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I have decided not to finish my book. What should I do?
I have decided not to finish my book. What should I do?

Keywords: cancel, not finish, incomplete, refund

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Written by Leanpub Support
Updated over a week ago

Please note that most Leanpub readers are quite understanding when a book project is started and stopped in good faith!

If you are going to abandon a book project with no sales, we recommend you back up all your work (in case you change your mind!), and then "close" your book:

If you are going to abandon a book project with sales, here is an article with some recommendations for what to do:


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