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FridayReads EXTRA Giveaways

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Desperate times call for desperate measures, they say.

I really want FridayReads to hit 8K this week.

IF WE HIT 8K–and only if we do–I will give away three extra prizes.

Here they are:

1. A set of three slipcased, signed Indiespensables titles: Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante, State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.

2. One $150 gift certificate to One More Page bookstore, my local indie. Don’t worry, they’ll be happy to take your online or phone order, wherever you live. They will special order anything you like.

3. A mega-set of Boots the Chemist bath goodies from Target, all full-size products, including three bath milks, three body butters, three body washes, and three hand lotions, plus an assortment of sponges, scrubbers, and other treats.

Interested in winning one of these prizes? Share YOUR FridayReads on Twitter or Facebook or tumblr–and tell a friend or three! Everyone who shares is eligible. For more information about FridayReads, check out our web site.

Thanks for your time and help, readers!

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Required Reading

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Every Monday, we’ll post a round up of links of industry news, book reviews and more. For more information about the categories, click here.

Let’s Talk About Me – If you’re visiting this blog you probably know all about how Twitter can connect readers, but Publishing Perspectives has an article that is a good round up of all the different Twitter book memes, including #fridayreads.

Friends of Bethanne – I Went to TOC, and All You Got Was this Round-Up at Booksquare – Kassia Krozser has a post all about what happened at the Tools of Change for Publishing Conference. It’s thoughtful, detailed and well worth a read.

Save Publishing – Towards a New Model of Ebook Circ in Libraries at EarlyWord – HarperCollins surprised everyone when they announced their new policy regarding libraries and eBooks – 26 lends and then the library will be forced to repurchase the license. Of course, is that policy better than the others at places like Macmillan who isn’t even offering eBook lending? Earlyword’s article gives information and advice on interacting with publishers about this very question.

Review Revue – Townie by Andre Dubus III Review at NYT and I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson at The  Washington Post – These reviews are written by two of my favorite authors: Darcey Steinke author of Easter Everywhere and Elinor Lipman, author of The Family Man.

Culture Vulture – Ken Burns on Public Broadcasting at The Washington Post – Politics aside, what would this world be without public media? Some people in Congress believe it would be okay, but please, let’s listen to the Washington Post’s opposing view. Like libraries, nothing needs funding more than public media in times of need.

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#FridayReads Winners for 12/03 — Hachette Book Group Holiday Gift Guide Goodies!

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

My dear Friday Readers, today is a fun one, since I get to give away loads of free books to you all.

First, five of you have won “bundles” from Hachette Book Group USA. Each bundle includes a paper book and an audiobook. The titles will be given out grab-bag style, but they all come the Hachette Book Group Holiday Gift Guide. Not a lemon on this lot!

The five winners are:

1. JJMcGaffey

2. debenedettos

3. msbookjunkie

4. MartiniReading

5. funkychick301

Once you’ve seen your name up here in lights, please send your snailmail addy to me: TheBookMaven at gmail dot com. Giveaway prizes must be claimed within two weeks or the prizes revert to our swag stash…

Congrats to the winners, and thanks, everyone, for another great #FridayReads!

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#FridayReads Winners for November 25, 2010

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

TEN of you are winning Other Press tote bags AND copies of HOW TO LIVE by Sarah Bakewell. 

You are:

1. Grainsnmore

2. Histifchick

3. BayBitch

4. esaevian

5. toadacious1

6. JohnGuild

7. lmsoft

8. LizzieVance

9. SteenaHomes

10. yoyology

Email your snailmail addresses to me: TheBookMaven at gmail dot com. I’ll make sure the delightful folks at Other Press get your prizes out to you quickly.

Congrats, and thanks for participating in #FridayReads!

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November 5, 2010 #FridayReads Giveaway Winners

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Patient tweeps, your wait is over. Last Friday, @HarperPerennial sponsored #FridayReads on Twitter (check out our brand-new Facebook page, too!), and since we reached 2K (in fact, we reached OVER 3K, but that’s another story…), the good folks at Perennial are giving ten randomly selected participants each a copy of “The World Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide” and a Harper Perennial tote bag…
Here are the ten winners:

@cris0521

@lawschoolninja

@SakuraChica

@Johnny_Pistols

@catacoma

@baisebeige

@MystNoir

@jocemiller

@Janet_Tait

@waityourarobot

@NeilSnowdon

Once you’ve seen your name here, please email me with your full snailmail address: TheBookMaven at gmail dot com. I’ll send your info on to Harper Perennial and they’ll get your goodies sent off quickly. 

