I’m thinking of “retiring” my Leanpub book and trying a self-publishing platform that requires exclusivity for a while. While retired, can my existing readers still download the book from Leanpub?

Yes, your existing readers can still download the book from their Leanpub library, after your book has been retired.

To learn how to retire your book from Leanpub, pausing sales on our platform but keeping your Leanpub landing page, please see this article:

Can I retire a book or course, pausing sales on Leanpub, but keeping my Leanpub landing page?

You can unretire your book later, if you decide to start selling your book on Leanpub again:

How can I unretire a book or course?

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