Free Microsoft Press eBooks + Some Other Useful eBooks

As a software developer, I regularly scour the web for free e-books in order to suppliment my collection of reference materiel for my profession and to further extend my limited budget. Here are my latest finds and updates to links for books I (or others) may have posted previously. Some are books targeted specifically for the developer audience and others have a much broader application. Hopefully you will find something useful, enjoy!

Microsoft Press Website Free eBooks
The following books are included:

• Programming Windows Phone 7 by Charles Petzold
  
• Moving to Visual Studio 2010
  
• Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
  
• Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions
  
• Own your Future: Update Your Skills With Resources and Career Ideas From Microsoft
  
• Inntroducing Windows Server 2008 R2
  
• First Look: Microsoft Office 2010
  
• Deploying Windows 7
  

Free Kindle Editions From the Amazon web site:
Includes:

• First Look: Microsoft® Office 2010
  
• [Introducing Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
  
• [Moving to Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010
  
• [Introducing Windows Server® 2012 RTM Edition
  
• [Microsoft® Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime
  
• [Introducing Windows Server® 2012
  
• [Security and Privacy for Microsoft® Office 2010 Users
  
• [Introducing Windows® 8: An Overview for IT Professionals
  
• What Is HTML5?
  
• What's New in Java 7?
  
• What's New in Flash Player 11
  
• HTML5 for Publishers
  
• What Is Node?
  

Eric Ligman has posted two collections of free ebooks on his blog. Some of the titles are the same as those listed above but there are quite a few additions as well. Some are extended white papers, but valuable to the right audience nevertheless.

Collection 1

Some highlights:

• Configure Kerberos Authentication for SharePoint 2010 Products
  
• Getting Started with SharePoint Server 2010
  
• Windows 7 Power Users Guide
  
• Deploying Windows 7 Essential Guidance
  
• Backup and Restore of SQL Server Databases
  
• Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional Performance and Operations Guide
  
• SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Analysis Services - Multidimensional Modeling
  
• Get started with SharePoint Server 2010
  

Collection 2

Some Highlights:

• Developing an Advanced Windows Phone 7.5 App that Connects to the Cloud
  
• Developing Applications for the Cloud, 2nd Edition
  
• Building Hybrid Applications in the Cloud on Windows Azure
  
• Building Elastic and Resilient Cloud Applications - Developer's Guide to the Enterprise Library 5.0 Integration Pack for Windows Azure
  
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 User's Guide
  
• Dynamics CRM 2011 Developer Training Kit
  
• Lync for Mac 2011 Deployment Guide
  
• Own Your Space--Keep Yourself and Your Stuff Safe Online" Digital Book for Teens
  
• SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit
  
• Visual Studio LightSwitch Training Kit
  

[update: added sample book titles for link to Eric Ligman's blog.