What Kind Of Contests, Draws and Prizes Do You Enjoy?

Randolphlalonde · 02-06-2010, 01:36 PM

Many authors have had contests and draws on their sites, often coinciding with a book launch, or just to keep their site lively. The standard prizes range from book marks to entire collections. I think it was David Gemmel (Rest in Peace), who included hand written letters with several signed books he gave away as prizes.

Now things have gone even further, with a few authors promising a drawing for an iPad and a couple giving away Kindles!

Now, I'm not so well funded that I could afford a prize like that, but I'm wondering: What kind of contests, prizes and other free stuff do you enjoy?

Are there a few things us authors haven't thought of? Or are the standards (Free eBook, Book, Book mark, etc...), still fantastic?

dreams · 02-06-2010, 09:55 PM

I think anything free is great. I have been on other author sites where they have contests that ask questions about characters and or situations in their previous books.

02-06-2010, 01:36 PM	#1
Randolphlalonde Author Posts: 55 Karma: 284 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: iPhone	What Kind Of Contests, Draws and Prizes Do You Enjoy? Many authors have had contests and draws on their sites, often coinciding with a book launch, or just to keep their site lively. The standard prizes range from book marks to entire collections. I think it was David Gemmel (Rest in Peace), who included hand written letters with several signed books he gave away as prizes. Now things have gone even further, with a few authors promising a drawing for an iPad and a couple giving away Kindles! Now, I'm not so well funded that I could afford a prize like that, but I'm wondering: What kind of contests, prizes and other free stuff do you enjoy? Are there a few things us authors haven't thought of? Or are the standards (Free eBook, Book, Book mark, etc...), still fantastic?

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02-06-2010, 09:55 PM	#2
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	I think anything free is great. I have been on other author sites where they have contests that ask questions about characters and or situations in their previous books.

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