And when Maithe says that she wins, she ain't kiddin'. She has won many Ebooks, and I think some gift baskets. I can vouch for these contests, they are awesome. She knows how to rake them in. Meka ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 4:52 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: book contests Thanks for the info. That sounds interesting. I think I'll check it out and perhaps give you some competition--though it's not as if I don't already have enough books, both on my shelf and n the library, to read. smile G.Cindy --- maithe007 <maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thank you. *G* > > I enter book contests all the time. There is an > online book club called > dearreader.com and they have contests every week. I > have won many books > from them. I also sign-up to authors' newsletters > and most of them have > book giveaways each month. There are so many sites > on the internet that > practically toss books at you...I love it. *L* > > This one was through dearreader.com via their author > Buzz presentations. > Like I said, these are offered every week and you > guys should really check > them out. They present one book each week for each > genre and they send a > five minute excerpt each morning to your inbox. You > can preview the book > and decide whether it is to your taste or not. > > I think I bored you long enough. *L* > > Hugs, > > Maithe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 3:40 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: February New York > Times bestsellers > > > > Congratulations, Maithe. How did you win it? > > > > G.Cindy > > > > --- maithe007 <maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Carrie, > >> > >> I know you will probably buy "The Secret Between > Us" > >> by Barbara Delinski for next month...don't. I > just > >> won a copy and as soon as I get it, I will scan > it. > >> It is on this week's NY Times bestseller list so > I > >> know it will show-up on Bookshare next month. > >> > >> Just wanted to let you know. > >> > >> Maithe > >> maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Carrie Karnos > >> To: Bookshare Vol Group ; Jake Brownell > >> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:53 AM > >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] February New York > Times > >> bestsellers > >> > >> > >> Hi gang, > >> > >> Here's the list of the bestsellers. Instead of > >> putting in a huge order once a month, I've been > >> picking the books up as I stumble across them in > my > >> wanderings around bookstores. I've included the > >> status of each book after the title so you can > see > >> where it is in the scanning and validation > process. > >> > >> Carrie > >> > >> Hardcover Fiction > >> DUMA KEY, by Stephen King (already in > collection) > >> PLUM LUCKY, by Janet Evanovich (already in > >> collection) > >> BEVERLY HILLS DEAD, by Stuart Woods (being > >> processed) > >> THE SHOOTERS, by W. E. B. Griffin (being > >> processed) > >> BLASPHEMY, by Douglas Preston (already in > >> collection) > >> PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, by Geraldine Brooks > (already > >> in collection) > >> THE SENATOR'S WIFE, by Sue Miller (already in > >> collection) > >> SWORD SONG, by Bernard Cornwell (need to order) > >> BLOOD DREAMS, by Kay Hooper (ordered) > >> > >> Hardcover Non-Fiction > >> TOM CRUISE, by Andrew Morton (being processed) > >> IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, by Michael Pollan (being > >> processed) > >> REAL CHANGE, by Newt Gingrich with Vince Haley > and > >> Rick Tyler (being processed) > >> STRONG AT THE BROKEN PLACES, by Richard M. > Cohen > >> (being processed) > >> MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT, by Madeleine > Albright > >> with Bill Woodward (already in collection) > >> FREE LUNCH, by David Cay Johnston (being > >> processed) > >> GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS, by Eric Weiner (already in > >> collection) > >> LIBERAL FASCISM, by Jonah Goldberg (ordered) > >> THE GREAT AWAKENING, by Jim Wallis (need to > order) > >> > >> Paperback Fiction (Trade and Mass Market) > >> THE MANNING SISTERS, by Debbie Macomber > (already > >> in collection) > >> MORNING LIGHT, by Catherine Anderson (already > in > >> collection) > >> THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, by Kate Jacobs > >> (being processed) > >> > >> Paperback Non-Fiction > >> SMOKE, MIRRORS, AND MURDER, by Ann Rule > (already > >> in collection) > >> > >> also ordering: > >> Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of > >> Your Body, by Jennifer Ackerman (on download > list) > >> BSO The Wild Blue, by Stephen E. Ambrose (being > >> processed) > >> BSO Orphan Star, by Andre Norton (ordered) > >> BSO The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler, by > William > >> Shirer (ordered) > >> The Book of Touch, by Constance Classen > (editor) > >> (ordered) > >> A Natural History of the Palette, by Victoria > >> Finlay (ordered) > >> Color Codes, by Charles Riley (ordered) > >> Gospel in the Stars, by Joseph Seiss (ordered) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all > >> with Yahoo! Mobile. 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