394
pages across six books, from a 17-page bedtime story to a 101-page growing guide.
What we publish
A small press for people who learn by doing. Every figure is sourced, every program is run, every formula is checked.
Every program in Code Without Fear was run in Python 3.13 before it went to print. The output in the book is the output on your screen.
# 3.4 Project: a tip calculator
tip = bill * percent / 100
total = bill + tip
each = total / people
print(f"Each person pays: ${each:.2f}")
Each person pays: $33.84
reported lost to fraud in the U.S. in 2024, per the FTC. Spot the Scam shows the four signs behind most of it.
Yours to keep
PDF and EPUB in every download. No DRM, no app, no account to read.
The shelf
Six books. Pick the one you need this month.
Four practical guides, a picture book and a novella. Every title has a free sample, so you can check the writing before you pay for it.
Home & Harvest
The Five-Gallon Garden
Start with one bucket, one plant and one season. By August you'll know why every pot sits where it does.
$14USDBuy
Digital Skills
Code Without Fear
If you can follow a recipe, you can write a program. Nothing in this book can break your computer.
$16USDBuy
Everyday Safety
Spot the Scam
Scammers work from the same few scripts. Once you can see the script, the costume stops working.
$12USDBuy
Everyday Tools
Spreadsheets for Real Life
People who are good with spreadsheets don't know hundreds of features. They know about a dozen, very well.
$12USDBuy
Little Readers
Bolt and the Very Small Seed
Bolt likes jobs that are quick. A seed is not a quick job.
$6USDBuy
Fiction
The Echo Climber
Mara Vey can hear the echoes a city leaves behind. One of them is her brother, calling from the top of a tower that shouldn't exist.
$7USDBuy
How a Technitea book gets made
Four checks before anything reaches the shelf.
Short books only work if every page earns its place. These are the rules each title has to pass.
Sourced
Numbers come from public, named sources: university Extension services, the FTC, the FBI. Each one is listed at the back with its year, and our own estimates are labeled as estimates.
Tested
Code is run, formulas are recalculated, and step-by-step instructions are followed exactly as printed. If it doesn't work on the page, it doesn't ship.
Plain English
Every new word is explained the first time it appears. Short sentences, real examples, and nothing that sounds like it was written to fill a page count.
Made to be looked at
Each series has its own colors and a consistent two-color print style. Illustrations are created with AI image tools under art direction, and we say so in every book.
Start here
The Five-Gallon Garden
Our longest guide, and the one most people start with: real vegetables from one bucket on a balcony, then two, then ten.
A five-gallon bucket is the right unit for this. It is cheap, it is everywhere, and you can still pick it up and move it when the light changes.
- 01Find your light
- 02Pick the right container
- 03Mix the dirt that isn't dirt
- 04Choose plants that fit
- 05Plant at the right time
- 06Water like you mean it
- 07Feed a plant that lives in a box
- 08Stakes, strings and wind
- 09Fix what goes wrong
- 10Harvest, replant, repeat
101 pages · 10 illustrated chapters · 9 diagrams · printable season planner
Sets
Buy one. Or take the whole shelf.
Prices are in U.S. dollars. Every set arrives as one download with PDF and EPUB for each book.
One book
Pick any title. PDF and EPUB, yours to keep.
From $6
- PDF and EPUB in one download
- No DRM, no special app
- Phone, tablet, e-reader or laptop
The Everyday Set
Code Without Fear, Spot the Scam and Spreadsheets for Real Life.
$34$40 separately
- Three practical guides, 199 pages
- Skills you'll use at work and at home
- A good gift for a parent or a graduate
The Whole ShelfBest value
Every book on the shelf today: four guides, a picture book and a novella.
$49$67 separately
- All six books, 394 pages
- $18 less than buying them one by one
- PDF and EPUB for every title
What do I actually get?
A download with two files for each book: a PDF laid out like a printed book, and an EPUB that reflows to fit your screen. They're ordinary files with no DRM, so you can keep them, back them up and read them on any device you own.
Will it work on my Kindle, iPad or phone?
Yes. On an iPhone or iPad, open the EPUB in Apple Books. On Android, use Google Play Books or any EPUB reader. For a Kindle, send the EPUB with Amazon's free Send to Kindle service. The PDF opens anywhere and is best for printing or reading on a laptop.
Can I read some of it first?
Every book has a free PDF sample with the opening pages, including the contents and the first chapter or story spreads. No email address needed. Look for the Free sample button on each book page.
How are the books made?
Each book is planned, written and checked by the Technitea editorial team. Facts are checked against the public sources listed at the back, code and formulas are tested, and illustrations are created with AI image tools under art direction. Every book says this on its copyright page.
Technitea Courses
The books are step one. Courses are next.
We're turning the guides into short video courses with the same rules: tested, sourced, plain English. Leave your email and we'll tell you when the first one opens.