Quick links to book titles
- 2020 Fresh Clean Jokes For Everyone
- 2020 Fresh Clean Jokes For Kids
- 400 Fresh Clean Jokes For Everyone
- Animalia Humourosum
- CommonMark Ready Reference
- Cool Electronic Projects
- Email Newsletter Strategies for Profit
- The Devil’s Dictionary
- Dictionary Of Indian English
- Favorite Traditional Nursery Rhymes (Illustrated)
- How To Invest In Stocks
- How To Cure Common Cold
- How To Install Solar
- Learn To Ride A Motorcycle In 5 Minutes
- Linux Command Line Tips & Tricks
- PC Hardware Explained
- Quick Start Guide To FFmpeg
- A Really Traditional Alphabet Book
- Tall Tales Of Elephant & Ant
- Unlikely Stories
- Vastu Shastra Explained
- World Of Word Ladders
On this page, you will find information about all my books in one place.
Paperback books | www.amazon.com/author/vsubhash |
Paperback books for children | www.amazon.com/author/olafia
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Ebook stores | Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, Scribd, Vivlio and Tolino |
Library apps | OverDrive (Libby) and BorrowBox |
Paperbacks books in India | My paperbacks are not printed in India. An imported delivery can take up to a month. (That is the reason I am looking for local publishers.)
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Free ebooks and other information | At the end of this page |
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2020 Fresh Clean Jokes For Everyone
The 2020 jokebook has the best one-liners ever written by one author in English. It has over 3100 jokes spread over three parts.
Part 1 (For Learning) is for kids. Part 2 (For Fun) and Part 3 (Only for intellectuals) are written for all ages. They provide hedonistic enjoyment of humour and also contain some extremely sharp political/satirical humour. Part 3 is clearly marked with warning signs to prevent accidental 'triggering' of sensitive adults. All jokes are family-friendly and child-friendly. No (‿ˠ‿) humour.
- Pages: 292
- Target: Ages 20 and above
- First published: July 2020
- Ebook: Never
- Sample pages: 2020-jokebook-free-sample.pdf
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Buy from:
Format Store Price Paperback Bookswagon (India) ₹929 Paperback Amazon (USA) $10 Paperback Barnes & Noble (USA) $10 Ebook An ebook option will never be published. Part 1 of this book is for kids and kids should learn from physical books.
2020 Fresh Clean Jokes For Kids
This is a subset of the 2020 jokebook with only 2200 jokes. It has all of Part 1 (For Learning) and some non-political jokes from Part 2 (For Fun) & Part 3 (Only For Intellectuals).
- Pages: 166
- Target: Ages 10 to 19
- First published: July 2020
- Ebook: Never
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Buy from:
Format Store Price Paperback Amazon.in ₹550 Paperback Amazon.com $7.70 Ebook An ebook option will never be published. This book is for kids and kids should learn from physical books.
400 Fresh Clean Jokes For Everyone
This was the first installment of the 2020 jokebook with 420 jokes when I wanted to test self-publishing. It has been retained as an ebook sampler. The paperback option provides less value for money compared to the final 2020 jokebook but it has almost all of the 'politically hot' jokes.
- Pages: 149
- Target: Everyone
- First published: February 2020
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Download free from:
Format Store Price Paperback Amazon $6 Ebook Amazon ₹100 or $2 or FREE Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/jokes
Animalia Humorosum by Ólafía L. Óla
This is an illustrated children's storybook based on Aesop's Fables. The stories have been made more believable by changing the ending with a humorous twist. The book is a large-print edge-to-edge colour paperback with a glossy cover.
- Pages: 30 (26 pages of real content)
- Full-colour paperback: Yes (edge-to-edge colour, large fonts)
- Sample pages: animalia-humorosum-by-olafia-l-ola-free-book-excerpts.pdf
- Target: Ages 3 to 12
- First published: October 2020
- Kindle Unlimited: Available
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Buy from:
Format Store Price Colour paperback Amazon $9 Ebook (print replica) Amazon ₹70 or $2 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/animalia
It is my policy not to publish ebooks for children. I have included the ebook version of this title in the Kindle Unlimited subscription program so that parents can review the book for free before buying the paperback.
CommonMark Ready Reference
MarkDown is an easy human-readable text format that can serve as the common base for exporting to multiple document formats such as HTML, ODF, DOC/DOCX, PDF and ebook (EPUB, MOBI…). It is a great tool for authors, technical writers and content developers to create books, manuals, web pages and other rich-text content. CommonMark is a new well-formed standard for the old MarkDown spec. CommonMark was one of the reasons I was able to write and design 21 books in one year. Incidentally, this is the first-ever book on CommonMark. You will be buying a piece of history! The paperback’s covers are designed like a quick reference card.
