I have been looking at the iBooks store for the iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad. While I have seen comments by some about the selection being limited there are some interesting books that I have come across. A few are books by J.R.R. Tolkein, namely “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings”. There are also books by C.S. Lewis, a well know Christian writer who was a contemporary of Tolkein. Among the books are “Mere Christianity” and “The Narnia Chronicles”. (Although one of the Narnia books doesn’t seem to be there and only one book from his sci-fi trilogy is in the store.)
There are also lots of good books that one can download for free, made available from Project Gutenberg. One that I have downloaded is by Leo Tolstoy called “What Men Live By and Other Tales”. The collection includes a short story called “Three Questions”. This is a memorable story for me that I first heard as part of a sermon during the summer I was preparing to go to Spain. The story is about a king seeking answers to what are the important matters in life. Questions about who is important, time and what are the important things to be doing. After not being satisfied with the answers from his advisors he seeks out a hermit where events show him the answers he is looking for.
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