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What happens when someone buys a gift for me? How can I accept my gift and access the ebook, course, or bundle?
What happens when someone buys a gift for me? How can I accept my gift and access the ebook, course, or bundle?

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Written by Leanpub Support
Updated over a year ago

When someone buys a gift for you on Lean pub, you will receive an email like this one, with the subject line "[Leanpub] Someone just bought you a gift on Leanpub!"



If you want to accept the gift, click the "Accept Gift" button:

If you are not signed in to a Leanpub account, you will see the option to "Sign Up" for a new Leanpub account, or to "Sign In" to their Leanpub account, if you already have one:

After you "Sign Up" or "Sign In", you will see the gift in your Leanpub library here https://leanpub.com/user_dashboard/library:

When you select the book (or course), you will see the download or access links, like this:

If you are having trouble accessing your purchase, you can use this link to sign in to your Leanpub account, using your email address:

Then, you can go to your Leanpub library here:

We hope that helps! If you're still having trouble accessing your purchase, please email the team with the details at hello@leanpub.com for assistance.


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