Essays on Free Knowledge: The Origins of Wikipedia and the New Politics of Knowledge

I bought this book to better understand the future of information and aid discussions with my children. I found it thought provoking, interesting and timely.

I am not a techy and have found this book very interesting. It's an easy read. The history and lessons learned by Larry can be applied to many sectors and aspects of life.

Very quick and easy to read. Larry offers insightful knowledge and a glimpse into the future of information.

This book is not worth the shelf-space in a low cost warehouse run by volunteers.

Well written by the co-founder of Wikipedia, informative, and accurate. What one can learn from it makes it a great investment, but its historic significance makes it priceless. The perspective from which this book was written is not just first-hand knowledge, it's hands-on knowledge.

Informative and well written. Intelligent but easy reading. Difficult to put down. Not a dry technical manual.

Unfortunately, the self-publishing process allows uneducated and uninformed opinions to be promulgated on the Amazon platform. Larry's "book," to use the term loosely, falls under this umbrella of poorly-written and paranoia-laced ramblings. Also, Larry does not believe in pronouns, so therefore in Larry's world, one cannot use the words he/him/his/she/her/they/theirs/etc. If that does not tell you the quality of intellectual capacity we are dealing with here, then...

Essays on Free Knowledge is a fantastic read with so many insights into how Wikipedia came to be and much more.