Pimp My Read: Win a Kindle Here, And Other Readers Elsewhere!

Kindle KeyboardContest time! I'm sitting over here, reading, so here's Ruthie Knox to tell you about the contest we're hosting this week! 

The Contest!

Pimp My Read is your chance to win one of four fantastic e-readers, as well as best-selling, super-sexy, fun contemporary romances by authors Ruthie Knox, Sarah Mayberry, Shannon Stacey, and Molly O’Keefe. This week, we four authors bedeck ourselves in (virtual) feathers and gold chains, climb on top of our Pimp Caddies, and sing the praises of e-readers and digital books at four fantastic romance review sites: Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, Smexybooks, Dear Author, and The Season for Romance. At every site, one of us is giving away an e-reader, as well as prizes for runners-up. If you’ve been on the fence about which e-reader to get, or even why you would get one—or if you love your e-reader to bits and are dying to convert a friend or family member to the digital side—this is the contest you’ve been waiting for!

Pimp My ReadThe Prizes!

Sarah Mayberry is giving away a Kindle Touch 3G at Smexybooks,

Shannon Stacey is giving away a Nook SimpleTouch with Glowlight at Dear Author,

Ruthie Knox is giving away a Kindle Keyboard 3G at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books,

and Molly O’Keefe is giving away a Kobo Touch at The Season for Romance.

The winner of each e-reader and two runners-up at each site will also receive Exclusively Yours, Undeniably Yours, and Yours to Keep by Shannon Stacey, Her Best Worst Mistake and Within Reach by Sarah Mayberry, About Last Night and Ride With Me by Ruthie Knox, and Can’t Buy Me Love by Molly O’Keefe.

Make It So: Ruthie’s Conversion Story

Picard and his Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and one of the things I’ve noticed is that everybody on the Enterprise has a Kindle Fire. Or possibly an iPad. Same size, same shape, same ability to pull up amazing amounts of information with the tap of a finger. Whenever Captain Picard needed to find out the specs on a mission or read about some obscure eighteenth-century French composer and Data wasn’t around, he always had his Unnamed Awesome Device (UAD) at hand to poke and frown at.

The Next Generation debuted in 1987, so that means that I wanted a UAD of my own for … *squinches forehead, crunches numbers* … twenty-one years before I got one. But once I got one, I gave up print books altogether.

Ride With Me Precipitous? Perhaps. But I had my reasons. First, I hate having things. I prefer to have the bare minimum number of things. Like, in the ideal world, I would be a bachelor with cinderblock bookshelves and two cans of soup in the pantry. But I read so much. And as you probably all know, when you read a lot, there’s this constant stream of books into the house. Sure, some of them are library books, but even library junkies end up with dozens of new books every year that have to be coped with. I don’t want to shelve them or keep them or pass them along to friends or send them to the paperback exchange. I want them to disappear!

Now that I have an e-reader, they do. I read the last line, I smile, I delete. Off to the archive the book goes, and I never have to think about it again unless I want to. I love living in the future!

The other extenuating factor is that books are heavy, cumbersome things. I think I strained my wrists holding the Twilight books above my head as I read them on the couch. Worse, sometimes I want to read and do other stuff at the same time, and that’s even harder. I figured out how to walk and read as a kid, no problem. Later, when I became an obsessive knitter, I learned to knit and read. I read the last Harry Potter book spread open on my lap, pages held by a book weight so I’d have my hands free to knit. But sometimes the book slid off and hit the floor, which was a bummer.

Then I had a baby, and the whole system went to hell. You know, it’s really hard to read and breast-feed at the same time. Sure, yes, yes, at first I thought I’d just want to stare at my baby and appreciate the miracle of life while I breast-fed him and bonded at some deep, cosmic level, but in fact that phase only lasted about two days. Babies eat slow, y’all. I needed a book. And it’s very hard to hold a book with one hand while you hold a baby with the other. You have to do that thing where you spread the book open with your thumb and your pinky, and my pinkies soon wearied of their new job.

