“He gives the kids free samples, because he knows full well,
That today’s young innocent faces, will be tomorrow’s…..clientele”
–Tom Lehrer (The Old Dope Peddler)
Since the link from Stranger Fruit seems to be sending a few book nuts this way, I thought I’d share a resource. Eric Flint describes the purpose of the Baen Free Library in a way that boils down to good old marketing. Free samples to get you hooked. For the most part you will find the first one or two books from a given author’s multi-work series.
This is Sci Fi / Fantasy schlock for those of you that like that sort of thing. Each book is provided in a variety of formats so it should fit your electronic reading needs.
I’ll also note that Tor (Tor.com) is working a model whereby you sign up for an emailing list and they give you access to a new electronic book every week. Cool beans.
Sun Dappled Forest 
Quoting Tom Lehrer-
You must be my long lost twin. Among my many secret talents is singing the ‘New Math’ in both base 10 and base 8…
yes but can you do the elements?
Yes, Oh Yes.
I have a mind full of completely useless knowledge of these songs. A Christmas carol, the Masochism tango, the Vatican rag, who’s next?, poisoning pigeons in the park, fight fiercely Harvard… and on and on … you name it.
and does it piss you off when idiots have the fucking gall to lump this original genius in with the later hack pretenders?
ABSOLUTELY.
and you are naturally teaching your kiddos to
“Be Prepared” are you not?
But of course… they love those songs…don’t be nervous don’t be scared, Be prepared!
Antimony arsenic aluminum selenium.
One more good mind turned satirical and cynical by Lehrer….