*** Blogosphere Bookstore Giveaway ***
$500 in books for 1 blogger
and
$500 for 1 blogger’s reader
for a total of $1,000
Chronicle Books is giving books away to a blogger or blog reader who lives in the United States and is 18 years or older (official rules).
TO DO: for bloggers
Post a list of Chronicle Books valued at up to $500 that you’d like to haul in, and you’ll be automatically entered into a drawing to WIN your list of books! And, one of your readers who comments on the post will win the list too!
Last day to submit entries is December 10th!
Check out the publisher’s Web site and make a list of books up to $500.
AND, officially sign up at the Chronicle site with your post url here.
TO DO: for everyone
Visit other blogs for your chance to win a haul of Chronicle Books! Each of these blogs has posted a list of books valued up to $500! One blogger and one commenter on the winning post will each WIN the list!
Winners will be announced: December 13, 2010.
Curious? then check out this video...
this could be you (if you participate)
or hopefully me ;-D
I went browsing and here are my picks:
A Novel with Maps
by Eric Chase Anderson ($19.95)
An Activity Book with Six Glamorous Crayons
by Nike Desis ($12.95)
A Private Journal
Illustrations by Miraphora Mina
and Eduardo Lima ($19.95)
Fictional Stories and Photographs
by Andrew Losowsky ($18.95)
An Interactive Mystery
by Sam Stall ($24.95)
by Lucienne Hervé ($19.95)
by Rob Reger ($12.95)
by Robyn Johnson ($27.99)
A Gnovelty Kit
by Marcus Mennes ($15.95)
A Little Book of Misfortunes
by Lucien Edwards ($12.95)
by Gary Ghislain ($16.99)
A Capricious Tour
by Barbara Hodgson ($19.95)
12 Removable Poster Prints
by James Jean ($29.95)
An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful,
Chic, Useful, Curious, and
Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By
by Lesley M. M. Blume
Illustrations by Grady McFerrin ($19.95)
Skills, Tips, and Life Lessons
from Everyone's Favorite Girl Detective
by Penny Warner ($16.95)
by Istvan Banyai ($15.99)
A Wayward Guide
by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
With Barbara Hodgson
and Nick Bantock ($22.95)
Man's New Best Friend
Includes:
Certificate of Adoption
Port-a-Pug Owner's Manual
Dog bowl
Food, water, and bones
Dog bed
Collars with ID tags ($16.95)
Deluxe Heirloom Edition
The Classic Regency Romance
—Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
by Jane Austen
and Seth Grahame-Smith (24.95)
How Princess Victoria became Queen
with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel
by Michaela MacColl ($16.99)
by Katie Williams ($17.99)
Gothic and Dark Lowbrow Art
by Matt Dukes Jordan ($24.95)
An Illustrated Journal of Transformation
Illustrated by Allyson Haller
by Paul Jessup ($19.95)
by Lea Redmond ($22.95)
Size does matter! Inspired by San Francisco Bay Area artist Lea Redmond's popular in-store art installations and online business (she has written thousands of miniature letters since 2008), this deluxe easy-to-use craft kit includes everything needed to create personalized "mini" gifts of teeny tiny letters and itsy bitsy gift packages.
Interested in winning one of my picks?
Tell me which one(s) and leave your email in comments.
* fyi: If you signup for the Chronicle Books eNewsletter, you can get discount coupons and special offers!
(scroll to the bottom of their site to enter your email)
* if you post your browsing list please let me know in comments as I'd love to see your picks
* first spotted this offer at Savvy Verse & Wit
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Contest has ended - winner is Cake Spy - a super cute site that puts googly eyes on her sweet treats
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Let's Bring Back would be a wonderful read for me. I would love to read about the past, probably because I lived it.
ReplyDeleteThe Nancy Drew Handbook would be a fun read as well.
cenya2 at hotmail dot com
Awesome list! :) Chronicle books have lots of wonderful books!
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Covet & want! So many brilliant selections! I'll comment again when I post my selections!