Then one day in the hazy winter of 2008, my husband—who’s a bit of a computer nerd—walked into the living room and said, “Come in my office. You have to see this.”

“This” was the movie-ad-thing for the Kindle 2. Small! White! Attractive! Lightweight! Four bazillion dollars! “Order it,” I said. “Order it right now.” And God bless him, he did.

About Last Night Some things about living in the future are not as exciting as I had hoped they would be. Transportation, for instance, seems much less cool than it did seventy-five years ago. (Have you ever seen the trains of the 1950s? They were awesome!) Cooking is still a lot of work. Strange men still show up at my door trying to sell me magazines, and I don’t know how to make them stop. But I can now buy a book in my living room, read it immediately, and discard it—all without actually having to move my butt off my couch or strain my delicate girl-wrists. Guys, this is EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED.

Or almost everything. I think the e-reader designers of the future should make readers that beep when you lose them, because I’m always leaving mine somewhere random, like on top of the refrigerator or beside the bathroom sink, and then not being able to find it later. I bet Picard’s UAD had a beeper.

But enough about me—let’s talk about you! Were you an early convert to the e-reader or a reluctant late adopter? Or are you still holding out, waiting for somebody to talk you into this madness? Do you love your e-reader with a devotion bordering on the manic and wish you could talk your mom/grandma/best friend/husband into getting one? I’m giving away a Kindle Keyboard 3G (my device of choice) to the commenter who convinces me she (or he) has the best reason for wanting it for themselves or someone else, so let’s hear your stories. Two runners-up will get books, books, books!

The Fine Print (From Ruthie)

1. Feel free to increase your chances of winning by entering once at each of the four sites! But please, only one entry per site. Deliberate multiple comments on any individual e-reader giveaway post will get you disqualified.

2. The contest opens on each site when the post goes live and closes at 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, July 20.

3. Ruthie, Sarah (Mayberry), Shannon, and Molly will choose the winners from among the comments on the site where each posts. Feel free to entertain us or tug at our heartstrings — we’ll pick the winners whose comments most effectively sway us!

4. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 years of age or older to enter.

5. This contest is open internationally. The e-readers on offer will work in many, but not all, countries. Please be aware that geographical restrictions may affect your ability to use/enjoy your prize.

The Disclaimers (from SB Sarah)

1. I'm not being compensated for this giveaway. I mean, I got to look at Jean Luc Picard, which is never a bad thing, but otherwise, no compensation. 

2. Void where prohibited. 

3. Must be over 18, as stated above, plus wearing a riding habit, preferably with a jaunty feather.

4. Call before you dig. Call after you downward dog. Adding a comma makes that sentence even more fun!

How To Enter

To enter, leave a comment explaining either (a) why you want to win this e-reader for yourself or (b) why you want to win it for someone else. (Please include your e-mail address in the appropriate comment field so we have a way of contacting you if you win. Your e-mail address will not be visible to the general commenting public.)

So, let's hear it – you want it for yourself, or as a gift? Bring on the entries! 

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  1. Nanita says:

    I would love to win the Kindle for my teenage sister. I was given an e-reader over two years ago and she has fallen in love with it. She will be going to college next year and I know an e-reader would be an easy way for her to continue reading for pleasure on a budget (as our local library lets you check out e-books for free).

  2. Elizabeth says:

    I’d like it for myself.  I have been avoiding e-readers because I have been afraid that they spell the destruction of the physical book, and I love the physicality of books so much that I just couldn’t imagine having an e-reader.  But I think that they are fantastic for taking books on vacation or other long trips, and I will never stop using the library!

  3. B.Evans says:

    Here’s response b: I am the proud owner of a 14 year old girl and with that comes the expected challenges… This kid hated to read. Hated, I say.  A few years ago, middle school hit and real homework assignments were given and she would never tell me about the book needed for said assignment until 8:56 pm the night before. So I gifted her with a Kindle 3 (really a gift for me).  Needless to say, she fell in love and it never left her side. Until the screen cracked…..now she’s forced to break the spines of her precious John Green hardbacks. It’s rather pathetic with all of her woe-be-gone looks at my Kindle. Please donate ….your gift of a Kindle will help a teenage child enjoy reading again.

