I’ve been a fan of Cory Doctorow ever since I read Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. It’s a good thing he made it available as a free download otherwise I may have never read it, which is the point. From www.craphound.com:

Me, I’m looking to find ways to use copying to make more money and it’s working: enlisting my readers as evangelists for my work and giving them free ebooks to distribute sells more books.

Fortunately, he’s not alone. I recently discovered the Baen Free Library (with a brilliant introduction by Eric Flint). There’s a good number of books here from a variety of authors. I just finished Fallen Angels by Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven, and Michael Flynn. It was fun but a bit of a cop out since I was already familiar with those authors. I’m looking forward to taking a chance on some less familiar names next time around. Which, again, is the point.

Painting by Don Davis

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