Monthly Archives: February 2011

An absolutely wonderful review on Shelfari…

I just noticed a wonderful review of THREE HUNDRED ZEROES on shelfari.com:

shelfari.com is a great place to find books and information about books. Check it out when you have time.
I’m thrilled you enjoyed it so much Elizabeth. With the Internet today it is so easy to support your favorite authors.
See you out there on the trail!
Dennis “K1” Blanchard

Learn knot tying skills when going out in the woods.

A few basic skills are really necessary before going out into the woods: recognizing wild foods, building fires, staying warm in an emergency, first aid and my favorite, tying knots. I don’t have an expansive repertoire of knots that I use, just a few basic ones. My favorites are the Slip knot, the Butterfly knot and the Reef knot, also known as the Granny knot.

One web site that show really good graphics for tying knots is: http://www.iwillknot.com/
It doesn’t have the Granny knot, but you can see it here: http://www.apparent-wind.com/knots/reef-knot/
Get two shoe laces (different colors helps) or two pieces of different colored rope and have some practice. It’s fun and useful to know. 
I especially like the Butterfly knot because it can be tied anywhere in a rope and then another rope can be attached at that point and it won’t slip up or down. It will stay where it is tied. 
Have some fun with this before your next hike.
Dennis, “K1”

Part II of the RadioSRQ broadcast…

Concerning the RadioSRQ interview posted earlier: I guess it wasn’t that obvious, but the second part of the broadcast is a link on the page for the first part of the interview. I’ve had several write to ask where it is. Here is the link:

If you missed the first part, here it is:
Enjoy…
Dennis, “K1”

Barnes and Noble Nook Version

Barnes and Noble’s Nook now has THREE HUNDRED ZEROES  available. I just checked tonight and there is a very nice review of the book there. I don’t know who wrote, it was signed anonymous. Thanks for the enthusiasm and I’m thrilled so many are enjoying this read.

I’ve added a “badge” that B&N has supplied to link to the book via this blog. See it elsewhere on this page.

Keep those cards, letters and emails coming, I do answer them as time permits. Thank you everyone!
Dennis “K1” 

Interesting times for book publishing.

Since the Christmas Season I’ve seen a dramatic shift in book reading. Last year THREE HUNDRED ZEROES was predominantly the print version, but now it is by and far the electronic version, especially the Kindle. As much as I love to hold a print version of a book in my hand, I have the feeling that it will soon be a minor part of the reading industry.

There are many advantages to an eBook: portability of many books at once, small size, free books and easy to read in the dark. Print books have advantages too: portable, pages can be dog-eared, pages can be ripped out, and if lost, easily replaced. 
I suspect before long however there will be free eBook readers. It will end up like the cell phone scenario where the phone company offers a free phone so you’ll use the service. Kindles are now $139 and they seem to keep dropping. Excuse the pun, but the writing is on the wall.
Add to all this the price difference, the Kindle version lists for $9.95, the print version, $17.95, that has to be a factor.
When I look at sales reports for THREE HUNDRED ZEROES, I feel a real affinity for the print version report, but I guess I’m going to have to let go of that and appreciate that the eBook is here to stay. I guess the next decision will be, which reader? Nook, Ipad, Sony or Kindle?
Dennis “K1” Blanchard