  4. April Tara says:

    When we moved from a house to an apartment, I had to get rid of a ton of books. In fact, it may have literally been a ton. So my two older kids got me a Kindle for Christmas. I had spent two years saying that I didn’t one because reading just wasn’t the same if you couldn’t feel the book in your hands. Well I’m glad they didn’t listen to me because now I love my Kindle.

    The only problem I have with it is that my youngest child loves it too. So out of the 250 or so books I’ve got stored on it, about 50 of those are hers. And with me being a smart woman who likes trashy books, I worry about her accidentally reading something that she’s too young to be reading. She loves reading—she’s sitting in the recliner with a book as I type this—and I want to encourage her to read as much as possible. She even likes to read to her niece, my 3-year-old granddaughter. But I don’t want to share my Kindle, I don’t have the room to support two book habits (hers and mine), and with being a single mom, I don’t know if I’m going to have the cash to get one for her anytime soon.

    So, yeah, not only would having a Kindle encourage her love of reading but we’d get some bonding time out of it.

  5. katieM says:

    I love to read and lately I’ve noticed that I’m running out of room in my house.  Those darn authors keep writing books that I want to, no, need to read, and I keep buying them.  I need something that takes up less room than my thousands of books currently do.  I see the future of my home and I realize I’m going to need another house soon (one for me and one for my books) if I don’t find a way to lessen the amount of space I need for my books.

  6. Ema Star says:

    Wow… This contest is just great.. I guess I don’t have this long explanation because I kinda get easily distracted unless I’m reading a really great book.  My problem is.. I love books since I was a little girl, now as a big girl I have the kindle app on my computer or the one on my phone..That’s how I get my book fix or well of course paperbacks but I’m really running out of space at the apartment so hehe not buying them anymore. I really wish I had an e-reader behe because I can’t drag the pc around and the phone is really not very comfortable on my eyesight.  So I can keep the reading madness going! Thanks again for such a wonderful contest.

  7. AKD says:

    My sister belongs to three book clubs and never gets rid of books.  I would give it to her to try to save her from getting buried in books.

  8. Leslye Reaves says:

    I was an early convert to the Kindle since I had one, not quite large enough, bookshelf that had been overflowing for years. I’m currently on my 3rd Kindle. So I’d to share the joy with my friend Nakeesha. Here is a quote from a recent email she sent:

    “I’m in the process of moving. Out of 20 boxes, fifteen…okay sixteen are filled with books. That’s not the bad part. I’ve unloaded all those and there’s still at least another six-boxes-worth to be packed at the old place. Okay no, its probably another ten because I’m not including all my technical/textbooks.”

    She’s a single mother of 2 so I don’t even know if the above includes her childrens’ books, plus she’s a teacher and is working on her PhD…  I really think the amount of books in her home may be a fire hazard, so really, I’m pleading for the lives of her and her children. This woman desperately needs a Kindle!!

  9. Sherri says:

    After much debate with myself, I bought myself a Nook for Christmas last year.  I love reading, and would always carry a book with me, just in case I had to wait somewhere.  But after finishing a book and having nothing to read, I really started looking into e-readers.  Friends had Nooks and Kindles, but I liked the Nook better (and I had a $50. Barnes and Nobel gift card).  The thing that sold me was that I could borrow books for the Nook from my library!  I would love to win so that I could give it to my Mom for Chirstmas.  She enjoys reading and this would make it easier for her to read the books she wants too!  (I can’t give it to my daugher because she already bought herself one after watching me read on mine!)

