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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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83 Responses to “Pre-contest contest”

  1. Sarah Frantz November 21, 2008 at 8:18 am #

    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!

  2. Greta November 21, 2008 at 8:29 am #

    Yes I got the e-mail. :)

  3. Dana Marie Bell November 21, 2008 at 8:31 am #

    It works! :)

  4. Ann M. November 21, 2008 at 8:36 am #

    Yes, I got the reply.

  5. Rhonda November 21, 2008 at 8:39 am #

    It works and it was quick!

  6. Martie Hoover November 21, 2008 at 10:07 am #

    I got the response immediately.
    Thanks
    Martie

  7. Jana J. Hanson November 21, 2008 at 10:11 am #

    Got the auto response!

  8. Crystal B. November 21, 2008 at 10:41 am #

    I got the email. :)

  9. Crystal Dee November 21, 2008 at 10:42 am #

    I got the auto-response message.

  10. Danielle A November 21, 2008 at 10:52 am #

    Yes I got the Email! :)

  11. Jambrea November 21, 2008 at 10:57 am #

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

  12. angie November 21, 2008 at 11:07 am #

    got the email ok

  13. Danny November 21, 2008 at 11:07 am #

    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

  14. Larena Wirum November 21, 2008 at 11:10 am #

    I got the auto resposnder. :)

  15. JC November 21, 2008 at 11:13 am #

    got it!

  16. kerry November 21, 2008 at 11:17 am #

    I got the auto response.

  17. Kris J @ NSQSA November 21, 2008 at 11:20 am #

    I got the email too!

  18. Barbara Vey November 21, 2008 at 11:27 am #

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

  19. azteclady November 21, 2008 at 11:30 am #

    I got the email immediately…

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

  20. Mel November 21, 2008 at 11:37 am #

    Worked for me! :-)

  21. BevQB November 21, 2008 at 11:45 am #

    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!

  22. Amy S. November 21, 2008 at 11:47 am #

    I got the email. Thanks for the chance.

  23. Sue L November 21, 2008 at 11:57 am #

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

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

  24. Angie November 21, 2008 at 11:57 am #

    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.

  25. Claudia November 21, 2008 at 12:02 pm #

    Worked for me, too!

    Mama C

  26. Eva S November 21, 2008 at 12:02 pm #

    Yes, I got the email!Thanks!

  27. Brandy W November 21, 2008 at 12:03 pm #

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

  28. AnnotatedLA November 21, 2008 at 12:11 pm #

    YAY… it worked for me!

  29. Nicole November 21, 2008 at 12:16 pm #

    Got the email.

  30. Diane M. November 21, 2008 at 12:38 pm #

    I got the email.

  31. Blanche November 21, 2008 at 12:40 pm #

    Got the email!! :) Thanks!!

  32. Angela B. November 21, 2008 at 1:05 pm #

    I got the autoresponse email. Thanks!

  33. MsValerie November 21, 2008 at 1:07 pm #

    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.

  34. Isabelle Santiago November 21, 2008 at 1:21 pm #

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

  35. Cathy M November 21, 2008 at 1:26 pm #

    Yep, I got the email. Thanks Angie

  36. Heather P. November 21, 2008 at 1:36 pm #

    Thank you!! I got the email.

  37. Kim Brooks November 21, 2008 at 2:06 pm #

    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!

  38. Renee November 21, 2008 at 2:18 pm #

    Hey Angie, I got the response right away

    Renee

  39. Beth Re November 21, 2008 at 2:43 pm #

    It worked fine for me as well

  40. Karin November 21, 2008 at 2:54 pm #

    I got the email! Thanks!

  41. Lisa w November 21, 2008 at 3:09 pm #

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

  42. Cynthya November 21, 2008 at 3:34 pm #

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

  43. Emily November 21, 2008 at 3:36 pm #

    Got the email-no problems. thanks much!

  44. Bree November 21, 2008 at 3:42 pm #

    Got it!

  45. Desta Houston November 21, 2008 at 4:07 pm #

    Hi Angela:

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

  46. Bev Stephans November 21, 2008 at 4:44 pm #

    I got the email.

  47. Miranda C November 21, 2008 at 4:53 pm #

    got it

  48. Natasha A. November 21, 2008 at 4:56 pm #

    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.

  49. Sandie E. November 21, 2008 at 5:10 pm #

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

    Sandie

  50. Raonaid Luckwell November 21, 2008 at 5:11 pm #

    Got the autoresponse just fine!

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