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Nice contest but am too busy

willow9 — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:50:47 -0500

Nice contest but am too busy and the price is not very interesting :)

Mark - Directory Network Owner

I've got a contest running on my blog for BAFAB

margalit — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 15:55:35 -0500

If you want a free book, try to earn one by leaving a comment on my blog.

Margalit

Brilliant!

mia3mom — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:55:03 -0500

I just sent out books to some folks too, and I love this idea. I just blogged about it, too.

Books are such great gifts, and gifts for no particular reason are the best kind of gifts!

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Me too

sassymonkey — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:28:08 -0500

I certainly like to get things just because so I figure it's good to give them every now and then.

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

Contest!

sassymonkey — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:27:09 -0500

Cool! Blog contests are always fun.

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I'm in the process of giving

Deaf Mom — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:17:02 -0500

I'm in the process of giving away many of my books in an effort to simplify my life. I like this idea of surprising someone with a book "just because."

Karen
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I found out about BAFAB

WestofMars — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:46:06 -0500

I found out about BAFAB awhile ago and just posted my second contest related to BAFAB.

Have a great time picking out books, Sassy!

West of Mars
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BAFAB: Buy a Friend a Book

sassymonkey — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:52:07 -0500

Spring is coming. The light is getting brighter. The wind doesn't have that cold bite to it anymore. It's an excellent time to build up some good juju. But how are you going to do it? By buying books of course! But there's a catch. You have to give them away. At least that's what the creator of Buy a Friend a Book would like you to do. The rules are easy to follow.

Just get yourself to a real-life or virtual book store during Buy a Friend a Book Week (the first weeks of January, April, July, and October) and, well, buy a friend a book (or e-book)! But here's the fun part: you can't buy your friend a book because it's their birthday or they just graduated or got engaged or had a baby or anything else. You have to give them a book for no good reason. In fact, this present out of the blue from you should shock the pants off of whomever you decide to give it to. And it'll make them happy. And that's the point: promote reading, promote friendships.

I've participated in this a couple of times and I am to try to do it at least twice this year. I like surprising people, particularly when it's a book that I loved and they can't get it at their local bookstore (this happens a lot when you are a Canadian with a lot of American friends). Who doesn't love getting a gift "just 'cause"?

Contributing Editor Sassymonkey also blogs at Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.