelf?

The Shelf is an advertising spot on our homepage and on the post-purchase Thank You pages, so it gets shown to everyone who buys something or who goes to our homepage.

Specifically, the Shelf is actually two things: a Featured Shelf and up to 6 Mini Shelves. Each Mini Shelf can hold up to 6 books. Since there is a maximum of 6 Mini Shelves, only 36 books can be on the Mini Shelves at a time. The Featured Shelf is a carousel which shows one Mini Shelf at a time, so it shows up to 6 books at a time.

So, if you buy a spot on The Shelf, your book will be on the Featured Shelf by default at a minimum of once every six days. If there are fewer than 7 books on Mini Shelves, it will be on the Featured Shelf every day. If there are between 7 and 12 books on Mini Shelves, it will be on the Featured Shelf every two days, etc.

The Featured Shelf shows up on our homepage on all resolutions. The Mini Shelves show up on our homepage on iPad and higher resolutions.

What is the difference between the Featured Shelf and the Mini Shelves?

The Shelf has two parts: the Featured Shelf and the Mini Shelves. On top is the Featured Shelf, a carousel in a prominent position that shows one shelf at a time. Underneath it are the Mini Shelves that show all the books on The Shelf. There is a maximum of 6 Mini Shelves, each containing up to 6 books each. We fill up a shelf with 6 books before adding the next shelf. So, if there are 20 books on The Shelf, there will be 4 Mini Shelves, containing 6, 6, 6 and 2 books, respectively.

Note that the Featured Shelf is always on our homepage, on all resolutions of screen. The Mini Shelves are hidden when the homepage is displayed at smaller than iPad width.

I still have more questions! How do I ask them?

Great! Email us at hello@leanpub.com, and we will be happy to answer them.

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Earn $8 on a $10 Purchase, and $16 on a $20 Purchase

We pay 80% royalties on purchases of $7.99 or more, and 80% royalties minus a 50 cent flat fee on purchases between $0.99 and $7.98. You earn $8 on a $10 sale, and $16 on a $20 sale. So, if we sell 5000 non-refunded copies of your book for $20, you'll earn $80,000.

(Yes, some authors have already earned much more than that on Leanpub.)

In fact, authors have earned over $15 million writing, publishing and selling on Leanpub.

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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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