  10. Evelyn M says:

    As owner of Kindle 3G with keyboard, converter of one sister and my mother (we bought hers for her 75th b-day), my daughter owns a Kobo, I would love to win a Kindle for another sister. We are a family of readers and heedless of where we go, we’re apt to tote a couple of books with us. I think it would be awesome to win this for my other sister! I love the freedom of my e-reader.

  11. Northernlass73 says:

    I’ve just got a kindle which has become a life saver for a bookworm like me. I’d like to win one for my best friend. She has supported me through depression and been a good mate. I’d like to say thanks and to get her hooked on Ebooks.

    Thanks
    Christine M
    Northernlass73 @ live.co.uk

  12. Kathleen O says:

    I received my first kindle as a prize in a contest in November 2011… then not long after that I won another one… But that contest person kindley let me have an Amazon GC instead, so I could fill me first kindle up with books..
    Now I like my kindle especially for traveling and for reading in bed. But I just can’t stop buying print books either.. One of the reasons is that a couple of family members that I trade books back and forth with do not have ereaders. And I belogn to a Reader Service that gives me a few of my fav author’s books ahead of the published date.. Means I get to read them sooner… I know eventually one of these family memebers will get an e-reader and that will cut down on our book purchases in print..
    But for now I have both and let me tell you, there is something comforting about holding a book in my hand..
    I look forward to this wonderful contest.. Thanks ladies…

  13. Brunette librarian says:

    🙂 I have a Nook and I am absolutely in love with it. It’s light, easy to carry, and I can carry 200 books with me without having a crazy heavy purse.

    If I were to win, I would definitely give the e-reader to my mom. She has a pretty amazing daughter (he he)…and honestly, she raised me to love books. She read to me, bought me books and without fail brought me into town every Saturday for a trip to the library. A huge fan of romance, she’s loves the naughty stuff just like I do. Just last night she was trying to bum my e-reader from me to read the newest Susan Elizabeth Phillips!

    Good luck to everyone. If you win the e-reader, be prepared for its awesomeness because it is truly awesome!

  14. Jan Lo says:

    Since my husband became ill and unable to work, the budget for books has crashed and burned big time. The reader would allow me to connect to the library’s consortium and have a much greater selection of books as, I believe, Amazon allows this now. The time saving and convenience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for having this reader give-away. You’ll make several folks very happy.

  15. Linda Larsson says:

    I bought my Kindle last year when my hubby was going to bring me (drag me along =D) on a fishing trip and i couldn´t decide what books to bring. This was all i wanted, =) any books by a touch of my finger and no dreading sitting in nowhere without something to read! Best thing i´ve ever bought.. Now it´s 3G/wifi ability has stopped working so i´m wanting a new one, how awesome it would be if i could win one!! =)
    Love this giveaway!
    best wishes, Linda xo

  16. Marc says:

    I would like to win a kindle so I can read some of the kindle only books.  I have a sony and love it but alas it cannot allow me to read Kindle books plus the option of clicking a button and adding books instantly makes me swoon.  It would also make me a lot more broke.  The runners up prize is almost as appealing as the reader with all those new shiny books.  I could be occupied for hours.  Thanks for the contest and promoting ereaders and ereading.

  17. Amy says:

    I would like an e-reader for myself. I don’t own one. I want to win one so I will have one. And then I read digital only books and never miss a book club again.

  18. Sam says:

    I don’t have an e-reader, but I’m going to be taking more vacations in the future and it’d be wonderful to have one so I’m never without something to read.

  19. Julia Broadbooks says:

    I’d like to have the e-reader to give to my husband.

    I never thought I would like ebooks.  I love the feel of holding a book in my hands adn I love going into a book store or a library and paging through a new book. Books that I couldn’t get in print, I read on my computer or laptop, but reluctantly.

    Then I got an iPod Touch. That changed everything. Suddenly I loved reading ebooks. The instant gratification of reading about a book online and buying it the next minute. The satisfaction of always having a handful of books to choose from in a my handbag. I was even able to lend and gift my older daughter ebooks during her travels this spring so she always had something to read. We’re working on converting my younger daughter too.

