Ya'll. I am SO mad right now, I could just die. (As you can see, when I get really mad, I talk very Southern.) It's a lovely day in Arkansas. My kids are getting along. I've been reading my little heart out. Then I come home to find this:
(click the title to read the post)
on Jennifer L Armentrout's blog.
So, then I was like
Angry Andrea is NOT a good thing.
So in the spirit of BUYING BOOKS, I just went online to Book Depository. I bought two copies of Half - Blood. One for me. And a copy for one of you lovelies.
All you have to do is leave a comment with your name and email address. I'm so mad, I don't even care if you follow this blog (but it sure would be nice if you did!) I want the word to get out about book piracy, so if you want to earn an extra entry, you can Tweet, Facebook, or blog about it (but only one please, my head hurts when I have to add extra entries!). Just leave me a link with your entry.
As Jennifer points out in her post, if you can't afford to buy a book, go to the library. If the library doesn't have it, request it. If you can't afford an $3.99 ebook, chances are, you can't afford the e-reader you use or the wireless internet you just uploaded a stolen book with.
There. Rant over. Buy books, don't steal!
Oh, and this is US only because I'm an idiot who went ahead and hit send instead of waiting to get the winner's address and International shipping sucks! Sorry!
Ends Monday, October 3, 2011!
The winner Half-Blood is:
Poison Ivy Red!!
Congratulations!
I'm so happy to see that so many of you feel as strongly about book piracy as I do!
Thanks for entering!
Ooh, count me in! Pirating is sad. :(
ReplyDeletebookcrookliza@gmail.com
Priracy sucks
ReplyDeleteAnna Dase
berrylicious_cutie(at)hotmail(.)com
I can't imagine how Jen is feeling! Did you link her to this post, I'm sure she would appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for making good come from something this sucky!
Amber Elise
amber.hrkns at gmail dot com
It is sad to see someone hard work diminished like that!
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I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/kurlykova/status/118819630105108481
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway. Thanks for the chance! I completely agree.
ReplyDeletetweet - http://twitter.com/#!/DonnaS1/status/118821121306017792
bacchus76 at myself dot com
I agree piracy sucks and itis soooooo annoying because i work hard for what money i get and if i can pay for mine everyne else can too ty for the chance
ReplyDeletemortalsinn@ yahoo com
Piracy sucks. I agree. And I red her blog and it's just horrible that it's happening to her.
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I also tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/Kara_Malinczak/status/118826545459638272
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I didn't know piracy was an issue with books until a year or two ago, when I got really invovled in the "book" world.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! And a new follower! I tweeted about your giveaway, but I lack the knowledge of knowing how to post the link of a specific tweet (if that's possible) so I can only give you the link to my profile! Sorry this causes headaches!
http://twitter.com/#!/cookiesanonymus
karyn.a432[@]gmail[.]com
Karina
ReplyDeleteI used to have the same tweet-link problem! It's no problem, I'll add your extra entry. Thanks!
Grrrr...Piracy is SO WRONG! I feel so bad for her :(
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for doing this giveaway :-)
Ambercruz1(at)yahoo(dot)com
I am a follower :-)
Oops! I forgot the tweet link!
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/readingaddict17/status/118871319801630720
Ambercruz1(at)yahoo(dot)com
So damn maddening.
ReplyDeletecassy_the_teen at yahoo dot com
Count me in, i'm an old follower! I placed my pre-order of Half-Blood weeks ago, it's so sad that this is happening to Ms. Jenn.
ReplyDeleteI tweeted about the post here: http://twitter.com/#!/LovelyGetaway/status/118891009781415936
Diana
lovelygetaway@gmail.com
Thanks so much from an Oldie follower here and Yeah I seen that post earlier today and was like WTF??
ReplyDeletetweet: http://twitter.com/#!/SPNHeather/status/118872181450092544
Heather
supagurlheather@gmail.com
People are so incredibly dumb, I could have a Hulk-worthy rant-fest as well but I will just leave it at that. Support the people who put themselves out there to entertain us. Jeez Louise!
ReplyDeleteAnyways, thanks for the giveaway!
katelynsblog@aol.com
I hate book piracy! That is so sad! GRRRR! Thanks for the giveaway Andrea, and I'm in the fight with you! All the way! I also posted this to our Facebook page as well as Twitter!
ReplyDeleteKitty Bullard / Great Minds Think Aloud Literary Community
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I'm really sorry to hear about book piracy...again. Seem to happen too much. I'm very interested in reading the book though.
ReplyDeletekim-dan@comcast.net
Tweeted to get book piracy recognized.
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kim-dan@comcast.net
Thanks for the invite and for taking a stand against book piracy!
ReplyDeleteFrank
fbalara@gmail.com
This is a great idea!
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Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/BendingTheSpine/status/119005027468722177
Rebecca
bendingthespine(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm so disgusted that this happened.. I may be new to the book blogging world, but our purpose is to share our love of books and help promote them, not destroy sales, and hurt the Authors.
ReplyDeleteI have had my eye on this book for a while.. I plan to buy it and make a trailer if I don't win..
count me in though! This a sweet thing you are doing.
aprilchaug@gmail.com
Oh, and I dont know how to link a direct tweet either, SOMEONE TEACH ME PLEASE! :) I retweet your stuff all the time.. so you'll see it. :)
Thank you for the giveaway :) I read her post, makes me sad that it was an e-ARC that was pirated :(
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Thanks for the giveaway! I have heard great things about this book.
ReplyDeleteDiayll
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What a fantastic idea! I'm going to check with my Andrea and see if we can do the same thing! (Or similar)
ReplyDeleteMichelle Latiolais
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I can't tell you how glad I am that you're doing this. Way to be proactive and take a stand!! (Love the Hulk reference, BTW)
ReplyDeleteArgh. Piracy is horrible!! I can't believe that her eArcs were pirated. How sad. Thanks for the awesome giveaway - I will make sure to spread the word!