Thank you all so much for your support of #FridayReads. Remember, tell your friends about our FridayReads Facebook page, because there’s a giveaway over there IF we reach a certain number… ;)

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#FridayReads Winners from October 13, 2010

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Apologies for the late posting. These six lucky tweeps each win a four-book bundle from @JasonAshlock and his Movable Type Literary Agency:

@mad_sunshine

@DebWorldofBooks

@waltpascoe

@smodak

@andy_keyser

@SplatsReads

Please send me your email addresses AND snailmail addresses: thebookmaven at gmail dot com. I’ll get those to Jason and he’ll have your books en route lickety split!

I also promised a $25 bookstore gift card and a $50 bookstore gift card.

The winner of the $25 bookstore gift card is:

@evenstar13

The winner of the $50 bookstore gift card is:

@inkwellHQ

Again, email me with your deets!

Congrats to all of the winners. Onward, this week, to 3,000 participants…and an even bigger gift card!

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October 8, 2010 #FridayReads Giveaway Winners

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Last week we had 2,063 #FridayReads participants on Twitter.

I promised a $25 prize at 750, a $50 prize at 1500, and so on…of course, we never made it to 2250, so there’s no $75 prize..

EXCEPT. There is! Long story, but someone chose not to claim a $75 prize from a previous giveaway, so I’m going to give it away today to say THANK YOU to all of you. Remember, I always choose giveaway recipients randomly, using Random.org

Winner of the $25 worth of free books: @craigtimes

Winner of the $50 worth of free books: @kmgovier

Winner of the $75 worth of free books: @megveglibrarian

Email me: thebookmaven at gmail dot com — and we’ll make arrangements! Congrats to all of the winners and many many thanks to all of you who make each Friday to much fun for me and other readers on Twitter via #FridayReads.

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Bookswim Giveaway Winners!

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Ah, what a sweet sound: The sound of me settling into my armchair because I don’t have to go and ship any books this week. Thanks to the wonderful folks at Bookswim (you really need to know about this “Netflix for Books” if you don’t already), I am giving five lucky Friday Reads participants from August 20th one-month memberships to Bookswim and ONE lucky FridayReads participant from August 27th a $50 gift card to Bookswim.

The five winners of the one-month memberships are:

@Stefaniya

@knittingmomof3

@pookster

@wholewidewords

@rmhbikes

Congrats!

Now, drumroll, please: The winner of the $50 Bookswim gift card is…

@jocemiller

Wheeeee! Now, all you each have to do is send me your email and snailmail addresses: thebookmaven at gmail dot com is my email addy. Shortly thereafter, you’ll hear from the good folks at Bookswim. 

What could be easier, or more in keeping with the holiday spirit of Labor Day? ;)

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The Great “Mockingjay” Giveaway on #FridayReads

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

If you’re on Twitter, and you’re reading “Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins, I want to know.

Why? Because I think it will be fascinating to gather as many of you who helped this title “trend” yesterday on Twitter and count you up. So if you’re part of the #Mockingjay hashtag, I want your help: Tell me so by adding my weekly #fridayreads hashtag to a tweet with #mockingjay in it, and I’ll automatically enter you in a giveaway.

The prize? I thought long and hard about this, and decided that in the spirit of Katniss, I would offer something that gives the winner freedom. If you are the winner (I choose winners of all of my giveaways using Random.org), I’ll give you a $50 gift certificate TO THE BOOKSTORE OF YOUR CHOICE.

That’s right! It can be an indie, a big-box, an online retailer — whatever makes YOUR life easier.

There is one catch: I need to hear from at least 500 of you to make this giveaway happen. Tell your reading friends! Remember: ALL you have to do is tweet “I’m reading #Mockingjay/#fridayreads.”

That’s it! One line to win $50 worth of books…I hope you can’t resist.

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