We have a great giveaway for you today! It’s for a Kobo Arc tablet / eReader device with a color touch screen. The Arc is a full fledged Android tablet and a winner of “Red Dot: Product Design 2013” and “Parent-Tested, Parent-Approved.” Highlights include:
· 7” HD Display with 1280×800 resolution and 215 ppi for a crisp, clear image
· 16 GB of storage and WiFi capability
· Android 4.1 OS and full access to Google Play Store
· Kobo’s bookstore of almost 4 million titles
· Social reading capability through Reading Life
You definitely want one of these tablets, so check out the full contest details after the break.
Prize:
1 Kobo Arc Android tablet (16GB version). Valued at $139.99.
How to enter (please read carefully – any missed steps and your entry will be disqualified):
1. Between now and 10/28/2013 11:59PM EST leave a comment The title and author of your all time favorite book. One that you can read more than once and continue to enjoy it.
2. At some point on 10/29/2013, I’ll pick 1 random winner using random.org. The winner will be contacted by email and will have 48 hrs to claim their prize. If I do not receive an answer to my email in that time period, I’ll do other random.org drawings till the prize is gone.
Rules:
1. Only one entry per person (warning: I check IP addresses).
2. Anyone associated with The Gadgeteer may not enter this contest.
3. the-gadgeteer.com is not responsible for any lost packages or incorrect shipping addresses.
4. Winner must have a US shipping address.
Update:
The winner is #62 Mina! Congrats to Mina and thanks to everyone who entered and to the Kobo for offering the prize.
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1984 by George Orwell.
(But that’s a secret, don’t tell big brother!)
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson. I read it numerous times because I had to write about 6 different papers on it for an English class.
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. Read this in high school and work it opened my mind…
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
I never tire of the cynical omniscient narrative. I’ve even watched the movie half a dozen times. In my head, Martin Freeman IS Arthur Dent.
Another Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams
However, Simon Jones is always the voice I hear for Authur.
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in your contest.
My mostest favoritest book of all time is:
“The Stand” by Stephen King.
It’s a really big book; I’ve read it several times and plan on reading it again. The characters, the plot, the settings, the Stephen King-ism makes it my favorite work of fiction.
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Catcher in the Rye – J. D. Salinger
“The Importance of Being Ernest” by Oscar Wilde. One of the greatest stylists in literature.
Jane Austins Sense and Sensibility
Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
“Wherever you go, There you are” by Jon Kabat – Zinn
Mindfulness Meditation Guide 🙂
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Cabinet of Curiosities/ by Doug Preston and Lincoln Child
Dune by Frank Herbert- It’s a classic.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
I have read Sphere by Michael Crichton several times and I still enjoy it.
50 shades of gray by EL James 😉
War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy.
Needful Things by Stephen King or The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Black Company by Glen Cook
Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer.
The Stand by Stephen King
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Black Company by Glen Cook.
I always liked 1984 by Orwell, as well as almost anything by Stephen King
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
Little off the beaten path:
Split Infinity (and the rest of the series), by Piers Anthony
The Green Berets by Robin Moore
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin
Swan Song by Robert McCammon
The Bible, various authors, but God ultimately.
The Bible, the inspired word of God as written by various authors
I mostly read non fiction but I loved The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown.
Broken Record Technique by Lee Henderson
The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon. It is actually an omnibus of the first three novels in a series, but is often published as a single book.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deed_of_Paksenarrion
I see a few of my other perpetual rereads up there in other comments. And a couple books I will now look up. This is a great idea for a contest!
There was only one catch… Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Neuromance by William Gibson. Such a fun book to read
the razers edge by somerset maughn (sp ?)
the eye of the world by robert jordan
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe- CS. Lewis
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Bible is my all-time favorite, but in more human terms, I loved “In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote. I’m in law enforcement, what can I say?
Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
discovery of witches by deborah harkness
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway.
I agree…Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read it.
Woops. Let’s say Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams!
Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac.
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene.
Dune by Frank Herbert
My favorite book if all time continues to be The Holy Bible (kjv) , which is the inspired Word of GOD although it has many different authors.
On Lies, Secrets and Silence, by Adrienne Rich
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
This is probably cliche, but I just love The Great Gatsby,,,
A World Lit Only By Fire, by William Manchester.
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy.
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Read it the first time when I was 8 and didn’t understand it. Much better now….
I, Robot – Isaac Asimov
Notes from a small island by Bill Bryson
Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers. I read it at least once or twice a year.
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime – Mark Haddon
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
‘The Bible’, by T.H. Spirit
“…a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream” … Cannery Row by John Steinbeck never grows old.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper.