- Pages: 56 (39 with real content, 6 with bonus content)
- Target: Authors, web designers, content/technical writers
- First published: June 2020
- Free quick-reference PDF: commonmark-quick-reference.pdf
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Format Store Price Paperback Amazon $7.70 Ebook Amazon ₹100 or $2 or FREE Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/commonmark
Cool Electronic Projects
This FULL-COLOUR paperback is a collection of 20 electronics projects for students and DIY hobbyists. The projects are simple, low-cost, daily-use, recycling, survivalist and fun.
- Pages: 40 (33 with real content)
- Full-colour paperback: Yes
- Target: Any beginner electronics hobbyist
- First published: February 2021
- Buy from:
Format Store Price Colour paperback Amazon $9.90 Ebook Amazon ₹100 or $3 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/electronics
Email Newsletter Strategies For Profit
This book not only explains how to create user-friendly email newsletters but also helps you improve email deliverability, organically grow your mailing list, understand industry-standard best-practices and apply practical troubleshooting tips and tricks.
- Pages: 40 (33 pages of real content)
- Target: Online marketers
- First published: August 2020
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Format Store Price Paperback Amazon $7.70 Ebook (print replica) Amazon FREE or ₹100 or $3
The Devil's Dictionary (Illustrated)
Is there a better gag gift than the Devil's Dictionary? This 2020 illustrated version of the text-only original (1911) by Ambrose Bierce has contemporary illustrations and the neat easy-on-the-eye look of any new dictionary (modern fonts, two-column pages, starting/ending words on every page).
- Pages: 160
- Target: Any normal human (that means excluding intolerant, lefty, liberal, progressive Communist, Socialist, Feminist,... excuses for human beings)
- Illustrations: 17 (including Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC), Bill Gates, Don Lemon, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Tedros Adhanom... meeting the Devil)
- First published: December 2020
- Sample PDF: the-devil-s-dictionary-ambrose-bierce-ebook.pdf
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Format Store Price Paperback Amazon $9 Ebook (print replica) Amazon ₹100 or $2 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/gag
Dictionary Of Indian English
The Dictionary Of Indian English, in its first edition, is a glossary of English words or phrases that have been invented in India or have meanings that are different from the ones specified in dictionaries published in the West. Currently, it has around 400 words. In future editions, it will become a full-fledged dictionary.
- Pages: 36 (26 pages of real content in the paperback)
- Target: Non-Indians who need to read Indian fiction or news.
- First published: December 2020
- Sample pages: dictionary-of-indian-english-free-sample.pdf
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Format Store Price Paperback Amazon $6 Ebook Amazon ₹100 or $2 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/indian
Ólafía L. Óla's Favourite Traditional Nursery Rhymes (Illustrated)
The political correctness pandemic has caused many nursery rhymes to be rewritten or eliminated altogether. This illustrated children's book has 50 popular English nursery rhymes in their traditional form.
- Pages: 44 (40 with real content)
- Full-colour paperback: Yes (edge-to-edge color, large fonts)
- Target: Children under 5
- First published: January 2021
- Old PDF ebook: a-really-traditional-alphabet-book-excerpts-with-50-traditional-nursery-rhymes.pdf
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Buy from:
Format Store Price Colour paperback Amazon $9 Kindle ebook Amazon ₹70 or $2
It is my policy not to publish ebooks for children. I could not include this ebook in the Kindle Unlimited subscription program (for free parental review) because nursery rhymes are public-domain content.
How To Invest In Stocks, 2nd edition
This is a plain-English guide to investing in the stockmarket. It assumes that you do not know anything about how stocks, company law, finance or commerce. It has some useful 'extra' information that you will not find in any investment book and no business school will teach you. Mere book knowledge about stockmarkets will not help you understand the markets. Markets are influenced by news and information (there is a difference). This completely revised expanded second edition continues its original premise with up-to-date information.
- Pages: 90
- First published: January 2021
- Target: Anyone who wants to invest in shares and bonds
- 1st Edition PDF: how-to-invest-in-stocks-first-edition-free-pdf-ebook.pdf
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Buy from:
Format Store Price Paperback Amazon $9.90 Ebook Amazon ₹100 or $4 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/stocks
How To Cure Common Cold
Common cold is not something you need to go to a doctor for. In young healthy individuals, it will resolve on its own. However, common cold does make one very miserable. In this book, I have described several palliative techniques that I have successfully tried to treat the symptoms.
- Pages: 29 (8 with actual content (not including bonus content))
- Target: Young healthy individuals who often contract common cold
- First published: June 2022
- Bonus content: Natural weight-loss techniques, an easy-to-cook vegetarian food recipe, dental care tips, skincare tips, and some family-planning advice.
