Online retailer AbeBooks.com has announced a new contest to win the Collector's Edition of The Tales of Beelde the Bard by J. K. Rowling and a copy of the Sotheby's auction catalog from the original December 2007 auction. Open to residents of the United States and Canada over the age of 13, this contest asks you to answer the following question:
The seven hand-written editions ofThe Tales of Beedle the Bard feature moonstones mounted into their covers. Which 19th century author wrote a novel called ‘The Moonstone’ that was published in 1868?
To enter, click here. This contest will run through January 20, 2009, and the grand prize winner will be chosen on or around January 27, 2009. Full contest rules can be found via this link.
I’ve already entered. And as it turns out, I didn’t even have to look this one up. I read The Moonstone a few years ago and really enjoyed it, so I knew the authors name. I’d recommend the book, btw.
Finally something Canadians can participate in. I do, however, need clarification on how many times we can enter as per these two sections of the contest rules…3 times or only once?
9. Limit of three entries per person and per e-mail account.
10. If there is a dispute over the identity of an entrant whose entry was submitted through email, the entrant will be deemed to be the authorized holder of the email address as determined by the organization responsible for administering the submitted email address. If multiple entries are submitted by the same entrant, only the first entry submitted by that entrant will qualify for entry in the Contest; subsequent entries submitted by that entrant shall be disqualified.
I believe what they are trying to say is that, if you enter three times with three different answers, they will take the answer you entered first and disquilify the other two. It appears that three e-mails with the same answer will be allowed.
We wish it was $ 100…. Now that the collectors editions are all gone from Amazon you can only find it starting from $199, there are people selling it for $400 Why didn’t I get one for christmas!? :(
And what galls me about the elevated prices is that none of that extra money will ever go to the charity for which the initial proceeds were intended. One can be sure that the people selling BTB for $400 will not be donating a dime of it. Profiteering, pure and simple.
wait so i can enter 3 times with the same email address?? but i better win anyway…and ill have good luck cuz they r announcing the winner a day b4 my birthday!!!
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I love HP contests!