Free to Make: How the Maker Movement is Changing Our Schools, Our Jobs, and Our Minds

Great book, well written with lots of information.

I teach Entrepreneurship and Innovation courses at a local university. I went to the Maker Fair this past fall and was fascinated by everything going on from hobbyist to professional. I wanted to be informed about the Maker Movement, its opportunities and its implications. This book has been fun to read, full of inspiring stories of creativity, regardless of the media used.If you are tired of the "consumer" mentality and want to read about creative people, you will enjoy this book.

I thought this might be a collection of how to stories. It is not. This is a collection of biographies of who set up how to businesses. I was dissappointed

I really like the book. I enjoy reading the descriptions of different makers and getting inspiration from all their different creations. However, about 3/4 into the book, there are several typos and it looks as if someone deleted words that came after "maker" because there are parts that don't make a ton of sense without serious context clues. That's just a little aggravating for me, but it's still an enjoyable book.

I recommend this book to teachers, parents, young adults and adults. I found this book very inspirational and full of real life events and general examples. The author accomplishes what he intends: he makes making accessible and enticing! In addition, I found this book very prophetic in terms of how companies and jobs are and will evolve into.