Free Kindle 2 Winner Announcement
Hello all!!!
First of all let me apologize for yesterday, the contest ended yesterday at noon EST, but as most of you already know, it was also my birthday and it was completely impossible to sit at the computer during the whole day, thanks to the husband and kids for that 
Anyways, in this post I will announce the lucky winner of the Free Amazon Kindle 2, so let me explain how is it done:
1) I closed the comments on the giveaway post so no more comments were submitted after the date.
2) I went over to Random.org and started my Camtasia (screen recording) software to record the result.
3) I generated a random number between 1 and 67 (note that I didn’t include the #68 comment because it’s mine).
4) We got a WINNER!
But before i show you the video I want to tell you about another fantastic contest that is happening right now and you should also participate (I know I will…). Is the contest over at CigArest where ex-smoker is giving away a free Flip Mino HD Camcorder! Since the Flip Mino is one of the nicest gadgets I got for this Christmas I think everyone will love it (click here to go to the contest page).
Ok enough of that let’s announce the lucky winner of the free Kindle 2, and here it is:
Kindle 2 Contest Result Video The winner is Lisa comment number 11.
(Lisa, Please contact me as soon as possible with your mailing address)
Thank you all so so so much for making part of this contest, it was definitely the most fun I ever had online!
Talk to you all soon.
Amazon Kindle 2 Giveaway
After reviewing several suggestions I have, finally, organized my ideas about the Kindle 2 giveaway,
Before I post the rules to participate, I want to thank the following people who sent their input from day one:
- Ex-Smoker from Cigarest
- House Fan from House MD Shirts
- Lea Angela Singzon from Doc For Kids
- John Lang from Lone Wolf Librarian
- Tami from You Gotta Read Guest
- And the many others who contacted me on Twitter @JulieStratford
Ok, here we go with the 3 simple rules to win your Kindle 2:
1 – Write a post about how this kindle 2 will improve your reading habits and link to this contest (sending a pingback).
2- Follow me on Twitter @JulieStratford and Tweet about this contest using the tag #freekindle
3 – Comment on this post saying that you have followed all the rules.
Contest starts today (March, 6th, 2009) and I will pick one random winner on my birthday (April, 16th, 2009 at noon EST).
Julie, how will you pick a winner? You see, the comments here are numbered so I will use http://www.random.org/ random number generator between 1 and the last comment; when the number is generated I will check if the comment owner has followed all the rules and then she/he will be contacted on the email address listed on your comment here.
Julie, who can participate? Everyone! if you are out of the States and want to participate, it’s ok, the prize will be sent as an Amazon Gift Card and you can spend it however you want.
Ok, got it! can you tell me the prizes again? Sure, one lucky reader of my blog will win a brand new Amazon Kindle 2.
But, keep your eyes here because Additional prizes will be added for the funniest and most original posts.
I think this covers everything, if you still have doubts either comment here or contact me.
Good luck!
UPDATE: The contest has ended click here to view who the winner is!
Free Kindle 2 Contest
I just got a second Kindle 2 as a gift from a friend who didn’t know I already had one. Instead of sending it back to Amazon I want to create a contest for my friends here at the blog and twitter.
I always see those contests on different blogs I read and they seem to have great success.
So let’s consider this the first post about how to win a free Kindle 2 where the winner will receive an Amazon gift card for the price of a brand new Kindle 2, she/he will only need to pay for S&H, remember that the new Kindle 2 only ships to the U.S., but this doesn’t mean that if you are out of the states you can’t participate, you can and you must! Just that if you are the winner you will have to spend the money on something else that ships to your country.
My main idea about the contest is for bloggers to go wild and write a post about how this Kindle 2 would improve their lives, their kid’s lives or something like that.
Since this would be the first contest here on my blog, I want you to leave a comment with suggestions, the best suggestions will be used for the contest and the person who suggested it will get the same visibility this blog gets during the contest.
So go ahead and send you comments right away!
Edit: Visit the Official Free Kindle 2 Giveaway Post
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