- Common store link: https://books2read.com/colds
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Format Store Price Paperback Amazon $4.99 Ebook Amazon FREE or $1
How To Install Solar
This is a heavily illustrated 2021 how-to guidebook for anyone interested in installing solar power systems. It starts with a simple introduction to home electrical systems, proceeds on to describe various aspects of solar power and options available for home owners, and then provides step-by-step instructions for installing a low-cost DC-only solar charge controller system for ₹6000 and a solar inverter system providing AC power backup for ₹30,000. Also included is an extensive FAQs section based on questions and reviews published by solar power users online. The paperback is a full-colour book and is extensively illustrated with drawings and tables.
- Pages: 76
- Full-colour paperback: Yes
- Target: Solar power enthusiasts, DIY hacks, home-owners, electricians and anyone interested in solar panels, batteries, inverters, charge controllers, installation procedures and costs
- First published: September 2021
- Sample PDF: how-to-install-solar-by-v-subhash-sample-review-copy.pdf
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Buy from:
Format Store Price Paperback (full-colour) Amazon USA $7.70 Kindle ebook
(print replica)Amazon ₹100 or $3 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/solar
Learn To Ride A Motorcycle In Five Minutes
Of course, you can learn to ride a motorbike in five minutes! For most of my life, I did not know how to ride a motorbike. But, when I had to do, it took me only five minutes. On my first ride on my first bike, I travelled nearly 100 kilometres, across two cities and one national highway. Acquiring the skill takes less than five minutes and honing it will require a few weeks of practice.
- Pages: 40 (30 pages of real content)
- Target: Anyone who can ride a scooter/scooterette (not the e-bike or skateboard thingy)
- First published: July 2020
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Buy from:
Format Store Price Paperback Amazon $7.70 Ebook Amazon ₹100 or $6 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/motorcycling
Linux Command-Line Tips & Tricks
This is a tips-and-tricks collection for Linux command-line warriors. Because of its ancient history, BASH scripting has some odd programming constructs that are difficult to memorize. This book also tries to provide a ready-reference for such archaic but crucial details.
- Target: Linux command-line warriors
- Full-colour paperback: Yes
- First published: February 2021 (grayscale)
- Second edition: October 2022 (colour)
- Pages: 100
- Sample pages: linux-command-line-tips-n-tricks-by-v-subhash-review-copy.pdf
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Format Store Price Colour Paperback Bookswagon (India) ₹772 Colour Paperback Amazon USA $9.99 Ebook Amazon ₹200 or $5 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/shell
PC Hardware Explained
The oldest article on this site has been updated and rolled into a book! This is the best illustrated guide to PC components on the Internets again ;-) If you want to assemble your own desktop or if you are planning to buy a new laptop or desktop, read this book first.
- Pages: 30 (22 with real content)
- Full-colour paperback: Yes
- Target:
- New buyers of branded laptops and desktops
- Assemblers of custom-made desktop computers
- First published: December 2021
- Sample PDF: pc-hardware-explained-by-v-subhash-sample-review-copy.pdf
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Buy from:
Format Store Price Paperback Amazon $7 Kindle ebook Amazon ₹100 or $3 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/hardware
Quick Start Guide to FFmpeg
- Need to process audio/video files without spending much on software?
- Need a quick tutorial or desk-side reference for FFmpeg?
FFmpeg is THE BEST software to easily create, edit, enhance and convert audio and video files. It is a free and open-source command-utility available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Quick Start Guide to FFmpeg is THE BEST book for an extensive FFmpeg tutorial, hack collection and quick reference. It is richly illustrated with color screenshots, code examples and tables to help you work with audio, video, images, animations, fonts, subtitles and metadata like a PRO.
- Full-colour paperback: Yes
- Target: Anyone who
- Wants to create, edit and enhance audio/video files for free
- Is looking for a quick introductory guide to FFmpeg
- Sample pages: ffmpeg-quick-hacks-book-sample.pdf
- First published in: 2020 as FFmpeg Quick Hacks by V. Subhash
- Current title published in: February 2023 by Apress Inc.
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Buy from:
Format Store Order Colour paperback Amazon (USA) $44.99 Colour paperback Barnes & Noble (USA) $44.99 Colour paperback Springer (with free worldwide shipping) $44.99 PDF ebook Springer (worldwide) $29.99 Colour paperback Bookswagon (India) ₹2500 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/ffmpeg
A Really Traditional Alphabet Book
This children's book bundles an alphabet book (with a writing practice area for each letter) and a jokes-and-puzzles book. The alphabet book uses the same words that have been traditionally used to teach young kids. Young preschoolers can practice reading and writing the English alphabet with this book. The jokes and puzzles are of course new and are sourced from my book 2020 Fresh Clean Jokes For Kids.
