Hi Beccy,
Many thanks for your offer. You will not be infringing copyright if you post (quote) short extracts from the book, and include the title and the author's name each time.
You say the book includes some great snippets of information on individuals. It would be a great help (and save you being inundated with people writing on spec) if you post the names and dates of these individuals, and possibly a short summary of what the item is about?
By the way, regarding your other thread, most people using this board don't live in the IOM (I am in Sydney, Australia) - although more people living in the IOM have posted on the board recently, which is fantastic.
And it is well worth joining the FHS, wherever you live.
Sue