More NerdCore Science Fiction From Cory Doctorow

Andrew Leonard writes "Cory Doctorow has published a new short story in Salon. This time around, he's imagined a cyberpunk wi-fi future, with spectrum cops, a mobile multinational startup, and guerilla warfare on Indian reservations. Readers who liked his previous story, "0wnz0red" will undoubtedly savor this one." We've posted things about Cory before, but I personally enjoy his writing, so here's more!

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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

[mcgroarty]

Also, it's worth mentioning that Cory's got a new book out. You can read about (or download!) Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom online, or you can make Cory a buck and pick it up in dead tree form.

He's enjoyed a few brief jumps up the best seller lists at Amazon. He's been up to the triple digits. It'd be cool to see him pushed into the double digits.

Easier to view

[br0ck]

This may be obvious, but try the print layout to skip paging and avoid the huge ads in the middle of the text.

Re:Download the book and send him money

[mcgroarty]

If you want immediate gratification, download the book and send him some money.

He explicitly asks people not to do this, though I do understand the appeal; that was my first thought too. But his thinking seems to be that if it looks like he's making a profit away from the publisher, the publisher may not agree to letting him publish a free version next time.

He suggests buying a book and donating it to a library. I'd also suggest buying a copy or two as gifts... it's good reading!