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Dr. Jargonlove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Technobabble    by Mark Stucky
Price: Free! 870 words. Published on December 7, 2010. .

Why would somebody write "the biota exhibited a 100 percent mortality response" when he really meant all the fish died? Sometimes people use jargon to be taken seriously, sometimes to be clear and precise, sometimes to not work so hard, and sometimes to deliberately evade and confuse. This essay humorously examines the various motivations for using jargon in both good and bad communication.
Trek Fail!    by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $6.99 USD. 62960 words. Published on December 20, 2010. .

Award-winning author Robert T. Jeschonek knows his Star Trek. Now he invites you to explore the vast realm of published and unpublished Trek. Can you guess which pitches or proposals deserved a FAIL? Which ones scored an UNFAIL? You be the judge in this book that's also a game. Compare your verdict to history's outcome as you voyage through one man's personal Trek universe.
Universal Language    by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $4.99 USD. 27890 words. Published on January 15, 2011. .

A mistake by space linguist Jalila could cost an alien species their lives. The crew of the starship Ibn Battuta has 24 hours to prepare planet Vox to face an invasion fleet. But when Jalila mistakenly uses a forbidden slur, the locals attack their supposed saviors. As revolution and invasion collide, only Jalila can save her shipmates and the aliens by revealing the secret behind the killer slur.
The Ungettable Joke    by Bill Dargen & Dave Squires
Price: $0.99 USD. 81420 words. Published on January 16, 2011. .

Mysterious encounters with phantom elements of an ancient tribal culture are the main snares used by an intelligence that wants two young professionals to know something about the universe. The Ungettable Joke is a fantastical, humorous, and intellectual adventure that readers have said they “would like to believe is true”.
The Birth of the Dread Remora    by Aaron Rosenberg
Price: $2.99 USD. 63610 words. Published by Crossroad Press  on January 31, 2011. .

Nathaniel Demming is a midshipman aboard the HMES Remora, the very first ship to go beyond their world's waters and out into the "ether". Can Demming help his friends and fellow officers through the crises that await? Can they survive the dangers all around them? And can he convince them to transform their ship and themselves into the antithesis of everything they believe in?
The Moviegoer in the Golden Age of Cinema    by Jonathan Jacobs
Price: $4.99 USD. 98590 words. Published on February 13, 2011. .

In 2010, Hollywood entered a 'golden age' of cinema. Jonathan Jacobs is a movie reviewer for the Florida Film Critics Circle. As a trained pundit, Jacobs takes readers on a literary roller coaster ride of excitement as he brings you the very best, the very worst, and everything in between during 2010.
Ruff! Guide to Space Opera    by Leigh Reynolds
Price: $0.99 USD. 105250 words. Published on March 1, 2011. .

Ruff! Guide to Space Opera is a comprehensive guide to large scale and romantic outer space adventures in all media. Movies, television, games, animation, comics, role-playing games, books, stories, computer games and more. Ruff helps you develop your fascination with fast spaceships roaming the deep void, sword swinging raygun duels on other planets, aliens and the conflicts of Galactic Empires.
The Second Veil    by David Niall Wilson
Price: $2.99 USD. 51580 words. Published by Crossroad Press  on April 8, 2011. .

When Euphrankes Holmynn, Captain of the Airship Vector, approaches the High Council with a plan for launching an airship through The Second Veil, an energy barrier that has protected their planet since the beginning of their collective memories, he is dismissed and banished from the city. Then a flaming object is spotted by the priests in The Chamber of Stars, and only Euphrankes can save them.
Rebel Moon    by Carol Hightshoe
Price: $0.99 USD. 4530 words. Published by WolfSinger Publications on April 28, 2011. .

Branded a traitor during the war, Selaynia returns to the home she thought closed to her; only to learn the truth of the old saying - "You can never go home again."
The TV Quiz Book    by Rich Meyer
Price: $2.99 USD. 18480 words. Published on May 3, 2011. .

This quiz book e-book has an interactive format, and has 30 quizzes on 30 classic TV shows.