Monday, November 30, 2009

Tis the Season Contest



Good Books and Wine is having a great Tis The Season Contest. Enter by clicking here. It ends on 1/1.

Deadtown Countdown

Nancy Holzer is having a great contest to count down to the release of Deadtown on December 29th.



You can win the following prizes:

December 8: A Deadtown coffee mug (retail value $12) and a signed copy of the book.

December 15: A Deadtown tote bag (retail value $14) and a signed copy.

December 22: A 0.6 liter Sigg water bottle sporting Deadtown’s cover (retail value $20), plus a signed copy.

December 29: The Big Day calls for a big prize, so you can win a Flip Mino HD video camera! This small, slim, lightweight camera records up to 60 minutes of HD video and shows off Deadtown’s cover. Its retail value is $199. Plus, of course, a signed copy of the book.

Visit the contest post here to read all the rules and enter.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Tynga's 300 Follower Contest

Tynga is celebrating her 300 Followers by having a great contest. You can enter here.





Prizes are:

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper
Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper
Storm Born by Richelle Mead
Dark Visions by L.J. Smith
Fade Out by Rachel Caine
Soulless by Gail Carriger
Marked by P.C. Cast
Flesh Circus by Lilith Staintcrow
Hunting Grounds by Patricia Briggs
Playing With Fire by Gena Showalter

There are all brand new!!

There will be a total of 4 winners
1st winner - 3 books of their choice
2nd winner - 2 books of their choice
3rd winner - 1 book of their choice
and the 4th winner will win a custom-made blog button!

Contest ends 12/23. Enter here

Thursday, November 26, 2009

First Annual Inkies Giveaway Extravaganza!



Just in time for the holidays, the Inkies have decided to spread some book love – Inkie style. So they are opening the first annual Inkies Giveaway Extravaganza where 3 lucky readers will get to win one of the following fabulous basket categories:

First row - Basket 1 - FAIRY TALES AND FOLKLORE
Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon (signed copy)
Fortune's Folly by Deva Fagen (signed copy)
The Runaway Dragon by Kate Coombs (signed copy)
The Runaway Princess by Kate Coombs (signed copy)
Shadow (ARC) by Jenny Moss (signed copy)
Faery Rebels by RJ Anderson (signed copy)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (signed copy)
Ash by Malinda Lo (signed copy)

Second row - Basket 2 - ADVENTURE AND WITCHCRAFT
The Emerald Tablet by PJ Hoover (signed copy)
The Navel of the World by PJ Hoover (signed copy)
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Unnameables by Ellen Booraem (signed copy)
Wicked 1 by Nancy Holder (signed copy)
Wicked 2 by Nancy Holder (signed copy)
Wicked : Resurrection by Nancy Holder (signed copy)
Betraying Season by Marissa Doyle (signed copy)

Third row - Basket 3 - ANCIENT CURSES, MODERN GHOSTS, POST-APOCALYPTIC
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe (signed copy)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Owl Keepers (ARC) by Christine Brodien-Jones (signed copy)
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by RL Lafevers (signed copy)
Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris by RL Lafevers (signed copy)
Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus by RL Lafevers (signed copy)

There will be a grand prize winner and 2 runner ups. Winners will be based on the following criteria:

1. The Grand Prize winner will have first pick and choose one of the book gift baskets AND will also win a $25 gift card to Powell’s Books AND a copy of ICE by Sarah Beth Durst. The winner will be chosen based on who provides the most online promotion points for our contest, via blog, facebook, twitter, etc. One point is awarded for the type of promotion and the number of times such promotion is provided. For example, a person who tweets and blogs about it for all 14 days of the contest will earn 28 points. Honor system is in place so you will be required to tally up your points yourself and we’ll check’em. YOU MUST COMMENT ONLY ON THE ORIGINAL CONTEST POST IN ORDER TO QUALIFY.

2. Second runner up will choose from the remaining 2 baskets. The winner will be the person who comes in second with the most online promotion points.

3. Third runner up will win the last remaining book gift basket and will be chosen from a lottery. Anyone can enter the third prize drawing. All you have to do is answer one of the following questions. What MG/YA fantasy would you like to read over the holiday break? What fantasy book most reminds you of the Holiday or New Year season?

Contest ends on December 9th, 2009. Due to the large size of the prizes, the contest is only open to US and Canadian residents. Go here to enter!