Backlist eBooks, a coalition of previously print-published authors, has orchestrated a sale this week at Smashwords that starts today and runs through May 22nd. Below you’ll find a complete list of participating titles and coupon codes provided by the authors.

The Backlist eBooks Merry May Sale features more than 51 working authors and nearly 200 books. The books were previously published by all the major publishers. It includes a half a dozen NY Times bestsellers and about the same number of USA Today bestsellers. As you might expect, some of the titles have earned major literary awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, RITA, Romantic Times and more.

The former publishers represented by this list include, in alphabetical order, Avalon, Avon, Baen Books, Ballantine/Random, Bantam, Berkley Publishing Group, Del Ray, Dell, Delphi, Dorchester, Doubleday, Eclipse, Fawcett, Gollancz/Orion, Hachette/Grand Central Publishing, Harlequin, Harper Collins/Avon, Jove Books, Kensington, NAL, Penguin/Putnam, Pinnacle, Pocket, Putnam/Berkley, Random House, Science Fiction Book Club, Signet, Simon & Schuster, St Martin’s Press, TOR/Forge (Now Macmillan), Walker & Co and Wm. Morrow.

Here you go, arranged by category:

MYSTERY & SUSPENSE

Deb Baker

Goodbye Dolly – 25% off code AK47D –
Dolly Departed – 25% off code YX75W –

L.L. Bartlett

Murder On The Mind – 25% off code QD93P –
Dead In Red – 25% off code KY47G –
Cheated By Death – 25% off code DW97R –
Bound By Suggestion – 25% off code BB87Q –

Lillian Stewart Carl

Ashes to Ashes – 50 % off code XU39Z –
The Secret Portrait – 50 % off code TN95C –
Shadows in Scarlet – 50 % off code QS26E –

Mark Chisnell

The Defector – Free –
The Wrecking Crew – $.99 –

Rae Davies

Loose Screw – 67% off code LM78F –

Anne Frasier

Pale Immortal – 35% off code EK68H –
Garden of Darkness – 35% off code VA98T –

Lee Goldberg

Judgment – 75% off code MC97F

Jackie Griffey

The Devil in Maryvale – $.99 coupon code QJ74B –
The Nelson Scandal – $.99 coupon code ZH98B –

Gemma Halliday

Hollywood Scandals – 100% off code SD74L –

Libby Fischer Hellman

Easy Innocence – 50% off code SD27E –
Doubleback – 50% off code TX78H –
Nice Girl Does Noir, Vol. 1 – 50% off code DJ95B –
Nice Girl Does Noir, Vol. 2 – 50% off code ZL96E –

Mary Ellen Hughes

Resort to Murder – 25% off code NN95H –

Julie Hyzy

Deadly Blessings – 25% off code RR79T –
Deadly Interest – 25% off code ZK65V –

N.C. Hyzy

Playing With Matches – 25% off code UB74V –

Maryann Miller

One Small Victory – $.99 –

Lise McCledon

The Bluejay Shaman – $.99 code BL87Z –
One O’clock Jump – $.99 code EL93T –
Blackbird Fly – $.99 code UE79W –
Sweet and Lowdown – $1.64 code WC48Y –
Painted Truth – $1.64 code PJ85W –

Tim Myers

Innkeeping with Murder – 50% off code LE49E –
At Wick’s End – 50% off code WX36G –
Invitation to Murder – 50% off code ZK93B –
Dead Men Don’t Lye – 50% off code CX77E –
Volunteer for Murder – 50% off code NP92U –
Werewolf, PI – 50% off code XW96L –
Caved In – 50% off code CK49K –

M.C. Walker

Blood Son – 50% off code QL25Z –

Beth Orsoff

Honeymoon for One – 25% off code NV45J –

P.B. Ryan

Still Life with Murder – Free –
Murder in a Mill Town – 30% off code HA99Y –
Death on Beacon Hill – 30% off code AN43Z –
Murder on Black Friday – 30% off code GN87G –
Murder in the North End – 30% off code JS22T –
A Bucket of Ashes – 30% off code FQ23U –

Gerald M. Weinberg

Freshman Murders – $.99 –
Aremac Power: Inventions at Risk – $.99 –

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Judith Arnold

Loverboy – $.99 –
Aztec Sun – $.99 –
One Whiff of Scandal – $.99 –
Barefoot In the Grass – $.99 –
Cry Uncle – $.99 –
Safe Harbor – $.99 –
Change of Life – $.99 –
Found: One Son – $.99 code –
Found: One Wife – $.99 –

Becky Barker

Hanchart Land – 50% off code TA28D –
Bridleton – 50% off code YT68U –

Pamela Burford

Snowed – $.99 –
Too Darn Hot – 67% off code CB36M –

Christina Crooks

Thrill of the Chase – 50% off code BZ54B –
L.A. Caveman – $.99 –

Jana DeLeon

Trouble in Mudbug – 80% off code PF92Q –

Lori Devoti

Love is All Around – 50% off code GP27G –

Donna Fasano

The Merry-Go-Round – 50% off code UQ79A –
Talking Love in Stride – 50% off code DA72X –
Mountain Laurel – 50% off code QX47K –

Alison Kent

Love In Bloom – $.99 –
At His Mercy – $.99 –

Patricia McLinn

Principal of Love – 66% off code ST62W –
Prelude to a Wedding – 66% off code PU32H –
A New World – 66% off code RY77C –
Hoops – 66% off code XL36D –

