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Are Humans Obsolete?    by Jim Hull
Price: $2.99 USD. 39410 words. Published on September 13, 2009. .

Today machines can outplay us at chess, perform surgeries, manage airports, design buildings, act in films. Soon they'll compete with us in nearly every field. Will this cause mass layoffs and riots? Or will we benefit? ... Plus a clear look at our high-tech culture of adolescence, a way to make sense of modern media, and a bird’s-eye view of the turf war between science and religion.
Stainless Steel Vampire    by Tori Minard
Price: $1.99 USD. 3860 words. Published by Enchanted Lyre Books  on January 25, 2011. .

Urban Fantasy short story. When a vampire-like spirit possesses the sorting machine postal worker and witch Skye Donovan is working on, she knows she must get rid of it before it sucks all the life energy out of her and her partner. But how to eject it without tipping off the entire workroom floor and exposing her witchy calling to her supervisors?
The Automated Economy    by Isuru Abeysinghe
Price: Free! 3570 words. Published on October 13, 2012. .

Analyzes the current economic system from a structural perspective, free market principals and proposes a future where robotics and automation are used in place of human labor.
Vic the Computer    by David Barth
Price: $0.99 USD. 2660 words. Published on December 31, 2012. .

This is a short fiction story about a secretary who is informed that the office is getting a word processor to replace her trusty typewriter.
From an Alien Perspective    by Jack Petersen
Price: $2.95 USD. 34290 words. Published on March 25, 2013. .

One Novella and two short stories. Iadog is the agent of change on Dejan, where society is stuck in a loop, Hetzie finds herself fending off an alien invasion, and Fil has second thoughts about his farmhand.
The Tiger and the Autobahn: A Journey into Marketing Automation    by Kimberly Prescott
Price: $12.99 USD. 14420 words. Published on March 26, 2013. .

Marketing automation made simple through a unique approach that offers sage advice, steps and best practices no matter what system you use or what size organization. In this book you will learn basic and advanced marketing automation strategies that might surprise you. From understanding the life of a lead and even integrating marketing automation within an organization, this book has it all.
Presidenta bolshe net (In Russian)    by Olga Toprover
Price: $0.99 USD. 11100 words. Published on March 27, 2013. .

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Getting Started With Quick Test Professional (QTP) And Descriptive Programming    by Gaurav Garg
Price: $9.99 USD. 5320 words. Published on May 1, 2013. .

What is automation testing? Why is it required? As a professional in the testing/QA domain, are you really looking forward to learn about automation, concepts of one of the widely accepted tool in IT industry that is Quick Test Professional, visual basic concepts, descriptive programming concepts. In a step by step manner, this book will really help you to gain knowledge on these concepts.
Live Long and Prospero    by Scott Pixello
Price: $2.99 USD. 49390 words. Published on May 17, 2013. .

This is a comic YA novel set on a lighthouse in 1983, led by the deeply dysfunctional Principal Lighthousekeeper James Church. Along with his crew of social misfits, who are forced to share their Captain’s unhealthy obsession with Star Trek, Church embarks on a strange journey featuring a nasty gang of drug dealers, a surprising undersea discovery and a hamster called Steve.