heidi | Aug. 19th, 2005

Well, it may've taken two years to collect all the papers, edit them, have the thing published and manage to have it available on Amazon.com, but finally, you can order the book version of Nimbus - 2003. It includes nearly four dozen papers, presentations and panel summaries from Nimbus - 2003, and even though most of the works were completed a little over a year ago (we gave the authors time to edit after the conference) the themes, concepts, and analysis are interesting, entertaining and even useful if you're trying to puzzle out what may happen in Book Seven or solve the mysteries in the first six books. You can ( read the press release from xlibris here, too )

Check out the table of contents and the gorgeous cover featuring an image from

ursamajr and some excellent art direction by

emmylaughed.

The book includes papers from Lexicon Steve,

pegkerr,

genealogygirl,

gwendolyngrace,

folk,

ataniell93,

awelkin,

cedarlibrarian, and others (if you're in there and want me to add a link to your LJ too, let me know! And don't miss the transcript of the unforgettable Ship Debate!

You can now order it via Amazon (it's also available at bn.com, too)! I would really appreciate it if you used any of the following links:

A portion goes to help FictionAlley
UK Paperback
UK Hardcover
US Paperback
US Hardcover

Selected Papers from Nimbus-2003 Compendium: We Solemnly Swear These Papers Were Worth the Wait: We Solemnly Swear These Papers Were Worth the Wait

Selected Papers from Nimbus-2003 Compendium: We Solemnly Swear These Papers Were Worth the Wait (Hardcover via BN.com)

Selected Papers from Nimbus-2003 Compendium: We Solemnly Swear These Papers Were Worth the Wait (Paperback via BN.com)

A portion of your purchase helps The Witching Hour if you purchase via:
Selected Papers from Nimbus-2003
US Paperback
US Hardcover

You can help support Lumos with these links:
Selected Papers from Nimbus-2003
US Paperback
US Hardcover

Purchase via The Leaky Cauldron & a portion of your purchase helps TLC (If the link doesn't work, melissa_tlc is fixing it, and it will soon.)

Coming later today, a link to purchase via Amazon & help support Lumos

Or you could buy it without helping anyone in particular via , Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk or Barnes & Noble.

Now, here comes the request. If you want to get it, get it now. I saw the amazingness of

cleolinda's announcement of her Movies in 15 Minutes book via Amazon.co.uk two weeks ago, and how it skyrocketed to number one on Amazon's charts - and while I don't think we can do that well on Amazon.com, it would be amazing if we sold enough copies this weekend to find ourselves in the top 500, or even the top 100. It would be great publicity for TWH and for Lumos, and for the fandom as a whole, becuase this is an amazing work generated by adult fans, which is a first for the HP fandom.

So please, buy our book! It really is interesting, and pretty, and a good resource and a good snapshot of academia and fan-stuff, and I think it deserves a place on everyone's bookshelf.

One more thing! If you were at Nimbus, and requested an Amazon gift certificate instead of a CD-ROM, next week, when Gwen gets back from Pennsic, we'll be sending you a gift certificate that you can use via Borders' Amazon.com store on any purchase via that store - you can use it towards the book, but if you want to purchase the book now and help our ranking, and use the actual gift certificate in your friendly neighborhood Borders bricks & mortar store later, you can do that, too. It's your call.