Crossposting for those who haven't made it to the forum or news
section yet. (And just to add that I've seen the partial list of the
prizes which include movie swag, signed stuff by both the book author
and the actors and some fluttery things as well. LOTS of prizes to
give away.)
BookCrossing's The Reader Challenge and Contest
December 21, 2008
It's a given that BookCrossers love books, and love to set them free.
And loads of BookCrossers love to answer the call of a BookCrossing
Release Challenge, where books are released around a theme, event,
book or whim of whomever is organizing the challenge. So what better
than a challenge centered on reading? Why, a challenge centered on
the award-winning book "The Reader" by Bernhard Schlink, and the soon
to be released (and sure to win awards) movie "The Reader", based on
the book, of course! And a contest connected with the movie, too!
BookCrossing, in partnership with The Weinstein Company and Vintage
Books (Random House) invites all BookCrossers to participate in this
challenge and in the contest. Release as many books as you can that
are themed around "The Reader" between January 1 and the 2009 Oscar
Awards Ceremony (which take place in Los Angeles, California) on
February 22. The more books you release, the better your chances to
win one of the fabulous prizes that will be offered. Points will be
awarded for each release, and extra points given for specific
criteria, such as releasing a copy of the actual book or including a
photo of your release. Any way you can make your release "themed" is
fine: a play on the words in the the title, something about reading,
book-to-movie tie-ins, May-December romances, Germany, WWII, lawyers,
books on the list of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die ("The
Reader" is Number 116 on the list) -- anything goes as long as you
can justify your choice and reasons for calling a particular release
"themed". There will also be at least one wild card winner for those
who want to participate, but may not have tons of books to scatter in
the wild for the challenge. In order for a release to count, it has
to be posted in the thread which will be in the Release Challenge
forum when the challenge starts and has to include a reference to "The
Reader" movie (which opens January in the U.S.) in the journal entry.
We'll even supply the journal entry for you to use. Full details are
available in our Release Challenges forum. Specifics can be found at
http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/5917000/1.
To enter our "The Reader" contest, simply attend opening weekend of
the movie, save your ticket stub, write your BookCrossing screen name*
on the stub and send it to us at BookCrossing*. We will draw the
winning names on February 22. The winner will be notified by
BookCrossing Private Message. We've got some pretty fabulous prizes
lined up, so what are you waiting for? Both the challenge and the
contest are open to ALL BookCrossers, regardless of location. Join
our "The Reader" challenge and see "The Reader" movie now! Two
separate contests, two great chances to win!
*Must be a BookCrossing member to be eligible. Only valid
BookCrossing screen names are accepted. Entries must be postmarked by
February 22, 2009 and sent to BookCrossing: The Reader Contest at 323
Pine Street, Sandpoint, ID 83864.
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