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title: "Beautiful Children: Free eBook from Charles Bock"
description: "Charles Bock and the fine folks at Random House are giving away a free PDF of Charles Bock's novel Beautiful Children. It's available until midnight this Friday (February 29). I think it is a cool..."
url: https://somisguided.com/2008/02/27/beautiful-children-free-ebook-from-charles-bock/
date: 2008-02-27
modified: 2008-02-27
author: "Monique"
type: post
lang: en
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# Beautiful Children: Free eBook from Charles Bock

[![](http://www.beautifulchildren.net/_img/download_splash.jpg)](http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/trends/digital_media_freedom_shine_on_me_78329.asp)Charles Bock and the fine folks at Random House are giving away a free PDF of Charles Bock’s novel Beautiful Children. It’s available until midnight this Friday (February 29).

I think it is a cool idea.

Quote: (http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/buzzpr/beautiful_children_joins_the_free_book_movement_78450.asp) is reporting the following:

Bock’s reasoning for approving this giveaway is simple: “I want people to read the book. If that means giving it away for free on-line, great.” UPDATE: Not that he’s letting this “free” stuff go to his head; as an anonymous tipster pointed out, in tiny, faint lettering at the bottom of the website, there’s a little note that says “© Copyright 2008. Charles Bock. This is our intellectual property, so kindly don’t fucking steal it.”

(http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/trends/digital_media_freedom_shine_on_me_78329.asp)

(Source: Dan Wagstaff, thanks Dan!)