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":

Our Reader Membership is actually a bit complicated!
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A Lifetime Reader Membership can be purchased for $99 from here: https://leanpub.com/membership
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There are three types of books on Leanpub:
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​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:
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​1. Not Free
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Many books on Leanpub are not free, even if you have a Reader Membership.
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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.
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For example, this book is not free, even with a Reader Membership: https://leanpub.com/eventmodeling-and-eventsourcing
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​2. Free With Membership
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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
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These books all say "Free With Membership" on their landing pages, right before the suggested price.
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For example, this book is free with a Reader Membership:

https://leanpub.com/powershell-scripting-toolmaking
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Getting access to these books for free is the value of the Reader Membership.
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​3. Free For Everyone
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We also have a number of books which are free for everyone, even without a Reader Membership. You can search them here:
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​https://leanpub.com/bookstore?sort=free_without_membership&type=book
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These books say "Free! Minimum Price". on their landing pages.For example, this book is free for everyone:
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​https://leanpub.com/os
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Note that you can search all books which are Free With Membership or Free For Everyone on this page:
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​https://leanpub.com/bookstore?type=book&sort=free_purchases_allowed
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If a book is free, with or without a Reader Membership, it will be searchable there.

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