Enter the "Surf the Web for Summer Reading" Contest!

Prizes Worth $1,000!

Nine different websites about books and reading have joined together to bring you the ultimate summer contest. Check out each of the websites to find terrific titles that will keep you turning the pages through the lazy days ahead.

Then follow these steps to enter the "Surf the Web for Summer Reading" Contest:
  1. Visit each participating website.
  2. Find the "contest word" that appears on each website's contest page.
  3. Put all nine words together to form a grammatically correct sentence.
  4. E-mail the sentence to Contests@bookreporter.com
This contest will run until June 30th. But the fun won't end there. We'll re-stock the prize pool and give you two more chances to enter and win as the summer goes on. Check back for details on July 1st.


Word 3: are

The Participating Sites:
About.com
AuthorsOnTheWeb.com
BookBrowse.com
BookBrowser.com
BookPage.com
Bookreporter.com
Contentville.com
Readerville.com
ReadingGroupGuides.com




OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

ELIGIBILITY: This contest is open only to legal U.S. residents living in the 50 United States. The following persons and their dependents are not eligible to enter or win: employees of The Book Report, Inc., About.com, Bookbrowse.com, Bookbrowser.com, Readerville.com, Contentville.com, BookPage, and their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) of each of the above.

HOW TO ENTER: Once you have found all nine words and used them in a sentence, send e-mail to contests@bookreporter.com with the sentence you have constructed. The Book Report, Inc., About.com, Bookbrowse.com, Bookbrowser.com, Readerville.com, Contentville.com and BookPage.com are not responsible for entries lost or delayed or not received for any other reason, or for errors in the entry forms or the rules.

HOW TO WIN: Winners will be randomly selected from all correctly submitted entries by the staff of Bookreporter.com. Entries must be received before 11:59PM ET on June 30, 2001. The participating websites reserve the right to announce the winners on their websites and in press materials. Only one entry per person will be accepted.

PRIZES: Bookreporter.com will notify the randomly selected winners by July 7, 2001. The winners will have 21 days after notification to respond for collection of the prize. One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a $300 Amazon gift certificate and 5 hardcover books: THE CODE OF LOVE by Andro Linklater, THESE GRANITE ISLANDS by Sarah Stonich, MOTHER JONES by Elliott J. Gorn, HOLD ME CLOSE, LET ME GO by Adair Lara, LOVING PEDRO INFANTE by Denise Chavez. Total value of Grand Prize: $425. One (1) First Place winner will receive a $100 Books-A-Million gift certificate and a Family Reading Basket containing THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD edited by Bonnie S. Lawrence, ALL STAR COMICS ARCHIVES - VOLUME 6 by Gardner Fox, THE RING OF FIVE DRAGONS by Eric Van Lustbader, audiobook edition of KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL by Anthony Bourdain, SANCTUARY by Beverly and David Lewis, and a signed copy of DIM SUM DEAD by Jerrilyn Farmer. Total value: $250. Two (2) Second Place winners will each receive a $50 Readerville.com gift certificate and two of the following books: THE BONESETTER'S DAUGHTER by Amy Tan, IN THE HEART OF THE SEA by Nathaniel Philbrick, A PLACE OF EXECUTION by Val McDermid, EMPIRE FALLS by Richard Russo. Total value: $100. Three (3) Third Place winners will each receive a $35 Contentville gift certificate. Total value: $35.

ALTERNATE ENTRY: You may also enter the contest by regular mail. Send a postcard or letter with the sentence that you constructed using the nine contest word, as well as your e-mail address or name and mailing address, to:

SUMMER READING CONTEST
The Book Report Network
250 West 57th Street
Suite 1228
New York, NY 10107

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BEFORE June 30, 2001.