“The lesson I have to teach is this: Leave all creative energies uninhibited. Merely organize society to act in harmony with this lesson. Let society's legal apparatus remove all obstacles the best it can. Permit these creative know-hows freely to flow. Have faith that free men and women will respond to the Invisible Hand. This faith will be confirmed. I, Pencil, seemingly simple though I am, offer the miracle of my creation as testimony that this is a practical faith, as practical as the sun, the rain, a cedar tree, the good earth.”
— Leonard E. Read, I, Pencil
For us at ReadLiberty.org, Leonard. E. Read's essay I, Pencil was one of the most eyes opening works and a great inspiration for our liberty oriented activities.
To make his life work more accessible for anyone to read, we've decided to publish his whole library in ePub, Mobi, HTML and PDF formats without reserving any rights, making it free for everyone to read, share, edit and sell.
Since we're producing this edition of Leonard E. Read's library for you, it seems right to offer you a chance of becoming a part of this venture.
Starting with Accent On The Right, you can join us in creating this electronic edition of Leonard E. Read's library and influence the final look of the whole library, have your name forever a part of it or get your own edition of the whole library dedicated namely to you.
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When Can You Expect the Library?
An early draft version of the first book, Accent On The Right, is already available at http://www.readliberty.org/books/leonard-e-read-accent-on-the-right
As you can see, there's still a lot of work to be done on the cover and formatting of the book. But happy reading anyway.
In What Order Will the Books be Published?
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Accent On The Right
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Published |
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Anything That's Peaceful
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Published |
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Awake For Freedom's Sake
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Published |
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Castles In The Air
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Published |
| Comes The Dawn
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In Progress |
| Coming Aristocracy
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In Preparation |
| Deeper Than You Think
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| Elements of Libertarian Leadership
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| Free Market And Its Enemy
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| Freedom Freeway
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| Government: An Ideal Concept
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| Having My Way
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| How Do We Know
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| Let Freedom Reign
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| Liberty: Legacy of Truth
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| Love of Liberty
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| Path of Duty
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| Seeds of Progress
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| Talking To Myself
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| Then Truth Will Out
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| Thoughts Rule the World
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| To Free Or Freeze
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| Vision
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| Who's Listening
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| Why Not Try Freedom |
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What Do We Need the Funds For?
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Once the whole library is published, a ThunderClap.It campaign for its spreading will be started.
For every five hundred Twitter, Facebook or Thumblr posts above 499 a pamphlet from the list below will be published as a part of the library.
Questions and Answers
Q: What license will be the library subject to?
A: For the original editions of the books and their content, "Permission to reprint granted without special request."
The library as such will be a subject to the CC0 "license". Although you don't have to we'll be thankful if you choose to mark us as the authors of this edition of Leonard E. Read's library and let others to use the work in the same way in case you derive your own work from it. Happy reading, sharing, editing and selling!
Q: Does it mean that I can print and sell the books?
A: Yes, you can! We'd definitely buy the books in a printed form. Just make it clear that we're not printing and selling it. Also if you are selling the books for profit, consider accepting a cryptocurrency of your choice, sharing part of that profit with Foundation for Economic Education or to support our activities at ReadLiberty.org and MiceEatCheese.co.
Q: I'm a libertarian writer and always wanted to write a preface for one of Leonard E. Read's books. Will you include it in the book if I do?
A: Sure, go ahead and write it! In case we like it, we will include it in our edition of the library. Otherwise, you can publish your own edition anytime you want.
Q: Do you accept Bitcoin donations?
A: Not only we accept Bitcoin donations, but also for every two books fully funded by Bitcoin, we will publish a total of three books from the library of Leonard E. Read, along with the credit "Fully funded by Bitcoin."
In case you'd like to join us in this venture and support us using Bitcoin instead of USD, use one of the Coinbase links below to claim your perk (please don't forget to fill in your contact email or BitMessage address so we can deliver you your chosen perk):
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Q: Is there any other way I can help?
A: It would be great if you can spread the word about our venture — The more liberty you share, the more you get.
Since we are not native English speakers, another proofreader is always welcomed. When was the last time you got paid for reading a great book? Let us buy you a beer for proofreading Pattern for Revolt or other books from our edition of Leonard E. Read's Library and reporting typos & major formatting issues. Powered by Bitcoin.
Or find an innovative way of monetizing the final library and making it even more accessible this way.
Thanks for your support.
Cheese, Martin
A MiceEatCheese production.
