No Starch Press Bundles 18 Programming Books on Humble Bundle, With Proceeds Supporting Digital Rights
Humble Bundle is offering a curated collection of 18 programming and computer science titles from No Starch Press across three price tiers, with a portion of each purchase directed to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
No Starch Press has established itself as a respected independent publisher of technical books, particularly in areas such as Linux systems and low-level programming. The publisher's latest offering arrives through Humble Bundle in the form of the Think Like a Programmer 2026 bundle, which spans 18 titles organized into three distinct purchase tiers.
Entry-level access begins at $11.80 for four foundational books, while the mid-tier requires $23.60 for ten titles. The complete collection of all 18 books is available for $47.20. Customers receive DRM-free downloads in PDF, EPUB, and MOBI formats, allowing flexibility across different reading devices and platforms. A portion of every purchase automatically benefits the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on digital rights advocacy.
The promotion runs through September 28, 2026, at 11:30 PM IST (6:00 PM UTC).
Tier 1: $11.80 for Four Introductory Titles
The base tier emphasizes conceptual foundations rather than specific programming languages. Think Like a Programmer anchors the selection by prioritizing problem-solving methodology. How Software Works presents fundamental software concepts in accessible language, while The Secret Life of Programs and How Computers Really Work examine the relationship between code and underlying hardware execution.
Tier 2: $23.60 for Ten Books
The second tier retains all four initial titles and introduces six additional volumes. Effective C, 2nd Edition and Write Great Code, Volume 2, 2nd Edition transition readers toward systems-level programming and C language implementation. Data Structures and Algorithms in JavaScript addresses core algorithmic concepts using a widely-known language.
Mathematical foundations appear through Math for Programming and The Art of Randomness. Computer Graphics from Scratch rounds out this tier by demonstrating algorithms applied to visual output.
Tier 3: $47.20 for All 18 Books
The complete collection adds eight further titles, introducing advanced topics in systems programming, language design, and hardware architecture. The Rust Programming Language, 3rd Edition, Total TypeScript, and Writing a C Compiler cover contemporary and foundational programming languages alongside compiler construction. Algorithmic Thinking, 2nd Edition provides deeper algorithmic study beyond the JavaScript-focused data structures book in the previous tier.
Hardware and architecture topics include Computer Architecture, Introduction to Computer Organization: ARM Edition, and The Art of ARM Assembly, Volume 1. Quantum Computing represents the most specialized addition at this level. Payments exceeding $47.20 increase the contribution to EFF without adding additional books.
Supporting Digital Rights Through Your Purchase
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, established in 1990, operates as a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting digital rights including free speech, privacy, security, and online innovation. The organization pursues this mission through litigation against surveillance and censorship, advocacy for encryption and net neutrality protections, development of free privacy tools such as Privacy Badger, and legal defense for developers and researchers facing legal challenges.
Bundle purchases directly fund this work, channeling resources toward lawyers, policy specialists, and technologists working to maintain internet openness. This alignment reflects core values within the open-source software community.
The bundle therefore represents more than a collection of DRM-free technical books available in multiple formats for reading on Linux systems, dedicated e-readers, or Kindle devices. It simultaneously constitutes a direct contribution to advancing digital rights and internet freedom.