okay, so here is what yesterday’s surprise was all about.
you see, through twitter i found out about buy a friend a book week.
since phylameana is one of my blogger friends and i know for certain she didn’t expect me to buy her a book, i figured i’d make her my “target”.
why was she not supposed to expect that i buy her a book?
here is how it works.
just get yourself to a real-life or virtual book store during buy a friend a book week (the first weeks of january, april, july, and october) and, well, buy a friend a book (or e-book)! but here’s the fun part: you can’t buy your friend a book because it’s their birthday or they just graduated or got engaged or had a baby or anything else.
you have to give them a book for no good reason. in fact, this present out of the blue from you should shock the pants off of whomever you decide to give it to. and it’ll make them happy. and that’s the point: promote reading, promote friendships. just make sure to let them know about buy a friend a book week.
phylameana, i expect you to report on whether this shocked the pants off you!
i also have a book sitting around that i bought a few weeks ago for a friend, just for the fun of it, and i haven’t given it to her yet. i hereby promise i will do that within the next week. you can hold me to it.
lastly – do you think i should hold a contest here? for another gift certificate for a book – maybe $25 this time?
what do you think?
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7 responses so far ↓
1 Debra Hamel // Jul 5, 2007 at 3:58 am
I’m delighted to see you’re having a good time with this. And thanks for blogging it!
2 Nancy // Jul 5, 2007 at 7:59 am
Isabella that is so cool! I’m definitely in, next time. I’ll mark it in my calendar – first week in October. Hmmm, now, to figure out which friend to ‘target’. Do online audio books count?
Re: contest. I’ve done that a couple times. It’s a lot of fun. Of course, ensure it generates some kind of ‘energy’ around your blog/site. If you do it, let me know, so I can let my readers know to check it out (if that’s what you want)
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4 Spiral Visions Blog // Jul 7, 2007 at 8:13 am
Good Karma – Good Books…
Hugs to Isabella I’ve met some wonderful and caring people through being the organizer of the carnival. I was surprised this week by Isabella Mori, change therapy – Isabella is a veteran carnival host. She gifted me with an e-certificate……
5 How to Write an Ebook // Jan 31, 2008 at 6:51 pm
The contest sounds like a great idea.
6 Rob // Feb 18, 2008 at 11:10 am
This is really a good idea. Can audio books be used as well as printed versions?
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7 Gregorio // Nov 12, 2008 at 10:20 am
Thank you for your comment on the refugee post.Yes you may use what you wanted.Thank you for helping to spread the awareness.Compassion and loving kindness as well as mindful living is how we can all help to better our world.
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