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I’m happy to tell you carp(e) libris reviews is taking a new turn! In addition to the usual great book reviews and giveaways, I’ll also be publishing reviews and giveaways featuring items for the book lover. Our very first giveaway for the book lover would make a fantastic Christmas gift. A Life Well Read – My Personal Journey Through Books from A Life Unplugged is exactly the sort of thing many of us bookish types drool over. Made to help you catalog your thoughts and ideas on books you’ve read, keep track of what you have, what you want, what you leant, A Life Well Read prooves to be a little piece of bookworm heaven.
For a few years now, I’ve written down every book I’ve read, keeping track in a journal. I leave weird little pieces of scrap paper in books where I found something quotable or memorable, but it’s always a hassle to keep it all in line. Using online sources and computer programs hasn’t really worked well for me. After all, I read on the couch. Not at my computer desk. A Life Well Read includes handy notecards shaped for use as a bookmark so it’s right there where you need it. Genius! I hadn’t ever thought of that. And for someone like me who reviews books? This could prove a sudden addiction. Here’s what this set includes:
An elegant, premium-quality keepsake box in the shape of a book which fits easily on your bookshelf to keep your personalized impressions for years to come. Share them with family and friends anytime!
50 pre-printed note cards to use as bookmarks and also record your “a ha’s!” about your favorite books
Record your notes and impressions, quotes and page references, your personal rating, where you got the book, book club notes, lending history by title and author.
5 pre-printed (and 7 blank) dividers to organize your note cards into a an evolving readers’ journal of your best book content
(All) My Books, My Favorites, Books I Want, Books On Loan, Books To Give and three additional customizable blank categories for you to define for your own needs. Categorize by title, author and subject.
A classic, heavy weight ballpoint pen which fits neatly into your keepsake box so you are always prepared to capture a lifetime of reading!
56 elegant bookplates to personalize your books in your own personal library.
24 color gift labels to add a personal touch to your gifts of books to friends and family and fellow book club members.
3 double-sided gift-giving reminder cards which help you track to who and when you gifted a book
A Life Unplugged, makers of the A Life Well Read set, are offering one carp(e) libris reviews reader their own set! (Note it includes a pen – I love pens.)
4 Ways to Enter (Only US entries on this giveaway, please):
1.) Just visit A Life Unplugged. Then come back here and tell me what interests you most about this set. Feel free to share if this is for you or someone you know. (You may enter once a day – following entries don’t require you to answer the question.) Remember, leave an interesting comment. If I cannot contact the winner, you might be chosen instead based on your comment.
2.) Email subscribers get an extra entry for as long as their subscription is active.
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3.) Blog about this giveaway on your blog with a link back to this post. Come back and leave me a Comment with a link to your blog post. (If your comment doesn’t show up right away, don’t worry – I may have to approve it first. My blog might think it’s spam but gosh darn, I certainly don’t!)
4.) I’m feeling Twittery. If you Twitter a link to this giveaway, come back and comment here to let me know your Twitter name for another entry! (I’m dkmommy if you want to follow me.)
Feel free to do all four, plus enter once a day, and you can gain up to 10 entries to win! You have until midnight EST on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, to enter.
Want to buy your own A Life Well Read set? It’s now on sale for $20 plus $5 Shipping & Handling.
Saturday’s entry…
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i like the idea that it allows me to revert back to important points in backs that i read by keeping track
thanks for the contest
as a bibliophile myself i would love to get this as a gift myself
I am a subscriber and I think this is such a cool idea. Why I never thought of it, I don’t know. I especially like the notecards where you can write little things about a book, what you liked, didn’t like, so on and so forth. Love the giveaway !
This sounds great, I would like to keep track of what I’ve read and when and how I enjoyed it.
I’m obsessed with books – all of these things are perfect for me
Here is my daily entry! Fingers crossed, I would love to win this for my friend!
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What an awesome way to keep track of all the books I read!
Well, I am a publisher, translator and proofreader. If this book is not for me, it is not for other person! “-”
I read alot of books and this would be great!!
I like that it will fit on my bookshelf with the rest of my books. Also the gift labels.
I like it can help you keep track of who you gave books to, so you don’t give the identical book again.
would love to win this thanks for the chance
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I like the idea of the book note bookmarks!
Sunday’s entry.
Ohh, that’s a perfect gift for me. I was just wondering this morning where I’d write down my notes about the current book I am reading. I like how this set is a combination between a diary and a notebook.
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Thanks again for another magical entry! : )))
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What a great prize! This house is full of readers, so I know we’d get a lot of use out of this! Thanks!
What a NOVEL idea. Get it?
You could record what you loved or learned from each book!
I think this is a great idea. I try to write down notes, quotes and what books I have read, but eventually I lose them, then when I am trying to share something, I can’t find the information. This would help me be organized with my books and notes.
thanks so much for sharing
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I have subscribed
thanks again
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It is a is a complete solution for organizing, preserving & sharing inspiration from great books.
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Thanks so much for another magical entry for this fabulous giveaway! : )))
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I love the pattern and organization.
I like the box to keep it all contained
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I would love to be so organized. I have scraps of paper everywhere with books to buy, books to check out from the library, etc written on them. What a cool product!
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i love to read and this would be great! thanks!
I love the organization and the note taking aspect. I’m a HUGE reader, so this would be a great way to get more out of it.
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My stepdaughter would love this, she reads a LOT!
What a wonderful idea! I love the idea of bringing all of the knowledge and good ideas that come through reading into one place–in such an elegant way! This would make the perfect gift for my husband who is an avid reader.
looks like great stuff and would really help keep me organized!
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i love how beautiful it is. it would really inspire my son to start keeping track of his books.
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I love to read and get a lot out of what I read. I love that this allows me to keep all my thoughts about each book in one place.
I love this, I’m going to school to be a teacher so I read all of the time I love that this helps to organize the books you have read. I have journals and cards with this info on them everywhere. My favorite part it the keepsake box to help keep things neat. How neat, Thanks for the great giveaway.
This would be a great way for me to keep track of the books I’m reading and those I want to read.
I lose books that I lend out on a regular basis. I have notebooks spread around my house with notes from different books I have read. I have little bits of paper with the names of books recommended to me or that I read about somewhere. I give books as gifts all the time. What do I like best about this? That all of these little notes and all this info will now be in one, easy to locate spot. Great idea. Great giveaway.
Thank you!
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Coming back for my daily entry – thank you!!
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Another magical entry! : )))
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I like it that this set can fit on the bookshelf along with one’s books!