The Hog's Head » Giveaways http://thehogshead.org Harry Potter News and Commentary Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:18:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Analysis, news, commentary, interviews on all things Harry Potter and fantasy fiction. Travis Prinzi no Travis Prinzi tprinzi@gmail.com tprinzi@gmail.com (Travis Prinzi) 2006-2009 Smart Talk on Harry Potter Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Inklings, Mythology, Fairy Tales, Literature The Hog's Head » Giveaways http://thehogshead.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/Hogs-Head-PubCast.003.jpg http://thehogshead.org/categories/giveaways/ Giveaway Winners Announced! http://thehogshead.org/giveaway-winners-announced-3899/ http://thehogshead.org/giveaway-winners-announced-3899/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:36:21 +0000 Travis Prinzi http://thehogshead.org/?p=3899

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You can enter today to win one of two great books: A hardcover edition of Where the Wild Things Are, or a now out of print copy of H.P. Lovecraft: The Fiction. As you can see from how expensive the one used copy is, those of us who bought it at the time for $12 are quite happy.

Entering your name for the drawing to win one of the two books is easy: Write in the comments section and tell us what your favorite scary monster from any kind of scary books/movies is (vampire, werewolf, zombie, dementor, etc.), and why.

There is a way to increase your chances of winning: Advertise either or both of my books, Harry Potter & Imagination or Hog’s Head Conversations on your Facebook, Twitter, blog, or any other means of internet communication that you use. Please use the Amazon.com link for each. For every use of media, your name gets entered one more time. So, if you tell us your favorite scary monster and advertise one of my books on Facebook and Twitter, your name has been entered three times. If you advertise both books at the same places, your name has been entered a total of 5 times. You see how quickly you can increase your chances of winning! Make sure you come back here and tell me in the comments what book(s) you advertised and where, or I won’t know you did it! Here are the links to use:

  • Harry Potter & Imagination: http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Imagination-Between-Worlds/dp/0982238517/
  • Hog’s Head Conversations: http://www.amazon.com/Hogs-Head-Conversations-Essays-Potter/dp/0982238584/

You have until midnight (EST) on Friday, November 6th. Members of the Blogengamot are not eligible for entering. Good luck!

PubCast #71 to be released later today.

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]]> http://thehogshead.org/halloween-giveaway-3741/feed/ 21 December Giveaway: Autographed Copy of Harry Potter & Imagination! http://thehogshead.org/december-giveaway-hpi-1427/ http://thehogshead.org/december-giveaway-hpi-1427/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:31:27 +0000 Travis Prinzi http://thehogshead.org/?p=1427

Time for another opportunity to win my book, Harry Potter & Imagination: The Way Between Two Worlds. This is the same contest as last time, with slightly different rules, and you’re promoting a different link this time.  Today, the book went up at Amazon.com with book cover image and all.  This is the link you’ll be promoting.  (If you have your own Amazon Affiliates account, feel free to use your own code. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, just use the link as I’ve given it.)

Here are the rules:

Promote the Amazon.com page for Harry Potter & Imagination: The Way Between Two Worlds. Here are several ways to do that:

  • Publish the link on your blog.
  • Share the post on Twitter, Plurk, Facebook, MySpace, or anywhere else you can think of.
  • Email your friends.
  • Get a megaphone and shout the URL around your neighborhood.
  • Get primo tickets for a football game this weekend, and bring a big sign that will end up on TV.
  • Harry Potter fansite forums and blog comments sections.
  • Any other creative way you can think of.
  • For more examples, see the comments from the last contest.

Once you’ve shared the Amazon.com page, come back here and tell us you did so, and which method you chose, in the comments.  Here’s the fun part: Your name gets entered each time you share the post in one way or another. To add even more incentive Facebook counts for 2 shares (your name gets put in twice).

Feel free to ask questions in the comments or by E-owl.

Deadline for entry is midnight EST on Friday, December 19. Winner will be announced Saturday.

Note: Please be sure you’re sharing the right page.  It’s the one linked here, not the present post that you are reading.  But tell us you shared it in the comments for this post.

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]]> http://thehogshead.org/december-giveaway-hpi-1427/feed/ 15 And the winner is… http://thehogshead.org/and-the-winner-is-2-1346/ http://thehogshead.org/and-the-winner-is-2-1346/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:44:35 +0000 Travis Prinzi http://thehogshead.org/?p=1346

The winner of the free copy of Harry Potter & Imagination is Arka!

Well done, Arka. It definitely paid to submit the link to so many different sources. Send me an E-Owl and I’ll make sure you get your autographed copy when it’s available.

Everyone else: Stay tuned. Another opportunity approaches.

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]]> http://thehogshead.org/and-the-winner-is-2-1346/feed/ 1 Black Friday Giveaway #4: Harry Potter & Imagination http://thehogshead.org/black-friday-giveaway-4-harry-potter-imagination-1330/ http://thehogshead.org/black-friday-giveaway-4-harry-potter-imagination-1330/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:59:11 +0000 Travis Prinzi http://thehogshead.org/?p=1330

Well, you had to know it was coming.  This one’s going to be more involved than the first three, and it’s going to stay open for a couple of days.  The winner of this contest will receive a free, autographed copy of my book, Harry Potter & Imagination: The Way Between Two Worlds.  

