1. Chapter 1 Infrastructure in the Cloud

   1. Amazon Web Services for Infrastructure

   2. Thinking Like Amazon

   3. Reality Check

   4. Interfaces: REST and Query Versus SOAP

2. Chapter 2 Interacting with Amazon Web Services

   1. REST-Based APIs

   2. User Authentication

   3. Performing AWS Requests

3. Chapter 3 S3: Simple Storage Service

   1. S3 Overview

   2. Interacting with S3

   3. Buckets

   4. Objects

   5. Alternative Hostnames

   6. Access Control Lists

   7. Server Access Logging (Beta)

   8. Signed URIs

   9. Distributing Objects with BitTorrent

4. Chapter 4 S3 Applications

   1. Share Large Files

   2. Online Backup with AWS::S3

   3. S3 Filesystem with ElasticDrive

   4. Mediated Access to S3 with JetS3t

5. Chapter 5 EC2: Elastic Compute Cloud (Beta)

   1. EC2 Overview

   2. Interacting with EC2

   3. Keypairs

   4. Network Security by IP

   5. Finding Amazon Machine Images

   6. Controlling Instances

   7. Log In to an Instance

   8. Security Groups

   9. Managing and Sharing AMIs

   10. Console Output and Instance Reboot

6. Chapter 6 Using EC2 Instances and Images

   1. EC2 Instances in Detail

   2. Data Management in EC2

   3. Modifying an AMI

   4. Registering an AMI

   5. Create an AMI from Scratch

7. Chapter 7 EC2 Applications

   1. Dynamic DNS

   2. On-Demand VPN Server with OpenVPN

   3. Web Photo Album with Gallery 2

8. Chapter 8 SQS: Simple Queue Service

   1. SQS Overview

   2. Interacting with SQS

   3. Queues

   4. Messages

   5. Queue Attributes

   6. Queue Access Control

9. Chapter 9 SQS Applications

   1. Messaging Simulator

   2. Distributed Application Services with BOTO

   3. Automated Management of EC2 Instance Pools with Lifeguard

10. Chapter 10 FPS: Flexible Payments Service (Beta)

    1. FPS Overview

    2. Interacting with FPS

    3. Managing Your Tokens

    4. Acquiring Third-Party Tokens

    5. Pay Now Widgets

11. Chapter 11 FPS Transactions and Accounts

    1. Performing FPS Transactions

    2. Account Management and Information

12. Chapter 12 FPS Advanced Topics

    1. Gatekeeper Language Guide

    2. Micropayments with FPS

    3. Building a Marketplace Application

    4. Subscribing to FPS Event Notifications

13. Chapter 13 SimpleDB (Beta)

    1. SimpleDB Overview

    2. Interacting with SimpleDB

    3. Domains

    4. Items and Attributes

    5. Representing Data in SimpleDB

    6. Performing Queries

    7. Stock Price Database: A Mini SimpleDB Application

1. Appendix AWS Resources

   1. AWS Online Resources

   2. Client Tools

   3. API Libraries

   4. Third-Party AWS Solutions

2. Appendix AWS API Error Codes

   1. S3: Simple Storage Service

   2. EC2: Elastic Compute Cloud

   3. SQS: Simple Queue Service

   4. FPS: Flexible Payments Service

   5. SimpleDB

3. Colophon

The animal on the cover of Programming Amazon Web Services: S3, EC2, SQS, FPS, and SimpleDB is an Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus). The wreckfish is a deepwater fish that dwells near the bottom of the ocean, where it lives a solitary life in caves and shipwrecks (hence, its common name).

So solitary is the wreckfish that it does not guard its eggs or young. Instead, it spends its time feeding on cephalopods, crustaceans, and other fish it finds near its habitat.

In restaurants and at seafood counters, many people know the wreckfish by another name--the sea bass--although it is just one of several types of fish sold under this name. Catching the wreckfish became popular in the mid-1980s, after fishers discovered a heavy population of wreckfish off the coast of South Carolina.

The fish soon proved to be too popular, however, as in the 1990s, its population declined. Today, deep-sea fisheries manage the population and distribution of the wreckfish so that its numbers remain stable and local habitat remains unharmed.

The cover image is from Wood's Reptiles, Fishes, Insects, &c. The cover font is Adobe ITC Garamond. The text font is Linotype Birka, the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed, and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed.