The gimmick: A Top Ten List of what you have read in 2009

Movie critics do it, book reviewers do it, I expect that KindleBoards readers can do it in spades….come up with your Top Ten List of Books for the Year.

Guidelines:

1. List your top ten books that you have read for the year. Ten — not nine, not eleven. TEN.
2. Books must be listed in rank order. Number one is the best then move on down the list.
3. While the book can have been written and published in any year, you must have read it in 2009.
4. You must have read the book on your Kindle. All those fabulous paper books you read? They have to go on a different list.
5. Entries must be listed: Title by author (ie, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote). You do not need to include links to the book.
6. Entries must be posted from December 1, 2009 until midnight December 21, 2009 (EST).
7. You may modify your entry after it is posted (if you remember a book you enjoyed but forgot, eg). No more modifying after December 21.

Note – for new (or newish) Kindle owners, who might not have read 10 books on their Kindles yet….yes, you can enter and you can list books you read in paper prior to receiving your Kindle. BUT….the book must exist in a Kindle edition. My rationale is that if you owned the Kindle earlier, you would have read the book in a Kindle version.

I hope that is clear and makes our newer Kindle owners feel like they can dive in an join the fun. Let me know if you have questions!

Winners will be randomly selected from all who post and announced in the thread. Prizes:

December 22: $25 Amazon gift certificate
December 23: $50 Amazon gift certificate
December 24: $75 Amazon gift certificate

This contest is open to all registered KindleBoards members and all the usual disclaimers apply. Enter here!

Leslie
Global Mod and Maven for the End of Year Holiday Giveaway

So far five lucky readers have won Amazon gift certificates. Congratulations to Tip10, mlewis78, bjazman, loonlover, and Dankinia – well done! Your $50 gift certificates are on the way.

Next week we’ll draw the grand prize of a brand new Kindle.

If you haven’t entered yet, just post in this thread with one paragraph about a book – any book. On November 26th, we’ll randomly draw our grand prize winner.

Good luck!

Ladyknight33 won the MaxGuard eReader Jacket for Amazon Kindle 2 – a high-grade synthetic leather cover with a soft interior lining.

SusieQ takes home the WaterGuard Waterproof Case for Kindle 2. This handy case protects your Kindle against water, dust, and dirt, while allowing you to use the keypad and buttons right through the transparent case.

And khrunner takes home the TrendyDigital Deluxe Kindle 2 Accessories Kit, which consists of both of the above accessories!

Congratulations to our winners – let us know how much you love these cases!

And a big thank you to Trendy Digital for this giveaway! To see all of TrendyDigital’s Kindle accessories, click on the logo.

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Tell us about a “Mother”-related book that has meaning to you. It might be a book your mother loved. Or a book about mothers. Maybe a book you once gave to your mother, or plan to give her this Mother’s Day.

On Mother’s Day – that’s Sunday, May 10th – we’ll draw three random winners. Oberon has agreed to give each winner their choice of a Kindle 1 or Kindle 2 case. Wow! Thanks, Oberon!

Here’s the link to enter.

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We’ve hidden ten Easter Eggs in various posts throughout our boards. We haven’t buried them deep – you’ll find them in fairly recent posts, but scattered throughout our various boards and sub-boards.

When you find an Egg, click on it. A window will pop up that gives you a code word. Remember that code word!

When you’ve found all ten eggs, follow these instructions to let us know. And on Easter Sunday, we’ll draw three winners at random from all correct entries. Each winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift certificate. Happy hunting!

Of course, loyal Kindleboards members are not being forgotten in the midst of all this excitement. Harvey is planning a random drawing for an Amazon gift certificate for $25. Members who have posted in the past 30 days will be eligible to win.

Kindleboards is growing exponentially, from 41 members on October 26, 2008 to 3007 members today. We have had over 1 million page views per month for the past four months. The announcement of the Kindle 2 really kept us busy in February with 1327 new topics; 31,203 new posts; and 689 new members joining the forum. Our record for most online (624) came on February 24th, the day the Kindle 2 started shipping.

Even though we are the largest independent Kindle forum on the web, we still pride ourselves on being a friendly and welcoming community. Newcomers are made to feel at home (Margarita, anyone?) and we love to answer questions. If you’ve been lurking or curious, join today and say hello. Welcome to the klub!

Congratulations to chocochobi, kevin63, and Jaderose! You each get your choice of an M-Edge Leather Cover for your Kindle.

This contest drew over 120 entries. Each entrant had to answer twelve trivia questions about these boards.

Congratulations to our winners! And to everyone else… stay tuned for our next contest, which will be announced on April 2. That contest will have a twist to it, and great prizes – so stay tuned!

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M-Edge makes a variety of leather Kindle 1 and Kindle 2 cases. The lushly padded cases provide full surface protection, and a soft interior to cushion your Kindle. You can see their selection of styles and colors here.

To enter the contest, just answer our KindleBoards trivia questions, found in this thread. (They’re easy!)

So, do you have the luck o’ the Irish? Submit your answers, and on St. Patrick’s day we’ll draw three winners. Each winner can choose his or her choice of M-Edge Kindle cover. Good luck!

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