Smashwords Style Guide    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 24370 words. Language: English. Published on May 5, 2008. Nonfiction » Computers and Internet » Digital publishing.
(4.67 from 156 reviews)
The Smashwords Style Guide has helped thousands of authors produce and publish high-quality ebooks. This free guide offers simple step-by-step instructions to create, format and publish an ebook. It's required reading for any author who wants to distribute their book via Smashwords to major ebook retailers such as the Apple iBookstore, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo and Diesel. Minor Rev: May 2012

Smashwords Book Marketing Guide    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 11660 words. Language: English. Published on December 22, 2008. Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Marketing.
(4.95 from 80 reviews)
This free book marketing primer provides authors easy-to-implement advice on how to market their books at Smashwords and elsewhere. It starts with an overview of how Smashwords helps promote your book, and then provides 30 simple do-it-yourself marketing tips. The book is useful to all authors, even those who don't yet publish on Smashwords. Updated May 22, 2010.

We Don’t Plummet Out of the Sky Anymore    by M. David Blake
Price: Free! 6050 words. Language: English. Published on April 6, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
(4.32 from 37 reviews)
"If I were editing a magazine I would be seriously considering buying this story for publication—but I'm not, so I can't. Sorry." — Bruce Bethke, author of "Cyberpunk" and Headcrash . . . Stan wanted a flying car. No, that wasn't quite accurate... Stan wanted a nice flying car, and the quantities of bliss that purchase would bring. Stan desired bliss. Fortunately, Bliss also desired Stan.

A Bride for Tom    by Ruth Ann Nordin
Price: Free! 28030 words. Language: English. Published on February 27, 2010. Fiction » Romance » General.
(4.56 from 25 reviews)
Tom Larson is having trouble finding a wife, and Jessica Reynolds decides to help him overcome his awkward and clumsy manners so he can attract women. This historical romantic comedy is rated G.

Sentence of Marriage    by Shayne Parkinson
Price: Free! 150570 words. Language: English. Published on March 8, 2009. Fiction » Historical » Australia & New Zealand.
(4.87 from 53 reviews)
In 19th Century New Zealand, there are few choices for a farm girl like Amy. Her life seems mapped out for her by the time she is twelve. Amy dreams of an exciting life in the world beyond her narrow boundaries. But it is the two people who come to the farm from outside the valley who change her life forever, and Amy learns the high cost of making the wrong choice. Book 1 of "Promises to Keep".

Curran: Volume I    by Ilona Andrews
Price: Free! 9760 words. Language: English. Published on July 12, 2010. Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal.
(4.70 from 10 reviews)
This isn't a short story or a novella. This is a collection of scenes written by Gordon Andrews as a companion to our Kate Daniels series of books. These scenes illustrate the point of view of Curran, the Beast Lord of Atlanta and are provided in gratitude to our readers for all of their support. This collection isn't meant to stand on its own as an independent work of fiction.

Spinward Fringe Broadcast 0: Origins    by Randolph Lalonde
Price: Free! 178930 words. Language: English. Published on August 2, 2009. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
(4.69 from 39 reviews)
In the darkest region of explored space sits a bright beacon; Freeground Station. Serving as a supply and trading post it is home to a select number of human beings that will take a desperate chance to make a difference in their end of the galaxy. - Contains the entire First Light Chronicles Trilogy. A Space Opera Adventure enjoyed across the globe by all ages. [Final Revision]

Parallel Worlds: Nothing is as it seems    by Heather Macauley Noell
Price: Free! 88010 words. Language: English. Published on November 12, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Visionary & metaphysical.
(4.96 from 56 reviews)
On the surface, the story is about a pair of teenagers, trapped in a parallel world. They must retrieve information from their past lifetimes before they can return to their own world. Yet underlying the story is a message so powerful, so life-changing and controversial, it has been concealed for thousands of years - because these truths are capable of changing our current world forever.

The Unsuspecting Mage: The Morcyth Saga Book One    by Brian S. Pratt
Price: Free! 145820 words. Language: English. Published on March 30, 2009. Fiction » Fantasy » General.
(4.29 from 31 reviews)
James, a high school senior, went looking for a job. But instead, embarks upon an adventure of a lifetime. Whisked unexpectedly to a world where magic works, he must learn to master its power, all the while searching for the meaning behind why he was brought there and what he must do.

Jigglers: Aremac A Century Later    by Gerald M. Weinberg
Price: $0.99 USD. 11470 words. Language: English. Published on August 20, 2010. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Sci-Fi & fantasy.
Finally, after 100 years, Roger Fixman explains to his grandson the great secret of Jigglers, Inc., the company that Aremac built and the riches it made for Roger and Tess.