Pre-contest contest

You may not have heard, but starting December 1st, there’s going to be a rockin’ big giveaway going on here, complete with 2 Kindles, massive amounts of books, a Vera Bradley purse, Australia gift packs, stuff for your sweet tooth, swag and much, much more. Seriously a ton of prizes. I can’t wait to send them all out so I can reclaim the space they’re taking up!

But since the contest is going to be so huge, I decided to use a form for the entries to keep it easier for me (so my inbox would be more manageable), and because some people have had difficulty commenting here, but I really wanted to test out its functionality before its big debut. So I’m holding a pre-contest contest.

Fill out the form below, with your information and your choice of Samhain ebooks you’d like to read and that’s it, you’re entered! After you’ve filled out the form, you should get an email autoresponder. Come back and COMMENT ON THIS POST whether or not you received the autoresponse email, and you’ll be entered to win a second ebook. Also, if you encounter any difficulties with the form, please let me know. Two contests in one post! Just a hint of the great things to come :)

*ETA: Only one entry per person. Filling out the form twice won’t get you more than one entry. Two get two entries, you must fill out the form once and comment once.

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED. PLEASE COME BACK ON DECEMBER 1st FOR THE 12 DAYS OF HOLIDAY HELL KINDLE GIVEAWAYS!

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» Sarah Frantz said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 08:11:37 }

I got the email! Do I get to pick another book or do I just have a second shot at my first one? If another: “My Fair Captain” by JL Langley!

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» Greta said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 08:11:37 }

Yes I got the e-mail. :)

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» Dana Marie Bell said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 08:11:34 }

It works! :)

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» Ann M. said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 08:11:58 }

Yes, I got the reply.

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» Rhonda said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 08:11:44 }

It works and it was quick!

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» Martie Hoover said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 10:11:13 }

I got the response immediately.
Thanks
Martie

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» Jana J. Hanson said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 10:11:22 }

Got the auto response!

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» Crystal B. said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 10:11:29 }

I got the email. :)

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» Crystal Dee said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 10:11:53 }

I got the auto-response message.

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» Danielle A said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 10:11:45 }

Yes I got the Email! :)

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» Jambrea said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 10:11:37 }

It worked for me as well. Easy Peasy. :D

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» angie said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:11 }

got the email ok

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» Danny said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:54 }

Hi Angie,

I got the mail, but a small heads up on something else, the smilies above the comment box aren’t showing, just small red x

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» Larena Wirum said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:44 }

I got the auto resposnder. :)

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» JC said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:01 }

got it!

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» kerry said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:53 }

I got the auto response.

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» Kris J @ NSQSA said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:54 }

I got the email too!

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» Barbara Vey said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:10 }

Got the email, but I need the Kindle before I can start reading e-books, so I hope I win. :)

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» azteclady said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:42 }

I got the email immediately…

and shoot, you added the ETA just as I was about to ask… :grin:

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» Mel said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:33 }

Worked for me! :-)

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» BevQB said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:14 }

YAY! Got my email! I submitted the pre-entry through IE7, but I also pulled it up in AOL and they appear to both be okey-dokey now (remember the comment box wasn’t working in AOL the other day).

Well, maybe I should add that there are no smilies showing anymore- not even the red x’s- and it doesn’t show the full-featured editor anymore either, so I’m assuming you biffed them to return to the standard comment form.

But, what counts is that IT WORKS!

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» Amy S. said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:29 }

I got the email. Thanks for the chance.

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» Sue L said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:08 }

Yes, I got the autoresponse. Thank you for doing this fun contest.

Do we list our second choice here?
Homeland by Michael Amos

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» Angie said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:17 }

Bev,

I think the full-featured editor is what was preventing some people from commenting. If you can comment in AOL now, then that was definitely it. It was a javascript, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it interfered with some people’s settings. I’ll try to find something else instead.

I deactivated the smilies plugin for now, until I have time to get it working again.

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» Claudia said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 12:11:19 }

Worked for me, too!

Mama C

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» Eva S said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 12:11:56 }

Yes, I got the email!Thanks!

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» Brandy W said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 12:11:54 }

Got the auto-response. This is fun little contest.

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» AnnotatedLA said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 12:11:39 }

YAY… it worked for me!

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» Nicole said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 12:11:54 }

Got the email.

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» Diane M. said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 12:11:25 }

I got the email.

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» Blanche said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 12:11:30 }

Got the email!! :) Thanks!!

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» Angela B. said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 01:11:35 }

I got the autoresponse email. Thanks!

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» MsValerie said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 01:11:04 }

Got the autoresponse! What a great idea. It seems to me these “comment below” contests would be a huge PIA to run, and I’m grateful to everyone who hosts them.

Now…second ebook choice? Same as the first…Sloan McBride’s The Fury.

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» Isabelle Santiago said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 01:11:22 }

Wanted to let you know the autoresponder is working. :)
Thanks!

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» Cathy M said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 01:11:49 }

Yep, I got the email. Thanks Angie

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» Heather P. said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 01:11:36 }

Thank you!! I got the email.

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» Kim Brooks said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 02:11:42 }

Thanks for the awesome chances to win stuff! Everything worked well for me and I received the auto response. I have really enjoyed the peeks into your life, you keep me in stitches!