- Pages: 34 (32 pages of real content)
- Full-colour paperback: Yes
- Target: Ages 3 to 12
- First published: August 2020
- Sample PDF (with bonus content): a-really-traditional-alphabet-book-excerpts-with-50-traditional-nursery-rhymes.pdf
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Format Store Price Colour paperback Amazon $7 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/abcd
The Tall Tales Of Elephant & Ant
The 2020 jokebook has an entire chapter devoted for a set of new Aanayum Urumbum jokes. That chapter has been made into this full-colour paperback with some new illustrations.
- Pages: 24 (21 with real content)
- Full-colour paperback: Yes (edge-to-edge color, large fonts)
- Target: Kids (aged 4-9)
- First published: December 2021
- Kindle Unlimited: Available (for parental review)
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Buy from:
Format Store Price Full-colour paperback Amazon $7.70 Kindle ebook Amazon ₹70 or $1
It is my policy not to publish ebooks for children. I have included the ebook version of this title in the Kindle Unlimited subscription program so that parents can review the book for free before buying the paperback.
Unlikely Stories
This is a full-colour illustrated anthology of scary & funny stories — an exorcism, an alien encounter, a haunted lift, a seance, a shapeshifter, a werewolf, a talking bird, an evil twin, an alien invasion and a distressed alpaca — all weaved into a very witty love yarn. The stories are supernatural, paranormal and sci-fi fantasies with ample doses of action, horror and humour.
- Target ages: 18 and above
- Second edition
- Published in: September 2023
- Pages: 122 (colour and grayscale)
- Words: 61,000
- Common link: https://books2read.com/unlikelystories
- Buy from:
Unlikely Stories Second edition Colour paperback Grayscale paperback Ebook $9.99 ₹660⁺ or $9 ₹200 or $3 Amazon USA My recommendation: Buy the all-colour paperback for $0.99 more than the grayscale paperback. The colour paperback printed by Amazon looks great. The greyscale version printed by D2D-IngramSpark has a colour problem with its cover. However, the greyscale versions (of the first and second editions) are being sold at a considerable discount on Amazon India.
- First edition
- Published in: May 2022
- Pages: 144 (grayscale)
- Words: 40,000
- Common link: https://books2read.com/stories
- Buy from:
Unlikely Stories First edition Grayscale paperback Ebook ₹464⁺ or $7.77 FREE or ₹100 or $1.99
Vastu Shastra Explained
Vastu Shastra Explained is a plain-English Vástu Śastra building-architecture guide for those who wish to draw their own Vastu-compliant house plans. The book does not upsell Vaastu as a panacea for all ills nor does it portray Vastu as the Indian Feng Shui. Instead, it presents Vastu as a collection of time-tested best-practices in Indian building architecture.
- Pages: 40 (30 pages with real content)
- Full-colour paperback: Yes
- Target: Future home buyers/builders
- First published on: July 2020
- Sample pages: vastu-shashtra-explained-book-excerpts-with-english-translation-of-vastu-vidya.pdf
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Buy from:
Format Store Price Paperback (full-colour) Amazon $7.77 Ebook (EPUB) Amazon ₹100 or $6 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/vastu
The ebook can also be borrowed for a fraction of the price from many public and school libraries.
World of Word Ladders by Ólafía L. Óla
This series of word ladder puzzles books currently has two volumes.
- Number of puzzles:
- 100 in each paperback volume
- 200 in ebook
- Target: Ages 6 and above
- First published: December 2020
- Sample pages: world-of-word-ladders-free-sample.pdf
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Buy from:
Format Store Price Volume 1 (paperback) Amazon $6 Volume 2 (paperback) Amazon $6 Universal link for all stores https://books2read.com/wordladders
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Free ebooks and PDFs: Some ebooks are available as free EPUBs or PDFs. For other titles, sample pages are available as free PDFs. For the download links, check
http://www.vsubhash.in/blogs/blog/2020-07-12-my-mailing-list.html.
Have no fear. There is no mailing list. I have abandoned the idea. The books are free nevertheless.
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Ebooks or paperback?: Choose paperbacks over ebooks.
- A paperback has a fixed environmental cost so it is the most environment-friendly option. Paperbacks are made from commercial forests raised for the paper pulp industry.
- On the contrary, an ebook imposes an ever-increasing burden on Nature, as it consumes electricity both in the datacenter (‘the cloud’) and in reader devices. If the ebook publisher becomes bankrupt, then all ebooks it sells may become unusable.
- Do not trust the green swine.
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