He'll be missed

[mdlbear]

Jim Baen 1943-2006

(From technoshaman and others.) The suggestion on the page is to purchase copies of THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN and donate them to their favorite library or young person. Sounds like a good idea to me. Baen was one of the few print publishers who really understood how to use the web as an advertising tool. I don't usually visit the Free Library because every time I do, I end up ordering a pile of paperbooks.

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[ifics.livejournal.com]

A great loss. I too have been a "victim" of the Baen Free Library. A good portion of recently purchased SF has been from Baen. Jim will be missed.

[kayshapero]

I've been referring to the Baen Webscriptions Site as the Baen Books Instant Gratification Center for quite awhile - see the book, buy the book, download the book, read the book, all without leaving the computer. I buy ebooks there and read them on my PDA.

I shall see if the LASFS library has The World Turned Upside Down yet.