ReplyDeleteI finally managed to whittle down a list to merely $500. ;) I'm mad for your list, too, although I particularly like The Doorbells of Florence and Confessions!
ReplyDeleteso many fun items. I'd love these too.
ReplyDeletelauren51990 at aol dot com
I would like let's bring back.It sounds like my kind of book.
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I wish you luck!
ReplyDeletehttp://joyanddisquiet.blogspot.com/2010/11/happy-haul-idays-from-chronicle-books.html
I would like to win Pride and Prejudice. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
ReplyDeleteAwesome list, Vii!! I really, really hope ya win & am crossing my lucky Irish fingers for ya :D
ReplyDeleteYou've got a slew of wonderful goodies I've not heard of on your list. But my favorite is the Miso Pretty Notecards because my daughter would flip her lid for these! They are sooooo Japanese-gorgeous!!!
Dracula's Heir sounds awesome.
ReplyDeleteGreat list of books! Good luck, Velvet! :D
Great list, Velvet. I duplicated a few of your hauls! Here's my list http://gofita.blogspot.com/2010/11/chronicle-books-haul-idays-giveaway.html
ReplyDeleteI'm very intrigued by How I Stole Johnny Depp’s Alien Girlfriend. You've got a lot of great books on your list!
ReplyDeleteAWESOME picks! Here's hoping for a win!! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteMollydedwards AT yahoo DOT com
That's a great list, it made me finally decide to go make my own list, which can be found here: http://readingisdreamy.blogspot.com/2010/11/chronicle-books-haul-idays-giveway.html
ReplyDeleteAwesome list. So many wonderful books I'd love to read. Good Luck
ReplyDeleteBookNoise at gmail dot com
We have a lot of the same or similar books on our lists...but you have chosen several really great ones that I missed. I especially love the one about Queen Victoria.
ReplyDeleteI hope we win either here or over at my list at http://ladysilk.net/regency-romance-talk/win-a-shopping-bag-full-of-chronicle-books-up-to-500-00/
Smiles...and good luck :)
Teresa
I love the World Smallest Post Service!
ReplyDeleteTerrific list of books! You have some awesome books I didn't even see on CB's website! lol There are so many great ones to choose from!
ReplyDeleteChronicle Books is hosting a wonderful contest!
My list post is up on my blog, too!
Good luck!
~ Amy
Aimala127@gmail.com
Great list! Would be so awesome to win!
ReplyDeleteWould love to win this!
ReplyDeleteI love this promotion and i hope we both win!
ReplyDeletePragmatic Mom of CoffeeShopBloggers
Oooh, thought I'd commented to yours already. I love your choices Velvet! I did a list too, you can comment here. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI hope you *W*I*N*, that would be wonderful!
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I would love "The Enchanted Dolls' House" to play with and to fondle and admire.
:o)
*I'm happily dreaming away*
~~~~~~~~~ good luck! ~~~~~~~~~~>
;o)
Great list! Best of luck.
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like to comment on mine: http://ticklemebrahms.blogspot.com/2010/11/chronicle-books-contest.html
I wish I'd noticed the Eiffel Tower book when compiling mine. Well done!
pmathers at jps dot net
Horrorscopes and How I stole Johnny Depp's Alien Girlfriend :) It would be awesome if you won!
ReplyDeleteMorganlafey86@aol.com
All of these books look awesome! I really want to read The Space Between Trees.
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Dracula. Great books you picked. I like Dracula. Good luck. Tore923@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI've been hearing about Let's Bring Back and I look forward to checking it out!
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Nice list!
ReplyDeletealxmhenry@gmail.com
Wow please win! I seriously think I would cry if I won all these books!
ReplyDeletehappy_haylee_3(at)hotmail(dot)com
What a nice list. Good luck to both of us! And thank you
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jcamp2020 at aol dot com
Love the list. I'd love to win this selection. Go to my blog as well to comment at jaxiejax.com
ReplyDeleteFabulous choices, especially the Eiffel Tower book!
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What fun! Count me in!
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