Since it's the holidays and since my loot box is starting to overflow, I'm going to be giving away a number of items over the next couple of weeks. First up, I have three HUGlight Flexible Hands Free Book Lights, all donated by HUGLight. You may remember a while back that they sent some in for me to evaluate; the ones I had set aside for me were all grabbed up by family members to try. Not only can you use these when reading, but anytime you need a hands-free light (such as working on your car or inside a computer). I have three unopened packages that I'm giving away. In addition, HUGLight is giving away some of the lights, some Amazon gift cards and a Kindle, on their Facebook page. All you have to do is LIKE them, then fill out the entry form (only once) and check back on their page now and then.
Next up, I have four of the Smak-Dab Cover Secure Clip for the Kindle DX/2/3, which were donated by Smak-Dab. I was a beta tester for these when the Kindle 3 first came out. I liked them so much that I emailed them and asked if I could have a few to give away. As you can see in the picture, this is just a small clip that is used to secure the cover to your Kindle. I haven't seen much need for this with my DX, as the cover I have is magnetic and stays snugly closed on the back, but if you have the K2 or K3 and any of the clip-in covers, you know that there is a tendency to sometimes try to open the cover the wrong way. This is especially a problem, I've found, with the lighted cover, as I was sticking my fingers between the corner of the Kindle and trying to grab hold of the light to pull it out. With the Smak-Dab in place, not only can I no longer do this, there is no possibility of the cover opening backwards. I actually placed mine on the side, rather than the top, as shown, but it works in either location.
Somewhere along the line, I won two copies of the audio CD version of Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage ($29.98; $12.99 Kindle), by Jeff Benedict. So, I'm giving away one copy as a sort of "grand prize".Book Description
Suzette Kelo was just trying to rebuild her life when she purchased a broken-down Victorian house perched on the waterfront in New London, CT. The house wasn't particularly fancy, but with lots of hard work Suzette was able to turn it into a home that was important to her, a home that represented her new found independence.
Little did she know that the City of New London, desperate to revive its flailing economy, wanted to raze her house and the others like it that sat along the waterfront in order to win a lucrative Pfizer pharmaceutical contract that would bring new business into the city. Kelo and fourteen neighbors flat out refused to sell, so the city decided to exercise its power of eminent domain to condemn their homes, launching one of the most extraordinary legal cases of our time, a case that ultimately reached the United States Supreme Court.
In Little Pink House, award-winning investigative journalist Jeff Benedict takes us behind the scenes of this case -- indeed, Suzette Kelo speaks for the first time about all the details of this inspirational true story as one woman led the charge to take on corporate America to save her home.
I also won two hardcover copies of A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy ($17.99; $9.99 Kindle), by Thomas Buergenthal, and I'm giving away one of those, as well.Book Description
Thomas Buergenthal, now a Judge in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, tells his astonishing experiences as a young boy in his memoir A LUCKY CHILD. He arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Separated first from his mother and then his father, Buergenthal managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes of luck to survive on his own. Almost two years after his liberation, Buergenthal was miraculously reunited with his mother and in 1951 arrived in the U.S. to start a new life.
Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. A LUCKY CHILD is a book that demands to be read by all.
There are also 12 harlequin books in the box, four of which are now spoken for (the winners will be notified soon).
So, how do you enter? Just make a comment (preferably one that pertains to the post) on any post. Including this one. There will be another post just for the harlequin books, as I know that they are not everyone's cup of tea, and the winners of those will be chosen only from the commenters on that post. I'm going back to the beginning of this month, so those who've been active commenters before get a few extra chances. I'll start drawing names at random later this week and I want to try to get everything given away by the middle of next month, so the winners can have at least one unexpected gift under their tree.
Be sure to also enter Amazon's new contest to win one of thirty $100 Kindle Gift Cards, on their Facebook page. They are giving away one gift card each day from Black Friday until Christmas, but you only need to enter a single time.
If you are anywhere that Ruby Tuesday has a restaurant, they are giving away a free appetizer to anyone that likes them on Facebook and enters their email info on this page. I signed up for mine this morning and it's already arrived!