    My husband is a different story. He has dyslexia and really struggled to learn to read and never got the habit of reading much for pleasure. Now he has to read quite a lot for work, he never reads for fun. With the Kindle text-to-read feature, he’d be able to listen to books for his personal enjoyment. There are a lot of Star Trek books with Picard and Riker. I’ll make a reader of him yet.

  20. Missie Bee says:

    UAD! LOL! Brilliant.

    I love living in the future too. And, I love my e-reader. I’ve even named her, Gwen! She makes life easy. But lately, she’s been so backed up that she freezes on me all the time. I think I’ve overloaded her, despite the fact that I’ve tried removing books I’ve already read. Plus, her batter life is depleting rapidly. *sobs*

    I’ve tried every type of life support known to try to save her, but it won’t be long now before she’s gone. This is really troubling for me because, like you, I hate clutter and stuff. I didn’t think my virtual book shelf could get cluttered, but apparently, it has. So, I would like to win the Kindle to replace my old girl. She’s at her wits end and she’s ready for a vacation.

    P.S. You’re husband is incredible to have not even blinked at the bazillion dollars price tag when you demand he buy your first Kindle. 🙂

  21. Tara says:

    As a nursing mom I love my Kindle, so I’d give mine to one of my other friends who is a new mom and is pinned to the chair nursing all the time.

  22. Kerry B Writing says:

    Two years ago, I was going on vacation, and waffling about whether I could afford an ereader, and if so, which one. I’d been laid off, unemployment wasn’t covering much of anything, and my “soul-sister” gifted me with her unused, still-in-the-box K1. It was amazing and generous of her, and I’d like to pay that forward.

    If I win an ereader, it will go to my mother. She’s on a very small fixed income, having gone over the years from a five-bedroom house to a one-bedroom apartment – and now she has to move to a smaller, cheaper apartment! She can’t afford to buy books, and often doesn’t have gas money to drive to the library. An ereader would mean she could borrow digitally, and depending on the format, I might be able to share my books with her.

    Either way, she’s an avid reader, and I would love to give her the ability to have 1000s of books at her fingertips!

  23. I would like to win this ereader with the intent to give it to my sister.  I have been trying for years to get her in the habit of reading, and I successfully got her to read a specific series that she actually likes…the down side is that she just won’t go to the library to get the next book, this way it would be easier to get it to her…
    My mother has a kindle fire, and this way we can all share books! 🙂

  24. Brandy Bosquez says:

    I would love to win an ereader. I did have a Nook at one time, but I had to sell it to pay bills. You gotta do what you gotta do. I told myself no big deal that I like a paperback in my hands instead. It was a big deal and I miss it only had it for a short time. Would love to have one to read and share with my 7 year old who is becoming an avid reader. Thank you so much for the chance.

     

  25. Mina says:

    I left Santa (my hubby) hints left and right about my wish to receive an e-reader for X-mas…that was a few X-mases ago…for an avid reader, book fetishist like me it comes down to 2 possible scenarios 1)I keep accumulating printed material until kids, husband and I will need to move out in the backyard to make room for my books
    2)with the aid of a ton of good luck, I win an e-reader kindly offered by these awesome and sympathetic bloggers and writers.
    I would be the happiest reader on earth if my wish was granted, and I would be happy for any other fellow reader out there who will luckily win, because we are all in the same boat…sinking under the weight of countless books!!!!!!!
    minadecaro @ hotmail.com

  26. Lauren Puryear says:

    I would like to win a Kindle because earlier this summer my husband gave me one that he got as a hand-me-down from a friend.  And then he took it back.

    At first it was just, “Oh, I’ll finish the book I’m reading on it and then we can switch it to your stuff.”  So I read five or six books on my laptop and waited.  And waited.  Then it was, “Ian lent me a book and this is the only way I can read it.”  So I read another three or four books and waited.  Now it’s, “I need to carry it on my business trip to India because I have to spend twenty hours on the plane!”  Okay, twenty hours is a long time and I wouldn’t want to carry a bunch of books but do you know how many books he will read in that time?  Zero.  There’s a screen at his seat with hundreds of movies to choose from.  So I will stay here with the kids and read on my laptop in bed at night and wait.  And wait.  And wait.

