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LIVE 90-MINUTE ZOOM WORKSHOP
Books Die Alone.
90 minutes live on Zoom with Leanpub founder Peter Armstrong: why a book nobody has read is a book at risk, what a first version actually needs, and when to put it in front of readers. Books die alone — unread, in private, abandoned in some folder on your hard drive, usually around chapter 3. Publish early, publish often, and yours gets readers while it's still alive. You'll leave knowing exactly what to publish first, when to do it, why it's so important, and the various ways Leanpub can help.
Thursday, September 24, 2026
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Pacific Time
(4:00 PM – 5:30 PM UTC)

What You Get
90 minutes live on Zoom with Leanpub founder Peter Armstrong: why books die alone, what belongs in a first version, and when to publish it. The case for Lean Publishing and the Minimum Viable Book, along with the various ways Leanpub can help, in one session.
- GhostAI in the Leanpub editor — Ultra's generous monthly AI usage (5x that of our Max Author Membership!), live the day you buy
- Leanpub's top author tier — enough AI usage to outline your book and edit real chapters with GhostAI's skills before the workshop, so you arrive with pages
- VIP support and a $34.99 service credit toward Leanpub author services or marketing packages
- Preview or publish an unlimited number of times per month, with custom themes and print-ready PDF export
- Earn 80% royalties on purchases of $7.99 and up, and 80% minus 50 cents on purchases below $7.99
- Your $79 credited toward Book Weekend — applied automatically at checkout when you're signed in
- The GhostAI Claude Code toolkit, if you'd rather work in Claude Code
- Support via the Author Forum or email to hello@leanpub.com
Your ticket price comes off Book Weekend — a special two day intensive where you publish your in-progress book — applied automatically at checkout.
Total Value: $277
Your Price: $79 USD
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Book Workshop — Ultra Ticket
Thursday, September 24, 2026
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Pacific
$79 USD
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What You'll Learn in 90 Minutes
A live 90-minute workshop on Zoom taught by Leanpub founder Peter Armstrong. It's the case for publishing in progress, condensed: why books die alone, what a first version actually needs, and when to put it in front of readers. You'll also see where a book can go once it's out and you're ready to promote it: translated into dozens of languages, turned into an online course, and more. Think of it as a keynote, not a seminar: no filler, no busywork. The hands-on version — the tooling, your outline, the writing, and publishing together in one room — is Book Weekend.
Leanpub books are written in plain text using Markdown, a simple format used not only by writers and developers everywhere, but also understood by AI like ChatGPT and Claude. No special software needed. Leanpub turns your Markdown files into a professionally formatted book that you can sell or share immediately. Publishing in progress is the point: early readers give you feedback, and you keep shipping new versions.
No prior writing or publishing experience required. Just bring your idea.
What is Leanpub?
Leanpub is a self-publishing platform used by thousands of nonfiction authors. You write in Markdown, and Leanpub generates a professional PDF, EPUB, and web version of your book. You keep 80% of every sale of $7.99 and up, and 80% minus 50 cents for sales below $7.99. Over $15 million USD in royalties have been paid to Leanpub authors.
What's Included in the Ultra Ticket
One month of Ultra Author Membership ($99 value) — GhostAI in the Leanpub editor from the day you buy, including:
- GhostAI in the Leanpub editor — Ultra's generous monthly AI usage (5x that of our Max Author Membership!), live the day you buy
- Leanpub's top author tier — enough AI usage to outline your book and edit real chapters with GhostAI's skills before the workshop, so you arrive with pages
- VIP support and a $34.99 service credit toward Leanpub author services or marketing packages
- Preview or publish an unlimited number of times per month, with custom themes and print-ready PDF export
- Earn 80% royalties on purchases of $7.99 and up, and 80% minus 50 cents on purchases below $7.99
- Your $79 credited toward Book Weekend — applied automatically at checkout when you're signed in
- The GhostAI Claude Code toolkit, if you'd rather work in Claude Code
- Support via the Author Forum or email to hello@leanpub.com
The Ultra Ticket includes one month of Ultra Author Membership ($99 value) — GhostAI in the Leanpub editor from the day you buy, enough to outline your book and start editing before the workshop — and your $79 is credited toward Book Weekend, the two days where you publish your in-progress book.
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Daniel RootAuthor, Trello DojoWith Leanpub, the first person who purchased my book for $9.99 almost two years ago (and only received a preface, and two short intro chapters) has had access to almost every bit of knowledge I've gained in those two years, and *that's* the value.
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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.
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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.