The ebook
Read The Unreasonable Why for $7
All four file formats, no DRM, yours to keep. Instant download. The paperback is on Amazon if you would rather hold it.
The complete ebook is $7 (about ₱399). One payment gets you all four formats — EPUB, MOBI, AZW3 and PDF — so it opens on whatever you actually read on: Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo, your phone, or a plain PDF you can print. There is no DRM and no account to make. The download link arrives the moment the payment clears and does not expire. Payment is by card, GCash, Maya or GrabPay through PayMongo, or by PayPal. The paperback is on Amazon.
What you get for $7
Not a sample, not a summary — the whole book, all ten chapters, the introduction and the conclusion, in every format worth having. You are buying files, so you get all of them rather than picking one and regretting it later.
Not sure which one? Take the EPUB. If you read on a Kindle, take the AZW3 as well — you can email it to your Kindle or drop it on by cable. Nothing stops you downloading all four.
Why buy it at all
What your $7 actually does
The honest answer first: you do not have to. The whole Introduction is free on this site, and it will always be. If money is the thing standing between you and reading this, read it free and think no more about it.
But if you can spare $7, here is what it is for.
It pays for the next book
This one was written in the hours left over after running a business. There are more books to write — and every copy sold is time bought back to write them. That is the whole economy of it: readers fund the next book, because nobody else is going to.
There is no publisher behind this
No advance, no marketing budget, no team. An independent book reaches people one reader at a time or it does not reach them at all. Buying direct also means far more of what you pay reaches the author than a retail sale ever does.
It keeps the book free for someone else
The Introduction stays free, the site stays ad-free, and nothing here is gated behind an email you did not want to give. Paid copies are what make that sustainable instead of naive.
And if you cannot spare it
Three things cost nothing and help more than people think:
- Leave a review on Amazon. Two minutes. Reviews are the difference between a book that gets found and one that does not, and an independent title lives or dies on them.
- Tell one person who is close to giving up on something. That is the entire distribution strategy, and it is not a joke — word of mouth is all there is.
- Send them the free Introduction rather than a pitch: unreasonablewhy.com/read. Let the writing do the arguing.
Would you rather have the paperback?
Fair. Some books want to be objects — something you can lend, annotate in the margin, or hand to someone across a table. The print edition is on Amazon and ships internationally.
Buying the paperback and the ebook are not the same transaction — Amazon cannot know about a purchase made here, so an Amazon order does not come with the ebook files.
Questions people actually ask
Can I read it on a Kindle?
Yes. Download the AZW3 (or the MOBI for an older device) and either email it to your Kindle address or copy it over by USB. Amazon’s Send to Kindle also accepts the EPUB now.
Is there any DRM?
None. The files are yours: put them on every device you own, keep a backup, read them in ten years on something that has not been invented yet.
What if my download link stops working?
It should not — it does not expire. If it does, or you lose it, send a message with the email you paid with and you will get it back.
Can I pay in pesos?
Yes — the PayMongo option charges ₱399 and takes cards, GCash, Maya and GrabPay. The PayPal option charges $7 for everyone else.
Can I get a refund?
If the book is not for you, say so within 30 days through the contact form and you will get your money back. Keep the files; that is not the point.
Free first
Read the opening before you decide
The complete Introduction, free, by email as a PDF. No purchase, no obligation, no sequence of sales emails afterwards.