I have no idea how many copies of Beyond the Darkening I’ve sold through Barnes & Noble, but it was enough to get it to a sales rank of 167 today. (This is, by the way, a “Ha, look! My chicken nugget is shaped like Elvis!” thing rather than a “Neener neener, I’m so special” thing.) To commemorate this additional momentous occasion, I’m giving away a $30 giftcard from Barnes & Noble.
Same rules as last time:
How to enter: Leave ONE comment on this post—a word, a paragraph, a smiley, doesn’t matter. USE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS in the email field. (Cross my heart, I am not mining them to spam you later. I’m not adding you to a newsletter mailing list. I’m not selling email addresses to spammy marketing sleazebags. It’s not visible to anybody viewing the comments. I just need to be able to contact the winner.)
How to get disqualified: When I say ONE comment, I mean ONE comment. IP addresses are logged and will be compared. If yours shows up more than once in the comments on this post, all of your entries will be discarded.
How to win: At the end of the contest period, I will use random.org to select the winning comment. I will announce the winner on this here blog and send a confirmation email to the winner using the email address provided. (I’m not sending $30 to a dud email address, hence the checking.) If that email address bounces or the winner does not respond within 5 days to confirm that it is a valid email address, I will use the same method to select an alternate winner.
Contest period: Entries will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on July 18, 2010.
The prize: A $30 giftcard from Barnes & Noble, sent via email, redeemable in stores or online. If you can’t shop at Barnes & Noble, it’s not going to be of much use to you. Here’s the official terms, limitations, and restrictions page. But if you can’t use it and for some reason want to win a really expensive but useless email, who am I to judge?
May the most fortuitously placed, randomly selected commenter win.
July 11th, 2010 at 12:49 AM
congrats on the 167 (i’m assuming thats good) ;)
July 11th, 2010 at 1:31 AM
I bought one of those (great fun!) and came by to see what else ya got. Sign me up!
July 11th, 2010 at 1:48 AM
I want money.
July 11th, 2010 at 1:50 AM
Free books are a broke freelancer’s dream!
July 11th, 2010 at 3:43 AM
Hi Kerry – What a bonus! Congrats on your book sales. If your book ‘Beyond the Darkening’ becomes available in paperback, I’ll be sure to get it. Thanks for putting this on the Amazon PRN discussion forum. I’d love to win, ’cause I sure do have A LOT of books on my ‘to purchase’ list.
Thanks again,
Lea Ellen {night owl in IL}
July 11th, 2010 at 9:17 AM
Hey oatmeal girl! Great giveaway!
Congrats on the high B&N ranking and for having a great giveaway so we can all celebrate with you. :)
xx,
E.J.
July 11th, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Kick butt chica! That’s awesome!
July 11th, 2010 at 11:06 AM
Show Me The Money!!!!!!!
July 11th, 2010 at 11:46 AM
July 11th, 2010 at 11:48 AM
My fellow Narnian, EJ, already scooped me on the oatmeal comment, so I’ll simply say YAY for free stuff! And you go girl on the ranking.
July 11th, 2010 at 12:15 PM
I bought everything you have after watching you deal with that insulting asshat yesterday. Between your writing (‘great fun’ is right) and your ‘readers matter’ philosophy (like this, you do well and give something back), I wish more writers were ‘hacks’, ‘nobodies’, and ‘self-published losers’ like you. Don’t let the haters get you down. You’ll be #1 on that list someday, and they’ll still be complaining that they haven’t been ‘discovered’.
July 12th, 2010 at 10:51 AM
Quit apologizing for doing well. This is a “Reaping the rewards of doing good work and not acting like a psycho. At least in public. Too much” thing and a “The readers have spoken” thing. Proof of theory, as they say on Mythbusters.
Now, the goats want me to win. You daren’t displease the goats.
July 14th, 2010 at 12:22 AM
Woohoo… Congrats to you!
July 14th, 2010 at 12:37 AM
Congratulations
You rock lady. Hope you continue to clime that sales rank ladder at a lightning fast pace.
July 15th, 2010 at 12:44 PM
Fun read
July 16th, 2010 at 4:00 AM
I like money, and books, and gifts, and cards, and barnes! Sign me up!
July 16th, 2010 at 6:40 PM
I’m in.
July 16th, 2010 at 8:14 PM
Congrats Kerry! I got Beyond the Darkening from Smashwords a short while ago but haven’t read it yet, but I look forward to reading it soon! Thanks for the contest :)
July 18th, 2010 at 10:29 AM
I would love to be entered!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
July 18th, 2010 at 12:20 PM
Can’t wait for the next book, loved Beyond the Darkening!!!
July 19th, 2010 at 4:13 AM
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