You can get one from now till August 11th!

More (legal) sharing goodness.
Check the details out here. The book comes in a 3 part mp3 download, together with an extra preview of Friedman’s new book – Hot, Flat and Crowded.

I personally vouch for the hot and crowded. “Flat”, like the introductory paragraph in Friedman’s updated version of TWIF, has many different meanings to different people.

To consume a book in this manner is new to me, but I could get used to it!

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We don’t get Barnes & Nobles here so I can’t comment on that. I’ve yet to pop down to Borders since I was back, but from what I recall, the shelves were stacked high with too many books, and all of them seemingly with outdated content.

On another random note, I have been reading all the old stashed versions of ebooks in my folder, and I wish there could be more. I guess I am just lazy to make constant trips to the bookstore. Public transport is such an irritant I am trying my best to avoid it as far as possible. I never knew how cheap books were in the USA. Books, I stress. Not textbooks. Textbooks are amazingly expensive in the USA.

The reason I was on this train of thought, was because I saw the physical copy of this book in Kinokuniya the other day. You may be interested to know that you can download a copy of it from the official site, for free (or do the Radiohead thing and pay as much as you would like to).

So, I’ve gotten my copy and the instant auto responder tells me:

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Dear Dorothy, 

You can download The Pirate's Dilemma - Digital Download at

https://www.e-junkie.com/d/?t=jgk3zpwbb8cb641fb&d=2746400

Please note, the download link will expire after you've downloaded the product 5 times.

Thanks for downloading The Pirate's Dilemma - I hope you enjoy it and it helps you awaken your inner pirate.
 
Any questions, suggestions or whatevs, drop me a line at matt@thepiratesdilemma.com.

All the best,

Matt Mason

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I am loving the personal touch to this. And the liner “helps you awaken your inner pirate” is priceless, including the very deliberate, but coolly mis-spelt word “whatevs“.

I am a big fan of youth culture, have always been, will probably always be. I had a good impression of the book when I thumbed through it quickly at the store, and I hope it will not disappoint.

And of course, I’m doing my bit here by telling you to check out the book download page. Let me know what you think if you read it!

If you’re looking for other online reads, check out the Word of Mouth Manual Volume II, also freely downloadable, but you can get the physical version if you like!

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