    I don’t know what the next excuse will be but I know that I will never get my own Kindle because technically (and only technically) I already have one.

  27. MarieC says:

    I would love to win one for my mom; her vision is okay, but the changeable font would be awesome (this way, she won’t be on a library waiting list or spend more $$ on LP books).

  28. Rebe says:

    I love my Kindle Touch, and I absolutely need a Kindle for my history professor hubby. I have more electronic gadgets than he does, and my “cool factor” is therefore higher than his (Okay, not really), so he needs an ereader to balance that out. Actually, I need him to have the ereader so I can reclaim some of the bookshelf space in our house. Those darn History tomes are huge! (Note: they make great doorstops.)

  29. I won my Kindle almost 3 years ago now. Up until then, I had no interest in an e-reader; in fact, I was in the ‘I love print books’ camp. Well, I still love print books, but I also love my e-reader. I love being able to take my entire library with me, so I can read whatever I feel like reading whenever the mood strikes me.

    Now I’m trying to get e-readers for my church. We have a number of elderly members and members with vision issues. I’d love to be able to hand these folks an e-reader on Sunday mornings, set with a huge font, so they can follow the Scripture with the pastor. Purchasing these is not in the church budget right now. Our building was destroyed almost four years ago in Hurricane Ike and we’re still working on getting the new building finished.

    Thanks so much for the opportunity.

  30. Juli says:

    I’m cool. I don’t need an e-reader. But, a couple weeks ago, I mentioned MY fascination with the Star Trek iPad, kindle, whatever on a board I frequent and I was informed it is called a PADD. Because, you know, everything on Star Trek has a name.

  31. Diana Neal says:

    I own an iPad and love it!  I love the instant access to books and the storage features; as a librarian my house isn’t a home so much as another library.  I tell everyone I know about the joys of ebooks and reading on devices.  My mother caught my excitement and asked to borrow my iPad so she could also marvel at ereading. 

    BAD IDEA!!! 

    Loaning an ereader to someone, especially a family member, is just asking for punishment!  However, I let her look at it because someone said we are supposed to share the love.  BIG MISTAKE.  How, in a matter of minutes, can one woman mess up several bookshelves and delete files? 

    So, I am asking for an ereader for my mother; so I don’t kill her.  Or so she won’t kill me.

  32. MamaJen says:

    I would love a new kindle (and I am just selfish enough to keep it for myself and pass my current, dying one to my kids). Ruthie has expressed my feelings about ereaders perfectly – they are the best thing ever! I read several books a week and like to reread.  I ran out of room for physical books years ago, so my kindle has been a life (and marriage) saver. As much as I would like the ereader, I am just as excited about the books you are giving away!
    Thank you.

  33. Essie says:

    I am a print book junkie. There is something absolutely wonderful about the feel of a new paperback, or a heavy hardcover, or a very well-worn friend in your hands. I like the smell of books, the weight of books, the shape of books… I am basically the antithesis of this post. I have sworn up one side and down the other that I will never get on the e-reader bandwagon because I’m not the biggest fan of relying on technology for everything. Plus, I am also in love with my library.

    Alas, I have recently moved and will be starting in residence at university in the fall. I would love to be able to take all my books with me, but it’s a long flight and I only have so much luggage space. And there isn’t going to be that much space in my dorm room for my books, especially after I fill up the shelf (I only get one shelf!) with textbooks. It’s a totally depressing situation.

    As a student living off pennies, and spending all of them on tuition, housing, and food (in that order), I don’t have the funds to buy my own e-reader. Winning one here would certainly solve my quandry of how I can take books with me to residence.

    Thank you for the lovely contest Sarah & Ruth!!

