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Give your team access to thousands of books and courses on Leanpub.

Get book credits, course credits, and Free With Membership access for your team. Leanpub has hundreds of AI, software development and business books and courses, and because they're ebooks — not print — our authors can publish updates with a click of a button. Your team will always be learning from the latest material.

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course credit buys most Leanpub courses

Plans

Choose a plan for your team.

You'll set up your organization after creating your subscription. To edit an existing organization, please sign in and go to your organization settings page.

Team

A Team Organization Membership includes 5 seats and 3 book credits every month for your team. Plus, your team gets free access to about 2000 books that are Free With Membership, featuring always-current content on AI, software development, and more.

$99/ monthBilled monthly

  • Get 3 book credits every month for your team
  • Includes 5 seats with access to about 2000 books that are Free With Membership
  • Most books cost just 1 credit
  • Simplified bookkeeping: one subscription covers your whole team
  • Ever-evolving content on AI, software development, and more

Group

A Group Organization Membership includes 10 seats, 4 book credits, and 1 course credit every month for your group. Plus, your group gets free access to about 2000 books that are Free With Membership, featuring always-current content on AI, software development, and more.

$249/ monthBilled monthly

  • Get 4 book credits and 1 course credit every month
  • Includes 10 seats with access to about 2000 books that are Free With Membership
  • Most books and courses cost just 1 credit
  • Simplified bookkeeping: one subscription covers your whole group
  • Ever-evolving content on AI, software development, and more

Department

A Department Organization Membership includes 15 seats, 5 book credits, and 2 course credits every month for your department. Plus, your department gets free access to about 2000 books that are Free With Membership, featuring always-current content on AI, software development, and more.

$429/ monthBilled monthly

  • Get 5 book credits and 2 course credits every month
  • Includes 15 seats with access to about 2000 books that are Free With Membership
  • Most books and courses cost just 1 credit
  • Simplified bookkeeping: one subscription covers your whole department
  • Ever-evolving content on AI, software development, and more

Need a custom plan for your organization?

Choose exactly the number of book credits, course credits, and seats your organization needs. Our progressive volume pricing means the more seats you add, the less each one costs — so larger teams get better per-seat rates automatically.

$680.30/ month

  • Configure book credits, course credits, and seats for your organization
  • Volume pricing on both credits and seats
  • Most books and courses cost just 1 credit
  • Simplified bookkeeping: one subscription covers your whole organization
  • Ever-evolving content on AI, software development, and more

If you're buying an individual membership, please see our reader memberships page or learner memberships page.

Why Leanpub

Keep your team on the cutting edge.

AI is changing everything. Printed books can't keep up. Leanpub books and courses are updated continuously, so your team always learns from the latest material.

Ever-Evolving AI & Tech Content

AI is evolving faster than any technology in history. Printed books are outdated before they hit shelves. Leanpub books are updated continuously by their authors, so your team always has access to the latest techniques in machine learning, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, AI agents, and more. When GPT-5 drops or a new framework emerges, Leanpub authors update their books in days, not months.

Thousands of Expert-Written Books & Courses

Leanpub has thousands of books and courses covering AI, software development, data science, cloud architecture, DevOps, cybersecurity, and leadership. From introductory guides to deep dives by industry practitioners, your team gets access to a vast, curated library of professional development content. Many of these books are written by the people actually building the tools and frameworks your team uses every day.

Credits for Any Book or Course

Organization Memberships come with book credits and course credits that your team members can use to purchase any Leanpub book or course. Instead of processing individual purchase orders or expense reports for each learning resource, simply allocate credits and let your team choose what they need. It's self-directed learning at scale, with zero procurement friction.

Level Up Your Entire Team

Whether you're upskilling developers on AI-assisted coding, training data scientists on the latest ML frameworks, or helping managers understand the AI transformation, Leanpub gives your whole organization access to cutting-edge knowledge. The organizations that invest in continuous learning today will lead their industries tomorrow. Leanpub makes that investment simple, affordable, and ever-evolving.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Leanpub for Organizations.

Everything you need to know about using Leanpub to keep your team learning at the speed of AI. Can't find what you're looking for? Check out our Help Center or email our team and we'll get back to you.

What is a Leanpub Organization Membership?

A Leanpub Organization Membership is a subscription for companies, teams, and institutions that want to provide their employees or members with access to Leanpub's library of books and courses. It comes with book credits and course credits that can be distributed to team members, letting them choose the learning resources most relevant to their work.

Why are Leanpub books better than printed books for learning about AI and software development?

AI is evolving at an unprecedented pace. A printed book about large language models, prompt engineering, or AI agents is typically 12-18 months out of date by the time it reaches bookstore shelves. Leanpub authors publish iteratively and update their books continuously. When a new model architecture emerges, when best practices change, when a framework releases a major update, Leanpub authors can update their books in days. Your team gets the most current knowledge available, not last year's snapshot.

What topics do Leanpub books and courses cover?

Leanpub has thousands of books and courses spanning artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, prompt engineering, AI agents, software development (Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust, Go, Java, C#, and more), cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), DevOps, Kubernetes, cybersecurity, data science, data engineering, software architecture, agile methodologies, engineering leadership, and much more. Many are written by practitioners at leading technology companies.

How do Organization credits work?

Your Organization Membership comes with book credits and course credits. These credits can be used by your team members to purchase any Leanpub book or course. Most books cost 1-2 book credits, and most courses cost 1 course credit. You can also buy additional credits at any time from the Buy Credits page. This means no purchase orders, no expense reports, and no procurement delays. Your team gets instant access to the learning resources they need.