Here’s how you enter.  Publicize the post, “Pre-order Harry Potter & Imagination.”  Any mode of publicity will do, but here are some suggestions:

  • At the bottom of the post, there is a “Share/Save” button. Several of these links are ways to share content: Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, etc.  Any of these will do.  Most require you to have an account with them, but setting one up is usually really easy.
  • Email your friends.
  • Share the post on Twitter, Plurk, Facebook, MySpace, or anywhere else you can think of.
  • Get a megaphone and shout the URL around your neighborhood.
  • Get primo tickets for a football game this weekend, and bring a big sign that will end up on TV.
  • Harry Potter fansite forums and blog comments sections.
  • Any other creative way you can think of.

Once you’ve shared the post, come back here and tell us you did so, and which method you chose, in the comments.  Here’s the fun part: Your name gets entered each time you share the post in one way or another. To add even more incentive, Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, and Facebook all count for 2 shares (your name gets put in twice).

Feel free to ask questions in the comments or by E-owl.  

Deadline for entry is midnight EST on Monday, December 1.  Winner will be announced Tuesday.

Note: Please be sure you’re sharing the right post.  It’s the one linked here, not the present post that you are reading.  But tell us you shared it in the comments for this post.  Confused?  Me too.  Good luck.

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And the winner is: Jim Beeghley!  Jim, send an E-owl, and I’ll get your copy pre-ordered right away!  The Final Black Friday Giveaway, coming right up!


Yes, it’s your second chance to win the Tales!  Black Friday giveaway #3 here at The Hog’s Head is a free copy of the standard edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

Entering is easy.  This time, simply tell us in the comments what you’re currently reading, and give us some info about it.  Enter by 7pm, EST today. The winner will be announced then, along with the final Black Friday giveaway!

Don’t forget to do your shopping today at Amazon.com, either through the Hog’s Head Bookstore, or by clicking here for Black Friday deals!

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]]> http://thehogshead.org/blackfriday3-1318/feed/ 30 Black Friday Giveaway #2: Five Harry Potter Movies http://thehogshead.org/blackfriday2-1315/ http://thehogshead.org/blackfriday2-1315/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:08:49 +0000 Travis Prinzi http://thehogshead.org/?p=1315

And the winner, by random drawing is: Shane Deal.  Shane, send an E-owl, and I’ll get these shipped straight you!  Giveaway #3 coming right up!

You, like all other Potter fans, are probably disappointed that you’re not currently on your 3rd or 4th viewing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which was originally slated for release last week.

You can ease the pain a little by owning all five Harry Potter movies.  (Note: these are pre-viewed, not brand new copies; special thanks to Matthew for the contribution).

To enter: Contribute to the discussion in the comments on this post by answering this question: Which actor or actress from the Harry Potter movies most resembles how you imagined the character they play when you read the books.  Be sure to enter by 4pm EST.  After that, the winner – and a new giveaway – will be announced.

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]]> http://thehogshead.org/blackfriday2-1315/feed/ 9 Black Friday Giveaway #1: Tales of Beedle the Bard http://thehogshead.org/fridaygiveaway1-1308/ http://thehogshead.org/fridaygiveaway1-1308/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:35:04 +0000 Travis Prinzi http://thehogshead.org/?p=1308

And the winner, by random drawing, is Dragonsinger!  Dragonsinger, send an E-Owl, and I’ll get your copy pre-ordered right away. Stay tuned for the next Black Friday Giveaway!

Aberforth’s got a lot of copies of Beedle’s tales lying around, and he’s looking to give ‘em away.  Black Friday giveaway #1 here at The Hog’s Head is a free copy of the standard edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

Entering is easy.  Simply leave a comment telling us your favorite fairy tale and something about it, and you’ll be entered into a drawing that will take place in just a few hours.  Enter by 1pm, EST today. The winner will be announced then, along with the next giveaway!

Don’t forget to do your shopping today at Amazon.com, either through the Hog’s Head Bookstore, or by clicking here for Black Friday deals!

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]]> http://thehogshead.org/fridaygiveaway1-1308/feed/ 18 October Giveaway #1: Where the Deep Ones Are http://thehogshead.org/october-giveaway-1-where-the-deep-ones-are-1127/ http://thehogshead.org/october-giveaway-1-where-the-deep-ones-are-1127/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:22:40 +0000 Travis Prinzi http://thehogshead.org/?p=1127

The first of two spooky October giveaways is here!  With special thanks to revgeorge, this first giveaway Where the Deep Ones Are, a parody of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, written by a Lovecraft fan.  Here’s the description:

Renowned Mythos aficionado Ken Hite retells H P Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” through this parody of classic children’s literature.

After greedily yelling for more fish, young Bobby is sent to his bedroom without any supper at all. But Bobby escapes when the Manuxet River runs right through his room carrying an old boat that takes him to Innsmouth. When the Deep Ones come for him he flees, but will he eventually join their wild rumpus under the ocean, and be crowned the most Deep One of all?

32 pages, illustrated, full color, side-sewn hardcover

The first giveaway is a simple drawing, and to enter your name, comment on this thread by telling us your favorite scary story (book, short story, or movie), and why that’s your favorite.  Be sure to enter for the drawing by Midnight (EDT) on Thursday, October 23.

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Update:  Forgot to mention – This poll will automatically close at 7am, EST, on Friday, September 19.  Get your votes in by then!

Here it is!  Two rules:

  1. Don’t vote for your own.
  2. Don’t vote more than once.

That’s it!  The winner, by popular vote, gets the free copy of the 10th Anniversary Sorcerer’s Stone.  

Glad to see all the new commenters, by the way.  Hope you’ll subscribe for free and stick around!  It’s a lot of fun here. 

Here’s the poll – what’s the best caption for the picture?

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