Another good overview of Jim Baen's life and legacy.
http://bigbananaslug.livejournal.com/28719.html
Specifically of interest to many
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Very shortly, Eric Flint, Jody Dorsett, Wil McCarthy, myself, and a few others will be announcing the formation of the Science Fiction Public Library...a direct outgrowth of the Baen Free Library, which will be dedicated to keeping good science fiction from going completely out of print, and helping the handicapped fan by making sure that they can have the same experience my daughter, and thousands of blind and dyslexic fans of SF and Fantasy have already had, thanks to Jim Baen.
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