Leanpub Reader Newsletter for November 2017

You are receiving this email because you opted in through Leanpub. Please email hello@leanpub.com if you have any comments. To unsubscribe, click the link at the botttom of this email. To change your email settings, go to your dashboard (. * * * Leanpub Post-Halloween Sale It's fun to celeberate scary things! Now that Halloween's over though, we thought it might be a good time to showcase some decidedly un-scary books that can help you learn new skills and take some of the fear out of using tech tools and ideas you may be unfamiliar with. The discounts are available to the end of Thursday, November 9. * * * Featured Deal Changing Times: Quality for Humans in a Digital Age Rich Rogers Buy This Book Now ( * * * Other Great Deals Going Serverless Yos Riady Get it now for just $15.99 - 20% off the regular minimum price of $19.99! Buy This Book ( ~~~ Docker for Developers Chris Tankersley Get the book plus the Learning Containers Video Series now for just $67.49 - 10% off the regular minimum price of $74.99! Buy This Book ( ~~~ API foundations in Go Tit Petric Get it now for just $23.92 - 20% off the regular minimum price of $29.90! Buy This Book ( ~~~ Joy of Elixir Ryan Bigg Get it now for just $12.00 - 20% off the regular minimum price of $15.00! Buy This Book ( * * * Podcast Mitosis We now have two podcasts we hope will be of interest to Leanpub readers: Frontmatter ( a general interest podcast where host Len Epp talks to authors about their books, and Backmatter ( where Len interviews experts in the book publishing industry on the latest industry developments and controversies. Each interview now has its own beautiful web page, an in-browser audio player, and as always, a professional transcription for those who prefer reading to listening. Check out our recently published Backmatter interview with publishing industry expert Jane Friedman ( to learn about Jane's diverse career, recent developments in the book publishing industry, and more generally how the industry works from the perspective of book agents, editors and publishers. You might also enjoy our Frontmatter interview with Leanpub author Heidi Helfand ( where Heidi talks about her interesting career path and her experiences at the birth of some of the products and even practices that are now ubiquitous tools in our online working lives. (This interview also has an extra bit of excitement, as Heidi is approached by a snake where she is sitting outside on a California hillside while recording the interview. Everything works out ok!) To learn about other Leanpub authors' paths and approaches to writing and publishing, check out our recently published Frontmatter interviews with Mark Pearl ( author of Getting Started with Mob Programming ( Mark Graban ( author of Practicing Lean: Learning How to Learn How to get Better... Better ( and Ilya Gelman ( co-author of The Complete Redux Book: Everything you need to build real projects with Redux (. Please make sure to follow Leanpub on Twitter to keep track of relevant news and announcements! * * * Recent Podcasts Jane Friedman In this Backmatter interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Jane about her career, her interests, and her insights into the book publishing industry. Listen now! ( ~~~ Mark Pearl In this Frontmatter interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Mark about his background, Mob Programming, the challenges of rugby squad allegiance when you're an expat, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author. Listen now! ( Getting Started with Mob Programming Mark Pearl The outcome of Mob Programming is outstanding software produced by teams. Software that has fewer defects, higher productivity and ultimately a higher return on investment. Having been a practitioner of Mob Programming since early 2015 I have found the biggest hurdle is getting started. Once a new mob gets past this and gains momentum they rapidly realize the benefits of this practice. Buy This Book ( * * * Would You Like To Be A Leanpub Author? Got an idea for a book? Get started with Leanpub now, and you can publish your book as you write it, using our great in-progress book writing tools! Just like when you buy a book from Leanpub, when you start writing one, you can get a refund within 45 days of purchase, so trying it out is risk-free. Become a Leanpub Author Now! ( * * * Leanpub is copyright © 2010-2017 Ruboss Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. ============================================== You are receiving this email because you opted in after purchasing a Leanpub book. Unsubscribe {EMAIL} from this list: Our mailing address is: Ruboss Technology Corporation 1321 Blanshard Street Suite 301 Victoria, BC V8W 0B6 Canada Forward this email to a friend: Update your profile: