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Digital Publishing Product·2026

Readude

Paid Early Access · available now

The problem
A technical manuscript needs more than a checkout page: readers need a coherent book, usable files, and clear limits.
My role
Founder of Readude and author and editor of Modern Cryptography, responsible for brand positioning, the publishing workflow, release governance, the public website, and launch preparation.
The key decision
Use reader feedback and release checks to decide when to sell, while making the limits of Early Access explicit.
Modern Cryptography by Kyle Wu, published by Readude

Product and Publishing Context

Readude began with a publishing question: how can an independent author turn demanding technical material into a coherent learning experience, and make the limits of that material clear to readers?

The first title, Modern Cryptography, moved through an invite-only Beta before Paid Early Access. Reader feedback informed revisions to zero-knowledge topics, post-quantum migration, and consistency between the book and its code examples.

Key Decisions and Trade-offs

Gate release by evidence, not dates

Publication depends on completed review and file checks, not just a target date. Version-controlled sources connect manuscript changes to the downloadable files, so corrections can be traced through the publishing process.

Make AI assistance visible and bounded

AI-assisted tools contributed to drafting, organization, and translation. Human responsibility remains explicit for selection, source checks, verification, editing, issue triage, and release, without claiming peer review or a cryptographic audit.

Verify controls before enabling commerce

The site offered samples before opening sales. Checkout and file delivery were checked before Paid Early Access; the product page explains what buyers receive and avoids promising automatic or lifetime updates.

Current Outcome and Evidence

Modern Cryptography is available in Paid Early Access as v1.0.0-rc.4, with 33 chapters, English PDF, EPUB and Markdown files, a Traditional Chinese companion, and educational code examples. Free samples, errata, and a changelog let readers inspect the work before buying.

The publishing workflow rebuilds English and Traditional Chinese publication candidates from ordered, version-controlled sources and records format, link, code, and package checks. This is evidence of a reproducible publishing system, not commercial validation, so public traffic, sales, and revenue are not presented as project outcomes.

Current Limitations

  • Paid Early Access is a release candidate, not stable v1.0. Purchase includes the files available at the time of purchase; automatic or lifetime updates are not promised.
  • Modern Cryptography has not received independent peer review or a full cryptographic audit, and its educational examples are not approved for production use.
  • Readude currently demonstrates one technical publishing product and does not yet claim repeatable commercial demand, sales, or revenue.

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Readude is a live Paid Early Access publishing project. Availability for purchase does not demonstrate sales traction or market validation. The book is not independently peer-reviewed or cryptographically audited.