The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley
It by Stephen King
Time and Again by Jack Finney
A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M Miller, Jr
_Design for the Real World_, by Victor Papanek. Timeless!
Merle’s Door by Ted Kerasote
The best book written about dogs and I read this at least twice a year.
Patriot Games, Tom Clancy (RIP)
Kipling’s The Jungle Book. Tablets have changed our reading world and glad that more titles are being released.
The Wars by Timothy Findley
The Art of War – Sun Tzu
Erasure by Percival Everett
The Last Ship – William Brinkley
God Don’t Make No Mistakes by Mary Monroe
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
The Armageddon Blues by Daniel Keys Moran
Wyrd Sisters, by Terry Pratchett
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein – an interesting view on a militarized, “democratic” society in the post-television age.
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
Trunk Music by Michael Connolly!
Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin
1,000 Places to See Before You Die By Patricia Schultz
The Lotus Caves by John Christopher.
A Storm of Swords – George R.R. Martin
Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
For me – State of Fear by Michael Crichton
The Magus. John Fowles.
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Hunt for Red October, Tom Clancy (RIP!)
Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
Thanks!
Gates of Fire, Steven Pressfield
“The Blue Sword” by Robin McKinley 🙂 I read it in seventh grade like ten times in a row and have read it over and over since then. Part of why I love it so much is that I wrote the author a letter and she actually wrote me back! 🙂
The Bible is the only book that gets me coming back for more. Thanks for the giveaway!
interpreter of maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri
Prey by Michael Crichton (or in fact any of his books!)
The Witches – Roald Dahl
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Help by K. Stokett
Definitely ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck!
Edmund Wilson. To The Finland Station
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett.
I probably read it once a year.
Late Have I Loved Thee – Ethel Mannin
Burnt Offering by David K Fuller
Lancelot – Walker Percy
Classic—War of the Worlds–H.G.Wells
Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind.
The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
The Trilogy of “Bonnie” by Iris Johansen.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr. I named my daughter after the main character in the book.
The Bible, inspired by God
I’d probably have to say Franny and Zooey by JD Salinger
NQA, The Stand
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Mice and men
The Godfather by Mario Puzo- life in the fast lane without any personal danger
1984 by Orwell
‘David Copperfield’ by Charles Dickens. The classic British novel, close to an autobiography. Complex plot and development of many and diverse, strong characters, who, although 19th Century, resemble many types today. While not as famous today as Dickens’ ‘ A Christmas Carol’, the book has been adapted to 11 films, plays and TV series, the last a 2000 film.
“The Catcher in the Rye” by J. D. Salinger
So you want to be a Wizard, Diane Duane
Ringworld, Larry Niven
Pearl S. Buck – Island of the Blue Dolphins!
Guards, Guards! – Terry Pratchett
Water for Elephants – Sarah Gruen
The Old Man And The Sea by Ernest Hemingway.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
1984 by George Orwell
(Surprised to see it is someone else’s here too!)
The Hobbit and its series by: JRR Tolkien
Neuromancer
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Dhalgren by Samuel Delany
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Leaves of Grass – Walt Whitman – I see something different everytime I read it!
All-time favorite book? An impossible dilemma; there are so many good ones! Right now? I’d guess “Dreadnought” by Robert Massie.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Water for Elephants – Sarah Gruen
Lewis Carroll – Alice in Wonderland (usually with Through the Looking Glass)
The Bible by God’s Holy Spirit. Thanks for the chance to win!
The Invisible War – Donald Grey Barnhouse
Every few years I re-read the LOTR and Hobbit series.
A Dance to the Music of Time – Anthony Powell (12 volumes)
The Past Through Tomorrow: Future History Stories, by Robert A. Heinlein. I’ve worn out two copies
Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Dan Millman
Well, just one I liked forever (and probably not mentioned yet, lol?), and I still have it (and still with the random pen and pencil marks in it): The Big Honey Hunt – Stan & Jan Berenstain 🙂
Thanks for this opportunity!
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Each time I read it I instantly feel transformed and start remembering what really matters in this life.
I liked “As a Man Thinketh” by James Allen
The Magic of Recluce by L.E Modesitt Jr. is a book that I settle into every time I read it…
The Genius by Jesse Kellerman
One piece by eiichiro oda
At the possibility of sounding redundant. The Stand By Stephen King.
Devil Red by Joe R Lansdale
Update: The winner is #62 Mina! Congrats to Mina and thanks to everyone who entered and to the Kobo for offering the prize.