
This is probably long overdue. Although Brainsturbator has attracted a lot of flattering attention from the publishing industry (as well as Scientologists) for flagrant violation of copyright law, I'm still a big fan of real damn books, the kind you can carry around with you and read in the backyard. PDF files are great, but my laptop would give me testicular cancer if I tried using it like a book.
The classic excuse for pirating mp3s is really true, at least in my case: when I download a book I really like, I will go out and buy it. This was true for
Kevin Kelly's masterpiece
Out of Control, and just this past week, that was true for
Ben Mack's outstanding marketing book,
Think Two Products Ahead... If the book is important enough to be re-read and referred back to regularly -- and damn few of them are -- then it's worth investing money into getting a hard copy.
So today I'm going to sit down and write up a list of the most important and valuable books I can think of. Feel free to chip in with your own suggestions -- in fact,
I'd really appreciate it if you did. I realize that for some people, registering with our website in order to post comments is more hassle than you want to deal with. I am sorry for that, but it's the best system to deal with spam, plus we
run a forum that's overstuffed with new data and brainfood to reward you for the hassle. Thanks again to everyone who reads Brainsturbator -- I'm grateful for your time and your patience.
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