MobileRead Winter Contest - 3 PocketBooks and 15 E-Book Vouchers - Page 3

forkyfork · 11-30-2009, 07:14 PM

Will the letter always be an attachment, or can it be hidden another way?

PKFFW · 11-30-2009, 07:32 PM

Great idea for a contest.

Cheers,
PKFFW

jhoff80 · 11-30-2009, 11:03 PM

See, this is a neat idea for a contest in theory, but I'm not as big a fan of it in practice.

The reason for this, (and I'm sure I'm not the only one) is that I have absolutely no interest in many brands of eReader or file formats. I generally only peruse the News/ Commentary, Kindle, Calibre, ePub, and iRex forums, with a very occasional browsing of other devices (such as the Pocketbook and Onyx forums from time to time).

If they're randomly strewn about all subforums, it puts people like myself at a distinct disadvantage. I know it's just a contest so it's not that big a deal, but most people only care about the device they own or are thinking about buying, and while some people have practically every eReader out there, not everyone can afford that.

PKFFW · 11-30-2009, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhoff80

See, this is a neat idea for a contest in theory, but I'm not as big a fan of it in practice.

The reason for this, (and I'm sure I'm not the only one) is that I have absolutely no interest in many brands of eReader or file formats. I generally only peruse the News/ Commentary, Kindle, Calibre, ePub, and iRex forums, with a very occasional browsing of other devices (such as the Pocketbook and Onyx forums from time to time).

If they're randomly strewn about all subforums, it puts people like myself at a distinct disadvantage. I know it's just a contest so it's not that big a deal, but most people only care about the device they own or are thinking about buying, and while some people have practically every eReader out there, not everyone can afford that.

It is mentioned in the first post that there will be clues as to where to find each days letter. Hopefully that will ensure it does not take hours and hours of crawling through every forum topic(whether interested in it or not) to find each letter and will ensure it is fair to everyone.

Cheers,
PKFFW

Kokomo Lee · 12-01-2009, 12:02 AM

Looking forward to the contests - sounds like a fun distraction from work and the upcoming holidays.

jhoff80 · 12-01-2009, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PKFFW

It is mentioned in the first post that there will be clues as to where to find each days letter.

... Oh.

I must've missed that. Sorry.

ravenne · 12-01-2009, 03:23 AM

Good morning, everybody. This is day 2 of MobileRead's winter contest and it's my pleasure to give you a small hint on where to find the next letter. The thread you want to visit is a real 'classic'. Dr. Drib has started it in March 2007. It has over 3,000 post - and contains a lot of book titles. Have fun!

PBGramps · 12-01-2009, 04:21 AM

Well - this sounds great. As a new member, though, I'll probably never find any other than the 1st on. I even had trouble finding taht obvoius one. The only thing I've ever won was a low number in the Military lottery in 1971. That was not an especially good prize. 8>)

Gramps

Sparrow · 12-01-2009, 04:45 AM

Hi Gramps and welcome to MobileRead.

I've sent you a Private Message with a (hopefully) helpful hint - let me know if it isn't.

David Munch · 12-01-2009, 05:01 AM

Yay, I'm in the lead!

seveng · 12-01-2009, 11:17 AM

Oh, sure, turn down the search functionality during the contest.

kennyc · 12-01-2009, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravenne

Good morning, everybody. This is day 2 of MobileRead's winter contest and it's my pleasure to give you a small hint on where to find the next letter. The thread you want to visit is a real 'classic'. Dr. Drib has started it in March 2007. It has over 3,000 post - and contains a lot of book titles. Have fun!

I don't think I'd every have found it given that clue, dang good thing I was already reading that thread.

kennyc · 12-01-2009, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Munch

Yay, I'm in the lead!

Uh....dude!

jankovicgood · 12-01-2009, 12:14 PM

Is this contest only valid for US residents or it is worlwide?

ravenne · 12-01-2009, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jankovicgood

Is this contest only valid for US residents or it is worlwide?

It's worldwide, jankovicgood. I don't know where your are located. If your native language is French or German you may want to check out our French or German contest threads (just click the link in my signature).

12-01-2009, 12:02 AM	#35
Kokomo Lee Keeps on Ticking... Posts: 79 Karma: 42864 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pacific NW Device: Kindles, iStuff, Nexus and a partridge	Sounds fun! Looking forward to the contests - sounds like a fun distraction from work and the upcoming holidays.

12-01-2009, 03:23 AM	#37
ravenne Wizard Posts: 4,917 Karma: 1840619 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Device: Kindle PW, PocketBook 360°, Cybook Gen3, iPad mini	MOBILEREAD WINTER CONTEST DAY 2: HINT Good morning, everybody. This is day 2 of MobileRead's winter contest and it's my pleasure to give you a small hint on where to find the next letter. The thread you want to visit is a real 'classic'. Dr. Drib has started it in March 2007. It has over 3,000 post - and contains a lot of book titles. Have fun! Last edited by ravenne; 12-01-2009 at 03:25 AM.

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11-30-2009, 07:14 PM	#31
forkyfork Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 1664 Join Date: May 2009 Device: It's a long story ;)	Will the letter always be an attachment, or can it be hidden another way?

11-30-2009, 07:32 PM	#32
PKFFW Wizard Posts: 3,792 Karma: 33500000 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: BeBook, Sony PRS-T1, Kobo H2O	Great idea for a contest. Cheers, PKFFW

11-30-2009, 11:03 PM	#33
jhoff80 Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	See, this is a neat idea for a contest in theory, but I'm not as big a fan of it in practice. The reason for this, (and I'm sure I'm not the only one) is that I have absolutely no interest in many brands of eReader or file formats. I generally only peruse the News/ Commentary, Kindle, Calibre, ePub, and iRex forums, with a very occasional browsing of other devices (such as the Pocketbook and Onyx forums from time to time). If they're randomly strewn about all subforums, it puts people like myself at a distinct disadvantage. I know it's just a contest so it's not that big a deal, but most people only care about the device they own or are thinking about buying, and while some people have practically every eReader out there, not everyone can afford that.

12-01-2009, 04:21 AM	#38
PBGramps Gramps Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ohio - always kived there except when in the Army Device: Kindle	Well - this sounds great. As a new member, though, I'll probably never find any other than the 1st on. I even had trouble finding taht obvoius one. The only thing I've ever won was a low number in the Military lottery in 1971. That was not an especially good prize. 8>) Gramps

12-01-2009, 04:45 AM	#39
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Hi Gramps and welcome to MobileRead. I've sent you a Private Message with a (hopefully) helpful hint - let me know if it isn't.

12-01-2009, 05:01 AM	#40
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,012 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	Yay, I'm in the lead!

12-01-2009, 11:17 AM	#41
seveng Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Denver, CO Device: Sony PRS-500, Palm Pre	Oh, sure, turn down the search functionality during the contest.

12-01-2009, 12:14 PM	#44
jankovicgood Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 584 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: sony	Is this contest only valid for US residents or it is worlwide?