tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082073232772541532024-08-30T19:31:44.744+01:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508207323277254153.post-90132401667494070182010-04-12T13:03:00.008+01:002010-04-12T13:14:30.409+01:00<div style="float: right;"> <iframe src="http://rcm-uk.amazon.co.uk/e/cm?t=httpwwwthehat-21&o=2&p=8&l=as1&asins=0349117543&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=FFFFFF&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe></div> <p> A <a href="http://www.bornfreebooks.com/485-1000135.aspx" target="_blank">book was recently released</a> in Switzerland by one of our Born Free Books members that caught my eye and flooded my senses with memories. The book is called Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts and is perhaps one of the best novels I have read. It is immersive, brilliantly written and keeps one turning the pages like no other. Shantaram accosts ones senses in an almost tangible way. It is quite simply, brilliant.</p> <p> The book was perhaps summed up best by my cousin who would regularly lock herself in a room with instructions to her two mischievous young boys that she was not to be disturbed for 30 minutes while she visited India. Her sister equally loved Shantaram so much that she and her husband took a trip to India with the primary purpose of visiting many of the areas written about in Shantaram...a book that induces pilgrimages from South Africa?...that is quite special.</p> <p> If you haven't read it yet then go grab it. It should appeal to everyone. I gave it (with a degree of trepidation) to my 89 year old grandmother a couple of years ago and she finished it in a week - loving every minute. If you can't find a copy nearby using our Born Free Books service then buy it. Amazon are selling it for just <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Shantaram-Gregory-David-Roberts/dp/192076920X?ie=UTF8&tag=bornfreebooks-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">$11.92 in the US</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0349117543?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwthehat-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0349117543" target="_blank">&pound;5.00 in the UK</a>.<img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bornfreebooks-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=192076920X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=httpwwwthehat-21&l=as2&o=2&a=0349117543" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p> <p> For those of you that have read it, you should be pleased to know that Gregory David Roberts has written a sequel and called it The Mountain Shadow. It hasn't been released yet but is available for pre-order in the <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0349121702?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwthehat-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0349121702" target="_blank">UK</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1408701626?ie=UTF8&tag=bornfreebooks-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1408701626" target="_blank">US</a>.<img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bornfreebooks-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1408701626" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=httpwwwthehat-21&l=as2&o=2&a=0349121702" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p> <p> Enjoy the journey.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508207323277254153.post-79494542910367142010-04-09T12:35:00.002+01:002010-04-12T13:11:43.761+01:00<p>Thank you Paul for your love of the Born Free Books website and for spending time writing about the service. For those of you wondering about the answer to the same question posed by Paul we hope you will find my comment on his blog enlightening.</p> <p>Read his <a href="http://knowledgechallenge.posterous.com/born-free-books-project-by-the-hatchery-provi" target="_blank">blog post and our comment here</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508207323277254153.post-48241558050082821482010-03-31T15:44:00.003+01:002010-04-12T13:11:51.189+01:00<p>Our first official mention in a third-party publication (that we know of)...<a href="http://blog.zendesk.com/blog/2010/03/born-free-books-wwwbornfreebookscom-is-a-brand-new-fun-community-that-logs-the-journeys-of-books-as-they-are-shared-by.html" target="_blank">Zendesk Blog: Book Sharing Site Takes Advantage of Help Desk Customization Options</a>.</p> <p>Thanks very much to Nick at Zendesk and the entire Zendesk team for building such a fantastic product!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508207323277254153.post-46174228839202766132010-03-17T09:55:00.004+00:002010-04-12T13:11:58.686+01:00<p>We are proud to announce that Born Free Books is now officially live.&nbsp; The database has been cleaned, the stationery has started arriving and real books are being released into the community. Thank you to all our private beta testers and we hope you enjoy the service.</p> <p>We would love to hear from you so please do leave us some feedback.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508207323277254153.post-91142129888423856862009-11-14T17:04:00.001+00:002010-04-12T13:07:26.708+01:00<p>We are very excited to announce that Born Free Books will soft launch on 18 November 2009.&nbsp; For a soft launch invitation please email us at <a href="mailto:info@bornfreebooks.com">info@bornfreebooks.com</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1