Humble Bundle is a digital e-store that provides limited-time massive discount deals on games, eBooks and audiobooks. Things that would normally cost you hundreds of dollars are made available in under $20. That’s not it. Part of each sale goes to a charity. In fact, they have raised over $100 million in charities so far.
So you get awesome stuff at unbelievable prices and at the same time you support a charity organization. Humble Bundle deals are ethically satisfying for this reason.
Humble Bundle has offered awesome eBooks bundles on a wide variety of topics in the past. Android app development, Python, Ruby, Cyber Security, Raspberry Pi are a few examples. I usually share relevant Humble Bundle deals in It’s FOSS weekly newsletter and they are loved by many of our subscribers.
I have been waiting for Humble Bundle to offer a Linux bundle for a long time. When it didn’t happen, we (It’s FOSS team) contacted Humble Bundle people and requested for a Linux Bundle deal. I am glad that they worked on our suggestion and we have an awesome Linux book bundle now.
Humble Bundle Linux Geek bundle
The Linux Geek bundle consists of eBooks from No Starch Press. No Starch Press is a publishing house specializing in technical literature focused on geek, hacker, and DIY subcultures. They have some really good books like How Linux Works, The Linux Command Line etc.
The Linux Geek bundle has books worth $571. All of the eBooks can be downloaded in PDF, ePUB and MOBI format. Once purchased, you can download the books any time in the future from your Humble Bundle account. Books are DRM-free which means you own the book and can transfer it to any device you own.
Part of your purchase will be donated to Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an international non-profit fighting for privacy, transparency and net neutrality. You can also choose to donate part of the purchase to It’s FOSS as we are partners with Humble Bundle.
What do you get in the Linux Geek Bundle
The book bundle is divided into four section and it’s up to you to pay what you want.
If you pay $1(or more), you get all these eBooks:
- Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners (Recommended for Python programmers)
- The Artist’s Guide to GIMP: Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers
- The Art of Debugging with GDB, DDD, and Eclipse (Recommended for C/C++ software developers)
- Perl One-Liners: 130 Programs That Get Things Done (Recommended for Perl developers/sysadmins)
- The Book of GNS3: Build Virtual Network Labs Using Cisco, Juniper, and More (Recommended for Network engineers and sysadmins)
If you pay $8 (or more), you will get the following books in addition to the previous ones:
- The Book of Inkscape: The Definitive Guide to the Free Graphics Editor
- The Book of GIMP: A Complete Guide to Nearly Everything
- The Book of PF: A No-Nonsense Guide to the OpenBSD Firewall
- The GNU Make Book
- Blender Master Class: A Hands-On Guide to Modeling, Sculpting, Materials, and Rendering
- Doing Math with Python: Use Programming to Explore Algebra, Statistics, Calculus, and More!
And if you pay $15 (or more), you’ll get all of the above books and the following additional ones:
- How Linux Works (Must for every Linux user)
- Wicked Cool Shell Scripts: 101 Scripts for Linux, OS X, and UNIX Systems (Highly recommended for advanced Linux users and sysadmins)
- Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid
- Arduino Project Handbook Vol. 1: 25 Practical Projects to Get You Started
- Think Like a Programmer: An Introduction to Creative Problem Solving
If you pay $30 (or more), you’ll also get The Linux Programming Interface book that costs $79.
You can also buy the Linux Geek bundle as a gift for someone else.
Get ‘Linux Geek Humble Book Bundle’ now
Don’t miss the deal
It’s not every day that I write about deals unless it’s something really awesome like the $1 sticker pack deal from Unixstickers. This is one of those rare deals that I highly recommend. The deal is a win-win for a number of reasons.
- DRM-free Linux and programming eBooks in PDF, MOBI and ePub formats
- Books can be downloaded any time in future
- You can gift the book bundle to a friend, colleague or family member
- Indirectly contribute to EFF in fighting for Net Neutrality
You may not need all the books in the bundle but a few books like How Linux Works itself are good enough for buying the entire bundle. Go and buy it. You won’t get such an awesome deal anytime soon.
Note: It’s FOSS is an affiliate partner with Humble Bundle. As mentioned earlier, part of the sale may be shared with us with no additional cost to you. Please read our affiliate policy for more info.
Awesome! This is the first time I bought something and it was totally worth it. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome Vaibhav
I can’t get this bundle from work, as the website is being blocked “for security reasons.” Any idea why?
Which website? Humble Bundle or It’s FOSS?
I really dislike the pricing scheme of Humble Bundle. Other than that, they do a lot right.
I think the same at times but the pros are higher than the cons :)