Getting it right

I went to the library today, and checked out some books from sone of my favorite authors, Terry Brooks, Alan Dean Foster, and David Drake. The Drake book is the most interesting, because it comes with a cd-rom containing a TON of Mr. Drake's books in various electronic formats, including Across the Stars, Northworld, With the Lightnings, The Tank Lords, Ranks of Bronze, and one of my favorite heroic fantasy novels ever, Lord of the Isles. All complete. And you can copy and share any of the e-books. And it includes the novel it comes with in mp3 format. And a bunch of book covers. And a video of a U.S.A.F. AC-130 making an attack in Afghanistan. Here's a publisher that is embracing the digital, counting on the fact that most people (myself included) prefer holding a book to reading a screen. It's meant to get you hooked on some of his books with the thought that you'll like what you read on the screen, and you'll buy the book later.
Good idea. So, if you get a chance to pick up "Far Side of the Stars" from Baen publishing, with the cd-rom, take it. Or e-mail me. As long as I'm not selling copies, I can give them away to all the friends I've got.

UPDATE: Baen is also giving away the first two Honor Harrington books here.