  34. Reba says:

    I would love say that if I won this, I would give it to my son, who is an avid reader, but that would not be entirely honest. If I won this, I would keep it for myself and give unto my son the Nook I’ve been using for a couple years. He already snags it whenever I’m not looking. He doesn’t even mind the lavender cover, which is pretty brave for a teenage boy. He just wants all the books he can read and then some. I’d love to grant his wish.

  35. Rainey says:

    Ok, I want this ereader for ME!!! Because I am too cheap to buy the fifty shades of grey and I am tired of everyone saying “have you read it? What? I thought you would have read it since you are always reading stuff like that?” But dude- they are $10 a book and the wait list at the library is 300+. And people who are pimping the book even say it is not well written so I refuse to pay $30 for 3 books of questionalble quality. Do you know what I could do with that money instead? And I only have time to read during the summer and I have a Nook (love it!!!) but the BFF has a Kindle and then I could borrow her 50 shades. But I would probably give the Kindle to my mom or mother in law after I was done with it, because I do love my Nook and it is staying with me until the end.

  36. Corinne says:

    I would LOVE to win this Kindle ‘cause I have already burned out one laptop by reading tooooo long on it bought a new laptop so trying to keep the reading on it to a minimum…..

  37. I love my Nook Color to pieces. I love that I can highlight sentences or entire paragraphs that blow me away. I love that I can take it with me anywhere and if I happen to finish a book while I’m out or traveling, I can just cue up another book without having to wait until I get back home. I love being able to download samples to my device. I use that as my “need to purchase in the near future” system. If my darling hubby has me on a “no more book purchases until next month” lockdown, I simply get the samples to remind me which ones I want when the ban is lifted.

    As for why I want to win one of the Kindles…

    I recently became a contracted writer and my first book is releasing digitally only this Friday. My grandma is 95 years old and over the moon proud of me, especially since she told me 8 years ago that I should be a writer. She used to be a very active woman who gardened, crocheted, sewed, etc. But this last year her body started giving out on her more and more to the point she can no longer do the things she loves. My cousin turned her onto reading and she’s been doing that more now that it’s one of the few things she can do to pass the time. Unfortunately, she recently learned she has glaucoma and sometimes the print in regular print books is too small for her to read comfortably.

    She really wants to read my books, but she won’t be able to unless I buy her an e-reader and it’s not in my budget right now. Not only is she my only living grandparent, but she’s my father’s mother which makes her extra special to me since my father passed away when I was only 10. When I get praise from her, it feels like I’m also getting it from my dad.

    Despite her age, my grandma’s mind is as sharp as a tack and she has a better memory than even I do. It bothers her that her body is failing her far earlier than her spirit wants. Every day she’s with us is a blessing and I’m thankful for them. It would mean a lot to me if she had a Kindle that she could use to enjoy books as often as she wanted, be able to change the font to something that’s comfortable for her eyes, and read my books. Then, when the good Lord decides it’s her time to come home, maybe she can tell my dad all about them. 🙂

  38. riwally says:

    My dad is 83 yrs old and likes to read, but still buys paperbacks-WTHeck?  An ereader would be wonderful for him and my folks live in a small mobile home with limited space.  I would love to give him an ereader and bring him into the 21st century.

  39. Elliedarkins says:

    I’d love to win the e-reader for a friend who has been helping me with my writing. She has given advice, encouragement and constructive criticism – all with absurd amounts of patience and enthusiasm! This would be a brilliant way to say thank you.
    Ellie x

  40. Kelly B says:

    I would love to win this e-reader for myself, yes a bit selfish but a break for my shoulder and back.  I love books, I don’t think I will ever give up the actual books, but an e-reader would allow me to read so many more.  Right now as I look in my bag, I have 3 books and a magazine in my bag along with my purse.  I walk about 9 blocks a day to get to and from my car at work and the books are weighing me down.  The e-reader would elimate this problem.

    Thank you for this fun giveaway.  Have a super day!

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