Remember that post I wrote last month on how M-Edge taught me about social media (and saved me $10) through their fabulous Twitter bio?
No? Go read it.
Now come back.
Okay.
For Christmas, the lovely boyfriend gifted me with a Kindle – a pretty new toy I’ve wanted for ages, but always saw as a luxury rather than a necessity.
See, I love to read. I wasn’t allowed to watch TV growing up and I was five when my dad started reading To Kill A Mockingbird to me at bedtime.
Fast forward twenty years and I’m still a voracious reader. A cheap one, but voracious nonetheless.
However, given my penny pinching and habit of only reading something once, I can’t tell you the last time I bought an honest-to-goodness book. Like, with a cover.
Thanks to my Kindle I’ve finally been able to read for pleasure: $5 bestsellers on Amazon, free classics available online, “rentals” from my hometown library and the folder of eBooks I’ve been downloading care of a few fantastic bloggers.
When a client sends me their book as a PDF, I no longer have to hunch over my screen for hours and instead can curl up in bed or – even better – chill out by the pool during this hot New Zealand summer.
New tech has changed the way I read. Again.
Kindle + Blogging = Love?
Something I haven’t tried, and would really like to, is using my Kindle for actual blogging. Unfortunately, New Zealand is not known for it’s free wifi, but this means I can spend time reading my latest New Favorite Book on the bus into town. I’m not stressing about the whole Kindle-for-bloggers thing because it means I get periods during the day where I let myself take a break.
As corny as it’s sounds, reading for pleasure has meant I’ve sort of gotten my groove back. I’ve been able to put aside work and almost be a kid again. Soooo, with this in mind…
Enter to win an awesome prize!
The wonderful company, M-Edge, has offered up one of their Kindle covers and the compatible booklight for one of you fine readers.
I’ve had mine since day 1 of Project Kindle and I’ve taken her to the beach, on a boat, left her in the hot car and may or may not have dropped her on the driveway. And, still, she’s good as new.
Up for grabs is the Cambridge jacket from M-Edge (suitable for the Kindle 3) along with their fancy e-Luminator book light! Which I sadly don’t have, so am absurdly jealous one of you gets it. If you have a Nook/iPad/etc, nothing to fear! While you won’t snag the Cambridge jacket, my buddy at M-Edge (hi Victoria!) says she’ll hook you up with the cover of your choice.
To enter, just leave a comment below with your favorite book. The one that makes you remember why reading is so important. You’re also welcome to share why you love your Kindle ;-) Just make sure you FILL IN the email address field in your comment. Don’t worry, only I’ll be able to see it, but I do need a way to get in touch if you win!
For an extra entry you can share this post with your followers, tweeting out: I just entered to win an M-Edge Cambridge cover for my Kindle care of @MarianSchembari and @MEDGESTORE: http://bit.ly/eSjKk9 #MEDGESTORE (you can edit the tweet however you want, but make sure to use the #MEDGESTORE hashtag as this helps us keep track of entry tweets).
The winner will be chosen using Random.org on Thursday, March 3 at 10pm EST and the winner will be announced first thing Friday morning! So check back here to see who’s won and if you’re the winner, keep your eye on the inbox for an email from me!
Note: I haven’t been compensated in any way for this post. I really am this in love with M-Edge and think you all deserve something pretty! We all owe a big thanks to Victoria at M-Edge. She is such a freaking star.
Good luck!!
UPDATE 3/4/11: And the winner is… Gareth! He says one of his favorite books is ”Douglas Coupland’s Life After God is definitely up there.” I was also just informed that M-Edge surprised Gareth with an e-Luminator upgrade and was sent their brand new e-Luminator Touch (that they just released this morning!). Congrats Gareth, and thank you all for entering!
