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Re: [CataNetwork-Readers] Re: WT: Contests for readers

There are just too many contests.  At a couple review sites, when they do contests, they require you give something substantial instead of just books.
 
Everyone is bogging and no one is reading or posting.  Everyone offering contests.  Worse, even the contests only draw the same people entering over and over.
 
I think it's time to rethink both.
 
Deborah

From: sylvierk
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 4:17 PM
Subject: [CataNetwork-Readers] Re: WT: Contests for readers

As an author, I see entries dwindling big time! I'm really
interested in hearing the results of the poll...

sylvie
www.sylviekaye.com

--- In CataNetwork-Readers@yahoogroups.com, "Alice" <alice@...>
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>
> It'd Weekly Discussion time again. This week's topic: Contests
>
> Readers, let us hear from you this week. Come on out of lurkdom and
> let's chat. :)
>
> I've heard from several authors in the past few months regarding
> contests. It seems, to several of them, that readers' interest in
> contests is dwindling.
>
> Is that true? Do you care about contests anymore? Do you pay
attention
> when you see the opportunity to win a book or other prize?
>
> Have you every won a prize? :)
>
> Inquiring minds want to know!
>
> Ally
> Come read our Daily Smooch at Ecata and get ready to vote Sept. 1!
> http://www.ecataromance.com
>



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It'd Weekly Discussion time again. This week's topic: Contests Readers, let us hear from you this week. Come on out of lurkdom and let's chat. :) I've heard...
Alice
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Aug 18, 2008
3:19 pm

I Love Contests!!! They're 1 of the reasons I'm on as many lists as I'm on. I don't have much money to buy good reads so winning them is great. Yes I have won...
BRIDGET WOLFE
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Aug 18, 2008
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Ally, You give the greatest contests for writers. In your Sensual Contest I won Ally (actually Ally created a big banner for my paranormal romance Romancing...
amber.polo
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Aug 18, 2008
3:38 pm

i enjoy contests because it gives me the opportunity obtain a story from a favorite author or from a new (to me) one. I read alot and consistantly spend more...
ingrid
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Aug 18, 2008
3:56 pm

-I like contests, but seldom have time to enter the ones that require long answers. In fact seldom have time for anything any more. I would like to add the...
jean hart stewart
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Aug 18, 2008
4:15 pm

I love contests and try to join whenever I can. Getting free books is awesome. I have won a couple of prizes recently...mainly books off of readers' blogs. I...
Kara
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Aug 18, 2008
4:35 pm

I often enter contests but almost only if they are giving a book or a GC. Then it depends on if I am familiar with the author. If I'm not and there is a good...
mamasand2
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Aug 18, 2008
5:07 pm

I love to look for contest that authors post, but if I have to go on a scavenger hunt to find the answers to 2 or more questions and they are not easy to find,...
carolyn Overholser
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Aug 18, 2008
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I love it when chat groups that have guest authors have contests. I love to read the excerpts they post and if they have questions where you have to go to...
thefoxyllady
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Aug 18, 2008
5:47 pm

I don't always do scavenger hunts because I don't have time. I think if a group is going to hold a scavenger hunt, then they should require the hunted item...
Des
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Aug 18, 2008
6:06 pm

That really surprises me that contests are dwindling. I enter every contest I see!!  I have one several contests ranging from ebooks, print books, chocolates,...
Tami Cullen
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Aug 18, 2008
6:41 pm

As an author, I see entries dwindling big time! I'm really interested in hearing the results of the poll... sylvie www.sylviekaye.com ... attention...
sylvierk
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Aug 18, 2008
8:17 pm

There are just too many contests. At a couple review sites, when they do contests, they require you give something substantial instead of just books. Everyone...
Deborah Macgillivray
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Aug 18, 2008
8:33 pm

Personally, I love winning books - and I enter author island and the romance studio give-aways on practically a daily basis. Only if it's something I already...
keatonkat
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Aug 19, 2008
3:03 am

Keatonkat, did you e-mail the author? There could be other problems rather than "stiffing" you? I know one lady who won books from me in a chat once. I sent...
Deborah Macgillivray
scotladywriter
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Aug 19, 2008
3:31 am

... unorganized I never know when there is a contest until it's too late. I mostly go on other website that have a monthly chat and prizes. If you send out...
Tameka Green
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Aug 19, 2008
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