Smashwords Style Guide    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 23560 words. Published on May 5, 2008. .
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. Rev: August 3, 2011

The Self-Publishing Manual, Volume 2    by Dan Poynter
Price: $7.97 USD. 30810 words. Published on February 1, 2009. .
Book publishing is changing: this book describes how to take advantage of those changes. This Volume II is the sequel to The Self-Publishing Manual (Volume I), the most successful book ever written on the subject. This manual describes how to use new techniques to write your book even faster, use new technology to publish it for less, and how to use social media for promotion.

From Idea to Book: Writing, self-publishing and print-on-demand... for your book    by Joanna Penn
Price: $4.99 USD. 23190 words. Published on March 19, 2009. .
You have wanted to write a book for years, but where do you start? This book will help you get ‘From Idea to Book’ by giving you all the information you need to get writing, and pursue publishing options. It includes the process of writing and the practicalities of publishing options as well as the psychology of writing and tools to help you along the way. Plus 40 FAQ from first time authors.

4Ps to Publishing Success: Get Your Manuscript Off Your Desk & Into Print    by Shelley Lieber
Price: $0.99 USD. 12490 words. Published by Visual Impressions Publishing  on March 22, 2009. .
4Ps to Publishing Success: Get Your Manuscript Off Your Desk & Into Print is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step publishing guide for aspiring fiction and nonfiction authors. The book gives writers an overall picture of how to begin with an idea, develop it on paper, approach editors and agents (or self-publish), and promote themselves and their work. It includes exercises, resources and many tips.

ePublish: Self-Publish Fast and Profitably for Kindle, iPad, CreateSpace and Print on Demand    by Steve Weber
Price: $9.99 USD. 24550 words. Published on April 6, 2009. .
Sell your book now, in eBook and paperback! Book sales guru Steve Weber tells you the secrets big publishers don't want you to know: -- Profit now by uploading your book to Amazon’s Kindle, Apple’s iPhone, Smashwords, and other mobile platforms. -- Turn your text into a profitable paperback edition with no upfront costs for printing, storage, or shipping. -- Get free, global exposure.

POD'd The How to Guide ... and conversely why you shouldn't    by Don Meyer
Price: $4.95 USD. 40160 words. Published on April 25, 2009. .
Deciding to take your manuscript to a "POD Publisher" is so much more than paying the fee. It is the writing, the editing, the business plan, understanding what a book is, the publishing process, selecting the right POD publisher, submitting your work, to marketing and promotion, including creating a web site. Basically starting a new business! Presented by someone who has been there - done that.

The Nitch Witch's Guide to Food & Cookery Book Publishers    by Mary Ellen Waszak
Price: $7.00 USD. 12170 words. Published on May 22, 2009. .
The Nitch Witch's Guide to Food & Cookery Book Publishers is your insider's view into the food and cookbook markets. It provides profiles of 100+ book publishers specializing in titles on diet, nutrition, food, cooking, entertaining, wine & spirits. Each profile clearly indicates which accept unsolicited manuscripts from new authors and those that are actively seeking manuscripts.

The Nitch Witch's Guide to GLBT Book Publishers    by Mary Ellen Waszak
Price: $7.00 USD. 16000 words. Published on June 5, 2009. .
The Nitch Witch's Guide to GLBT Book Publishers is your insider's view into the gay/lesbian/bi/transgender markets. It provides profiles of 80+ book publishers specializing in titles across all genres written by and of interest to the glbt market. Each profile clearly indicates which accept unsolicited manuscripts from new authors and those that are actively seeking manuscripts.

Choose Your Publishing Option    by D. Patrick Miller 
Price: $4.95 USD. 6380 words. Published on June 18, 2009. .
Google the term "how to get published" and you'll find the world-famous Fearless Publishing Guide at the top of the links. Now this popular online resource has been expanded into an e-book that gives even more valuable information on how to get an agent, get published in the mainstream or outside it, how to self-publish, and more. Part of the "Fearless Practicals" e-book series.