Re: Free book.

"Simon Gates" <simian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've just noticed (by dint of reading NTK for the first time in 6
months) that Charles Stross has put 'Accelerando' on t'web for free, in
half a dozen different formats.

yeah, I know, but I prefer to read books in book-form.

I've got a couple of his books, and think that, well, they're written
for teenagers, mostly, but I guess somebody[1] might enjoy his work
that would otherwise not have bought it.

I'd say "Atrocity Archives" and the Family serie (though I've not read
those) are aimed a teenagers. "Iron Sunrise" and its sequel, probably
not.

I did wonder whether he was now rich enough not to worry about giving
his stuff away, or whether he really does believe the hype...

From reading what he's posted in rec.arts.sf.written, it certainly
isn't the former.

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d.
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