How is this different from a Reader Membership?

A Reader Membership is for individual readers. An Organization Membership is designed for companies and teams. With an Organization Membership, you get credits that can be shared across your team, centralized billing, and the ability to manage learning at the organizational level. It's the difference between buying individual gym memberships for each employee versus getting a corporate membership that covers everyone.

Can my team members access the 2000+ Free With Membership books?

Team members who also have their own Reader Membership get access to the 2000+ books that are Free With Membership. The Organization Membership provides credits for purchasing any Leanpub book or course, which is ideal for teams that need specific, often premium, technical content.

How many team members can use our Organization Membership?

Your Organization Membership credits can be used by any team members you invite to your organization. You can invite as many learners as you need. The number of books and courses your team can access depends on the number of credits in your plan and any additional credits you purchase.

Why should my company invest in continuous learning through Leanpub?

The AI revolution is creating the largest skills gap in the history of technology. Companies that don't actively invest in upskilling their teams risk falling behind. Leanpub offers the most current technical content available anywhere, written by practitioners who are building the future. A single insight from a cutting-edge Leanpub book can save your team weeks of trial and error. The ROI on continuous learning isn't just positive, it's transformative.

What makes Leanpub content more current than other platforms?

Leanpub's lean publishing model is the key. Authors publish early and update often. Unlike traditional publishers who have 12-18 month production cycles, Leanpub authors can publish updates the same day they write them. This means when OpenAI releases a new API, when a new AI framework launches, or when best practices evolve, Leanpub books are updated in real time. Your team learns from the present, not the past.

Can we buy additional credits if we run out?

Yes! You can purchase additional book and course credits at any time from the Buy Credits page. This gives you flexibility to scale your team's learning as needed, without changing your membership plan.

What are book credits and course credits?

One or more book credits can be used to purchase any Leanpub book, and one or more course credits can be used to purchase any Leanpub course. Every Leanpub book and course has a credit price listed on its store page. When you use credits to purchase a book or course, you don't pay anything extra. Most Leanpub books cost 1-2 book credits, and most courses cost 1 course credit.

Why are book credits and course credits separate?

There are two reasons: (1) books are typically much cheaper than courses, so a single credit type would either overvalue books or undervalue courses, and (2) book credits and course credits need to be taxed differently in the EU and UK due to different VAT rates for ebooks versus online courses.

How do credit prices for books and courses work?

By default, the credit price is calculated by dividing the minimum price of a book by $25, or the minimum price of a course by $125, and rounding up. So a $19 book costs 1 book credit, and a $39 book costs 2 book credits. A $99 course costs 1 course credit. Authors can also choose to offer discounted credit pricing, so your credits may go even further.

Do author royalties still work with credit purchases?

Yes! When your team uses credits to purchase a book or course, the author still earns excellent royalties, typically the same as a minimum-price purchase. Leanpub pays 80% royalties, which is why the best authors choose to publish on Leanpub and keep their content current. This means your organization's learning investment directly supports the experts creating the content your team relies on.

How does my Organization Membership support Leanpub authors beyond credit purchases?

In addition to the royalties authors earn from credit purchases, we contribute to a Royalty Pool that supports authors of books which are Free With Membership. The royalty pool contribution is based on your seat tier — all seats get the same rate: $29.50/year per seat for 1-5 seats, $24.50/year per seat for 6-10 seats, $19.50/year per seat for 11-50 seats, and $14.50/year per seat for 51+ seats. For example, a Team plan with 5 seats contributes $147.50/year ($12.29/month) to the Royalty Pool, while a Department plan with 15 seats at the $19.50 rate contributes $292.50/year ($24.38/month).

What kinds of organizations use Leanpub?

Software companies, AI startups, consulting firms, financial institutions, government agencies, universities, research labs, and any organization that needs to keep its technical teams current. Whether you have a team of 5 or 5,000, Leanpub scales with you.

Can Leanpub help with AI upskilling initiatives?

Absolutely. Leanpub is uniquely suited for AI upskilling because our content is ever-evolving. We have hundreds of books and courses specifically about AI, including practical guides on building with LLMs, fine-tuning models, prompt engineering, RAG architectures, AI agents, computer vision, NLP, and AI strategy for leaders. Many of these are written by AI researchers and practitioners at the companies building these technologies.

How does billing work?

Organization Memberships are billed monthly or annually, just like our other memberships. You get a single invoice for your organization. Annual billing offers a significant discount compared to monthly billing. You can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel at any time.

Is there a free trial?

We offer a free Organization Membership tier so you can explore how Leanpub works for your team. The free tier doesn't include credits, but it lets you set up your organization and see the platform. When you're ready to provide credits to your team, simply upgrade to a paid plan.

How do taxes like VAT work for credits?

Book credits are taxed like Leanpub ebooks, and course credits are taxed like Leanpub courses. For EU and UK organizations, this means book credits get the ebook VAT rate (often reduced or zero), while course credits get the standard VAT rate for online courses. This is correct because each credit type is a single-purpose voucher. For example, in the UK, ebooks are taxed at 0% VAT while online courses are taxed at 20% VAT.

Can we track what our team is learning?

Organization admins can see credit usage across their team, including how many credits have been allocated and used. This gives you visibility into your organization's learning investment without micromanaging what individuals choose to read.

I have more questions. How do I get in touch?

We'd love to hear from you! Email us at hello@leanpub.com and one of our team members will get back to you. You can also visit our Help Center, which has hundreds of carefully-written articles covering everything about Leanpub.

Testimonials

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