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» Renee said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 02:11:43 }

Hey Angie, I got the response right away

Renee

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» Beth Re said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 02:11:42 }

It worked fine for me as well

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» Karin said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 02:11:59 }

I got the email! Thanks!

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» Lisa w said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 03:11:07 }

I received the email right away. Thanks for the great pre-contest contest. It was hard to choose just one book. ;)

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» Cynthya said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 03:11:07 }

I got the email in about 3 seconds. Thanks for the contest!

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» Emily said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 03:11:46 }

Got the email-no problems. thanks much!

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» Bree said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 03:11:54 }

Got it!

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» Desta Houston said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 04:11:54 }

Hi Angela:

I got your auto response for signing up for the contest.

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» Bev Stephans said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 04:11:54 }

I got the email.

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» Miranda C said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 04:11:18 }

got it

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» Natasha A. said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 04:11:57 }

Got it! Thanks!! If you want the title of a second one….(or maybe it is just a second chance to win the one we initially submitted?)
Second one is:
“Rough, Raw and Ready” by Lorelei James
Thanks!
Natasha A.

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» Sandie E. said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 05:11:12 }

I got the response and very quickly. It’s working great.

Sandie

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» Raonaid Luckwell said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 05:11:56 }

Got the autoresponse just fine!

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» Lori said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 06:11:29 }

Nope, didn’t get the entry email, which makes me wonder if I mistyped my email address. Everyone else got their confirmation. I have a tendency to forget part of my email address sometimes. Senior moments are becoming senior hours *eye roll*. Harumph.

I think I’ll test it again, knowing only one entry counts.

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» Lori said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 06:11:51 }

OK, well it recognized that I already filled out the form, so I did use the correct email address. Your form just didn’t like me :(

I’ll just wait and see if maybe the server is slow sending the email out. I feel so unloved.

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» Angie said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 06:11:31 }

Lori, I got your entry and it looks like your email is correct. The form is set up not to allow an exact duplicate entry, but if you change any detail in any part of the form, it will let you enter it again if you want to try again, just to see.

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» Fedora said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 07:11:00 }

Sweet, that works very speedily–I got your autoresponder within seconds!

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» Ann said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 07:11:55 }

It worked like a charm for me. :)

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» april s said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 07:11:01 }

awesome!it works super fast ;) i hope i win Dana Marie Bell’s book :D

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» KB said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 09:11:53 }

Worked perfectly :)

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» Zara said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 09:11:29 }

It worked! I received the email really quickly. :)

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» Mad said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 09:11:36 }

Got it! :)

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» Kelly said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 09:11:54 }

Worked for me…I got a speedy reply.

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» Susan Bussey said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 10:11:46 }

Hey Angela,

I received the e-mail promptly!!! Plus, after entering on the blog the message came up that I had entered. Wonderful contest coming up! I am so looking forward to it!!!

Have a great Thanksgiving!!!!!!

Thank you,
Susan

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» Lori said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 10:11:33 }

K, it *just* showed up in my inbox. You *do* love me! Wow, wonder what was up with the email server… Have a great Thanksgiving!

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» Chuck Bussey said: { Nov 21, 2008 - 11:11:23 }

Worked like a Charm!!!

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» Pamk said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 12:11:56 }

got it and 2nd book for me would be sweet dreams by Dana Bell

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» Michelle B said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 12:11:42 }

I got the auto responder email!

Enjoy your weekend :-)

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» Stacie Mc said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 02:11:33 }

I got the email immediately!

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» Lori T said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 02:11:55 }

I received the email very quickly, by the time I went to my email it was already there.

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» Mary said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 12:11:23 }

I got my email!

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» Jenn said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 01:11:05 }

I got it, and it was fast, very nice.

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» Lauren said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 01:11:07 }

Yey! I got the reply, so it worked for me. Thanks for the contests!

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» Kirsten said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 03:11:23 }

I got the reply email right way. Thank you for the great contest!

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» Marcia said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 04:11:53 }

I got the auto responder e-mail. Thank you for having the contests!

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» Sue T. said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 05:11:41 }

Thank you, I got the reply too. :)

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» Angeleque Ford said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 07:11:32 }

It worked. I got the auto-responder.

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» Lisa Freeman said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 08:11:06 }

I got the email! Thanks for the precontest.

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» Janet Hollis said: { Nov 22, 2008 - 09:11:51 }

Received a comment immediately at the bottom of the post stating my entery was received. Checked my email and the auto reply was already in my inbox. FAST!! Thanks for the pre-contest contest.

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» carolyn jean said: { Nov 23, 2008 - 11:11:58 }

i got the email!

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» Nonny said: { Nov 23, 2008 - 01:11:37 }

I got the e-mail! :)

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» Stephanie S. said: { Nov 23, 2008 - 01:11:01 }

Yep, I got the email.

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» Sayuri said: { Nov 23, 2008 - 03:11:01 }

Email recieved.

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» Jan said: { Nov 23, 2008 - 07:11:35 }

Yes score!!! Got the auto-responder email :-)

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» Rosemary Nash said: { Nov 24, 2008 - 12:11:53 }

I received the auto e-mail. Thanks for the opportunity! Hope everyone has a great thanksgiving!

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» John Ruschmeyer said: { Nov 24, 2008 - 11:11:53 }

Got the reply… fast, too…

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