Leigh Michaels

A Singular Honeymoon – 25% off KZ34M –
The Daddy Trap – 25% off code JW32X –
Just a Normal Marriage – 25% off code BF69D –
With No Reservations – 25% off code UL33J –
Taming A Tycoon – 25% off code LS93T –

Tim Myers

The Fairy Godfather – 50% off code MR28S –

Julie Ortolon

Falling for You – $.99 –

Patricia Ryan

Shelter from the Storm – 100% off code RF86D –

Kathryn Shay

After the Fire – 25% off code DC34L –
On the Line – 25% off code YK47Q –
Nothing More to Lose – 25% off code QK93E –
Someone to Believe In – 25% off code DB92T –
Close to You – 25% off code VV73D –
Taking the Heat – 25% off code UU56J –
Promises to Keep – 25% off code XC92Z –
Trust In Me – 25% off code UY68Z –
Ties That Bind – 25% off code DX98K –
Still the One – $.99 –
Maybe This Time – 25% off code TS73F –
Someone Like You – 25% off code LG68N –
The Father Factor – 25% off code BR47M –
The Betrayal – $.99 –

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Judy Alter

Mattie – $.99 –

Shari Anton

Emily’s Captain – 50% off code UN75D –

Marsha Canham

China Rose – 25% off code GK49Y –
Bound by the Heart – $.99 –

Alexis Harrington

Desperate Hearts – $.99 –
Home By Morning – $.99 –
A Taste of Heaven – $.99 –
A Light For My Love – $.99 –
The Irish Bride – $.99 –
The Bridal Veil – $.99 –
Montana Born and Bred – $.99 –
Allie’s Moon – $.99 –
Homeward Hearts – $.99 –
Harper’s Bride – $.99 –

Sharon Ihle

The Bride Wore Spurs – $.99 –
Maggie’s Wish – $.99 –


Wendy Lindstrom

Shades of Honor – 50% off code ZX59W –

Kelly McClymer

The Fairy Tale Bride
– $.99 –

Jill Metcalf

Spring Blossom – $.99 code SM62N –
Family Reunion – 30% off code UA96Z –

Miriam Minger

Twin Passions – 50% off code WM42Y –
Stolen Splendor – 50% off code GG23X –
A Hint of Rapture – 50% off coupon DF38U –
Captive Rose – 50% off code YH65T –
Defiant Impostor – 50% off code LM58S –
The Pagan’s Prize – 67% off code PA58N –
My Runaway Heart – 50% off code YE97Q –
Wild Roses – 50% off code VV82Q –
Secrets of Midnight – $.99 –
Wild Angel – $.99 –

Patricia Ryan

Falcon’s Fire – 30% off code UT67X –
Heaven’s Fire –75 % off code LT63P –
Secret Thunder – 30% off code SB93L –
Wild Wind – 30% off code TN24P –
Silken Threads – 30% off code UL76S –
The Sun and the Moon – 30% off code DP22S –

Laurin Wittig

The Devil of Kilmartin – 33% off code EG75D –
Charming the Shrew -33% off code XE84C –
Daring the Highlander – 33% off code SD34D –

PARANORMAL ROMANCE

Doranna Durgin

Deep River Reckoning – 25% off code QL33L –

Michele Hauf

Wicked Angels – 40% off code RA85T –

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Doranna Durgin

Hidden Steel – $.99 –
Making the Rules – 25% off code UN27P –

Anne Frasier

Cool Shade – 35% off code NH52Z –

Terry Odell

What’s in a Name? – 50% off code YN92A –
When Danger Calls – 50% off code DZ37H –

Julie Hyzy

Artistic License – 25% off code FE78W –

SF/FANTASY

Lillian Stewart Carl

Lucifer’s Crown – 50 % off code WC94L –

Doranna Durgin

A Feral Darkness – $.99 –
The Heart of Dog – 25% off code PU45T –

Melanie Jackson

The First Book of Dreams: Metropolis
– $.99 –

Tim Myers

The Wizard’s Secret – 50% off code RL22G –

Gerald M. Weinberg

Mistress of Molecules – $.99 –
First Stringers – $.99 –
Second Stringers: The Sole Advantage – $.99 –
Earth’s Endless Effort – $.99 –

MAINSTREAM

Tim Myers

Coventry – 50% off code PC49Z –

Gerald M. Weinberg

The Hands of God – $.99 –

WOMEN’S FICTION

Diane Chamberlain

Secret Lives – 25% off code DB98S –
Brass Ring – 25% off code UJ26N –
Fire and Rain – 25% off code BB53R –
Reflection – 25% off code GV38X –
The Escape Artist – 25% off code FN24X –

Beth Orsoff

Romantically Challenged – 25% off code QL62Y –
How I Learned to Love the Walrus (An Arctic Romantic Comedy) – 25% off code UW54E –

YOUNG ADULT

Lori Devoti

Demon High – 50% off code CJ27H –

Tim Myers

Tackling the Truth – 50% off code MN79X –

NON-FICTION

Mark Chisnell

Pressure Falling – Free –
Risk to Gain – 50% off code VL93G –

Gerald M. Weinberg

Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method – 50% off code EB52D

This sale, which ends May 22, is orchestrated by Backlist eBooks, a private initiative run by Patricia Ryan and Doranna Durgin. Learn more about Backlist eBooks at http://backlistebooks.com.

Via Smashwords blog

 

2 COMMENTS

  1. Alex: Smashwords coupons are a well-known loophole in Amazon’s price-matching bots.

    (Now I’m wondering what happens with e-reads’ books during a Fictionwise promotion :).

    It seems fairly reasonable for a time-limited promotion, where you have to be aware of it + manually enter the code.

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