Rare Days in Lost Valley    by George Perkins
Price: $5.00 USD. 88950 words. Published on April 13, 2010. .
A group of scholars meet at Bellwether University, not far from Ann Arbor, for an International Conference on Multicultural Initiatives. They become enmeshed in a tangle of plots that involve love triangles, the impersonation of a famous critic, the theft of a cigar store Indian, and an attempt to enter the school's mascot, a pit bull, in the local dogfights.

Train to Anywhere    by David George Howard
Price: Free! 97720 words. Published on December 28, 2010. .
Eddie Griffin, a 23-year-old ex-con, is working to put his life back together. Late one evening he witnesses a local businessman committing a murder. His life is spared, but he will be killed if he talks to the police. Everything he has worked for falls apart as he becomes caught between rival criminal and legal organizations.

The Telling Of My Marching Band Story    by Will Todd
Price: $4.99 USD. 46660 words. Published on August 4, 2011. .
Ba-aaand! Readyyyyy... ONE! This is the (mostly) true tale of joining one of the best college marching bands in the country. Readyyyyy... TWO! As a bonus, the screenplay is included for those with a genuine interest in scriptwriting, i.e., anyone not actually affiliated with Hollywood. Readyyyyy... THREE! I used to write for "THE WONDER YEARS", so expect humor AND heart. Ba-aaand! READ!

On Both Sides of the Diagnosis: A Survival Guide for Children and Adults by a Childhood Cancer Survivor Who Became a Doctor    by Terry O. Scott
Price: $9.99 USD. 31010 words. Published on January 15, 2012. .
Death crept closely to me when at fifteen years old I was diagnosed with leukemia. Within a few days, a priest came to my room at Children's Hospital of Michigan, in Detroit, to administer my last rites: prayers said to the dying and the dead. However, I would not go gently. I am now a physician, and in this book I will tell you how I rose to capture my dreams, and how my story can help you.

Maze in Blue    by Debra H. Goldstein
Price: $2.99 USD. 65260 words. Published on May 19, 2012. .
2012 IPPY E-Book Regional Bronze Award Winner University of Michigan senior Denney Silber believed true friends could always be counted on. They were there for football games, sorority parties, and the little bumps in college like bad hair days, dating woes, and cramming for exams. Most importantly, Denney knew friends don't kill friends.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Information Literacy 
But Were Afraid to Google    by Kristin Fontichiaro
Price: Free! 28220 words. Published on December 18, 2012. .
A collection of reflections about information and digital literacy practice in schools, libraries, support organizations, and informal learning settings. Note to Smashwords users: hyperlinks may not be functional in the HTML or JavaScript versions but are active in the .epub and .mobi downloads.

Pete Elliott's 1956 Nebraska Cornhuskers    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $2.75 USD. 4300 words. Published on February 7, 2013. .
In 1956 the University of Nebraska hired Pete Elliott to coach its football team. The new coach was a 29-year-old former All-American football player at the University of Michigan. He won 12 letters at UM. The Big 7 conference, of which NU was a member, was dominated by Bud Wilkinson's Oklahoma Sooners. Elliott coached backs at OU before coming to Nebraska. He brought with him the Split-T offense.