Xeni Jardin at BoingBoing writes:

James Randi, the guru of anti-woowoo, has released the full text of his Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural online for free. Randi hopes the move will boost sales of the print edition.

When I decided to place the entire text (…) on the Internet, it was suggested to me that this could cut into the sales of the printed version. However, experience has shown that, in the publishing business, making a book available on the Internet only stimulates sales of the actual book! Another mystery.

Years ago it worked for BoardWatch Magazine. It’s worked for years for Wired Magazine. Why not for this?

Here’s the online version. It’s great to have a searchable online version, but I’ll still keep my old fashioned version.