ReplyDeleteI tweeted about Jennifer's Post here: https://twitter.com/#!/seescootread/status/119039938045030400
seescootread[at]gmail[dot]com
That sucks! I would be pissed if someone took my hard work and then just gave it away without me getting any kind of compensation for it! Especially when she said many people are saying great book, couldn't put it down...annoying! Thanks for the giveaway of this book and I will spread the word!
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Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/iheartmykindle/status/119054945650606081
When people ask me how to get free books, I am more than happy to tell them how to get into book blogging. Sad that people want something for nothing.
ReplyDeletelhoffpauir at gmail
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! I think my blood pressure just shot through the roof! Thank you for sharing her story, Andrea! I've been intending to read Half-Blood, but now I'm going to make a point to read it asap! I'm going to Amazon right now to purchase a copy!
ReplyDelete~Belle
I feel so horrible for her.It's a shame.
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Wow, I was clueless about the extent of book piracy. Thanks for bringing it to my attention so I can bring it to others' attention!
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jessicaavanvleet@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI also retweeted @jessicavanvleet :)
I think piracy sucks too, but you should open giveaways to international followers too! ALL giveaways are US only and I don't think it's the least bit fair. I get pretty bummed out here in Brazil with all these awesome giveaways... :( Honestly, I would even cover the shipping, I don't care.
ReplyDeletemayralimeira(at)hotmail(dot)com
I'm in. I agree.. Piracy BAD!! :)
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Mayra,
ReplyDeleteI understand your frustration. But if you take a look, you will see that posted that the US only part was b/c of a mistake I made. Not an intentional slight to Internationals. I DO typically have Intl giveaways at least 1-2 times per month. They can't always be Intl b/c the shipping is astronomical. I have bought this book with my own money and feel that gives me the discretion to make it US only. I could send it to someone you know in the US, who in turn could send it to you. Or if you would like to send me a prepaid shipping label, I would be glad to send it to you. But that is more expensive than the book, I'm sure. Book blogging is not cheap. I send A LOT of books out, at my own expense. I buy many books to give away, at my own expense. I'm sorry I can't always accomodate everyone.
Andrea, I understand. Cuddos on the blog and the giveaways. I'll be on the lookout for an international one then! :)
ReplyDeleteCount me in! Poor Jennifer. :(
ReplyDeleteshatteredmemoriesreviews(at)gmail(dot)com
That is very sad Thank you for sharing! Thank you for the great giveaway would love to read this book thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteGFC follower/latishajean
Tweeted too
http://twitter.com/#!/latishajean/status/119131017947791360
tishajean@ charter.net
Oh man, I read Jennifer's post and now I'm pissed too! That is just horrible. I wish there were better laws to protect authors from piracy! I tweeted about the post.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/itzKelseyD/status/119228273245962241
Poisnivyred AT gmail.com
Oh my goodness. I love writing and I plan on publishing a book of my own one day, and to think that some crazy jerks would pirate my story and share it illegally breaks my heart. I feel so sorry for Jennifer! There really do need to be super strict laws about pirating.
ReplyDeleteSophia
mashimaro401[at]yahoo[dot]com
Authors work so hard to write their books, only for their books to be pirated. Not cool.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
hollyjolly89@gmail.com
Thanks for speaking out against piracy!!
ReplyDeletekcneal.author@gmail.com
Wow! That is really sad. It's awesome your doing this.
ReplyDeletemissie at theunreadreader.com
I love the cover!
ReplyDeletesydneymeve@yahoo.com
I agree!! Although it honestly isn't surprising that people would do this, is it disgusting!! Thanks for doing this!
ReplyDeletetwilighter.jm@gmail.com
I hate piracy too. I think the best part of it all is the waiting and wanting before you actually get to read a book or watch a movie!
ReplyDeletemiss.smileygirlie at gmail dot com
Thanks the giveaway...piracy is a pain in the rear...
ReplyDeleteunpaintedportrait@gmail.com
This was so very sad to hear. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteGFC Follower-->Patricia M
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/1of2chicksonbks/status/120029254137298944
patriciamendoza AT gmail DOT com
That quite literally breaks my heart, and I 1000000% agree -- how do you have a computer, an ereader, and/or internet if you can't even spring four bucks for a book?! Insanity!
ReplyDeleteGFC - The Romanceaholic
Jess
romanceaholic at gmail dot com
This is ridiculous. 4 bucks and they go and do this. So stupid. I am with you sister!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win it. I've been wanting to read it for awhile now. I keep hearing amazing things about it.
--Christina Wofford
TinaLynn510@gmail.com
I hate piracy with a passion! I don't even understand why people would do that! If it was their work published, they wouldn't like it! It's not fair!
ReplyDeleteGFC - Sierra Cullen.♥
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Sierra(:
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Steal an authors work just shows that you have no common courtesy. I agree with you if can't afford to buy it get from a library.
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Tweet
https://twitter.com/#!/niclovestoread/status/120812933709176832
spyblue78(at)gmail.com
I'm in on this giveaway. For serious, piracy sucks.
ReplyDeletejennyATbookstotheskyDOTcom
I read that post too and it really got me mad as well!! Thanks for the giveaway and supporting the whole BUYING the book thing :o)
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Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/imabookshark/status/121025977051643904
Thank you :o)
Mickey @ imabookshark
I hope that catches viruses for trying to steal someone's hard work!
ReplyDeleteashtreygonesmokeya@yahoo.com
Piracy is horrible, I can't believe people. That is so not cool! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower
Tweeted it - http://twitter.com/#!/arick01/status/121035821833928705
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