Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Nathan,

I hadn’t thought of it that way. LOL. The article also says, “...they also carved out a 25-nanometer tall model of the Matterhorn. A nanometer, of course, is one-billionth of a meter, so that's a 1:5 billion scale nano-mountain.” I think I could climb that Matterhorn!

This is amazing! IBM nanotechnologists have created a 3D map of the world that's so tiny, approximately 1,000 of these maps can fit on a single grain of salt. Article and video at BoingBoing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/26/ib ... um=twitter

Amazing video of underwater volcano erupting: http://www.theadventurelife.org/2010/04 ... o-erupting

Interesting article in The New Yorker -- PUBLISH OR PERISH: Can the iPad topple the Kindle, and save the book business? – http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010 ... ct_auletta

Nathan,

I opened up my latest issue of Writer's Digest which arrived yesterday in the mail, and saw that your site has once again made the list of 101 Best Websites for Writers. Congratulations! Your Blog and Forums are fantastic!

Nathan, That's really interesting. I didn't know that Lulu was even allowed to sell books from other publishers. I've decided that it's an amazing time to be a reader. I've never seen lower book prices. I now find myself trying to decide whether to continue buying certain books in Kindle format (I h...

How intense are the price wars between competing booksellers? I think they’re pretty intense. Until a few months ago, Amazon always seemed to have the lowest prices. Recently, I’ve noticed competing companies offering the same books and movies at lower prices. My jaw just about dropped on the floor ...

How cool that your Forum will have subcategories! This Forum is really growing. :)

mmcdonald64 – Thanks again for the link to the interview with Karen McQuestion. I purchased a couple of her books today. :)

That is so incredibly awesome!

gonzo2802 – The person I talked with wasn't talking about all debut authors, just that the bookstore where he worked didn't plan to ever unpack and stock all boxes of books by debut authors that were sent to them. My understanding is that the major chain bookstores charge more money for prominent pl...

Ink and Hillary, Thanks for that information. I think I've been seeing very recent offers that might be more competitive, though. This past week, I received coupons to pre-order brand new hardcover and paperback books for less money than many Kindle books. I've also been able to order special versio...

Mira - I agree. The symbolism should arise from the writer's subconscious. Once the symbols appear and the writer recognizes them for what they are, however, the writer can enjoy developing them. At least that's how it works for me. I think the best fiction includes some symbols that only become app...

Has anyone else noticed this? I can now buy “best-selling” books for free or almost for free on a regular basis. I’m the type of person who’s more than happy to pay full price for books in order to support the authors, but that’s actually becoming a bit of a challenge. Our local big-chain bookstores...

Serzen,

I agree with bcomet. Your imagery is fantastic. I love your writing style - infused with mystery and depth.