December Recap and Monthly Winners!

December was the first month that I used a Google Spreadsheet to track comments and offer a f ull month giveaway.  I really enjoyed using the spreadsheet and I am excited to announce not only the winners of the December Comment Contest – but also some fun statistics of this blog.


When I started blogging I didn’t know about other book bloggers.  I blogged what I considered to be a personal record of what I had read and if someone found my blog and commented – that was just a bonus.  All book reviews I completed at that time were from my own bookshelves.  I had no idea you could connect with publishers and authors that actually wanted peopel to read and review their books.  Before discovering Book Blogs and learning how to promote my blog, I averaged about 400 hits a month.


In June of 2009, a person commented on my blog and I went to see where they came from and I seen they were a member of something called Book Blogs.  That’s the story… from that point on I signed up… found the world – this world, of bloggers, people like me who loved books!  In a nut shell… I haven’t looked back!

In December, I had 12,385 visits to my blog.  I had over 1,300 comments (this of course does not count my own).  I am still so amazed that people are reading what I write… and so thankful again to have met so many wonderful book friends!

Two of my top posts for December were:

Morning Meanderings (The one where I showed pictures of the new shelves)

and

Pondering Moments (the discussion on how I read so many books)


Ok… enough on the statistics… here are the winners of the December Giveaway (using Random.Org):

First… I have two random winners who will receive choice out of the Prize Box… they are:

#442:  Laurel!

#1046:  Shari D!

And now for my top three commentors for December:

3rd Place:  Ryan Wordsmithonia

2nd: Place:  Julie J My Own Little Corner Of The World

**Each of you will have choice to receive a copy of Reader’s Choice, 200 Book Club Favorites sent to you or you may choose something out of the prize box.


1st place – top commentor for December 2009 goes to:

Esme – Chocolates and Croissants!!!!

She wins the $25 Amazon Gift Card which has already been emailed her way!

Congratulations!

Winners!!!

I have a few winners to announce!

For the Seven Giveaway by Jacqueline Leo I have three winners!

Using Random.org the winners are:

Winning Readings

Winning Reading’s comment was “7 is my favorite”!

Birdie S.

Birdie’s comment was “7 is my fav # I’ve won a lotta $ on it”!!!

Kara

Kara’s comment was “My gramma would love this book for Christmas from ME 7 is her lucky #”.


And the winner of the giveaway for White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner:

Natalie

Congratulations all!  I have emailed you each for your mailing info!  Be sure to check out the other current giveaways here!

The Winners!!!

I had several giveaways end on the 20th and I am now ready to announce the lucky winners! All winners are chosen by using Random.org

First up, I have 3 copies of 9 Dragons by Michael Connelly to give away…

the winners are….

Jonnie H

(already won this book so new name was drawn)

Framed

Debbie

Sandi

Winner from Alisons Guest Post on Jantsen’s Gift for a copy of the incredible book Jantsens Gift:

Margie

Winner from Esme’s Guest Post of a Book of their choice from the prize box:

Piroska

And last but not least…. the New Moon book giveaway with candy….

Birdie S.

Interesting fact… on the New Moon giveaway the question to qualify for this giveaway was who is your favorite Twilight series character….  the winner out of the 70 responses was:

Edward

Thanks everyone for entering the giveaways!  Please check the giveaway link often, I have more giveaways going up soon and and a big one planned to start in December!



Winners of The Heretic’s Daughter

I am excited to make the announcement for the winners of The Heretics Daughter.  This giveaway has had more entries than any other giveaway I have done yet!  That makes me all the more excited to reading this myself.

So… I will no longer make you wait!  Bring on the drum roll!

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And The 5 winners are:

Jessica

Mary Ward

Debbie W

Renee G

Lori

Congratulations winners!  I am so excited for each of you!  You each have been emailed withthe request for your mailing info so the publisher can get this sent off to you!

On a side note… this is the book that the Word Shakers on line Book Club will be reviewing the end of December.  Anyone who has read the book is welcome to join in on the conversation by leaving a comment on the post so I can include you in the questions I will be emailing out.

 

Winners of Recent Giveaways

Ok… Playing a wee bit of catch up here and I have a few giveaway winners to announce.

So first we need to go to the wonderful Royal Spotlight Giveaway where the delightful Amy of Royal reviews spotlighted me and my blog at her castle!  She offered a $10 Gift card on her blog for commentors and I did the same on mine.  Here are two royal winners of that giveaway:

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Sheere (commented over at Royal reviews)

Pam R (commented here on the spotlight post)

Congratulations to you both!  Your gift cards have been purchased and emailed.

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The copy of Extraordinary by John Bevere  goes to:

Renee Jankord

Congratulations Renee!!!  An email has been sent to you and once I have your address the book will be on its way to you!

While I was in Honduras the wonderful Julie from My Own Little Corner Of The World hosted a giveaway for choice out of my prize box.  The winner of that is:

Melissa (My World)

Congratulations Melissa!  Please click on the box link above and let me know here on this post as well as by email with your address so I may send you what you have chosen!  🙂


And congratulations to all winners tonight!  Be sure to watch my giveaway page for current giveaways – I add new ones several times a week so check back often!

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“Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!”

Ok… so maybe not chicken dinner…. but books!  And books are really better than chicken because they keep you full and satisfied longer.  🙂

Lets get a drum roll going…

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I have 5 copies of The Historian to giveaway!

The winners are…

Alexia561

Jo-Jo

Kim

DarcyO

Debbie Walker


I have three copies of Bo’s Cafe to giveaway… winners are:

Wanda

Aliya D

MarthaE


5 Copies of The Bible Salesman for giveaway and winners are:

J Kaye

Laura At Im Booking It

Margie

Pamela

Molly Capel


Two winners for Beat The Reaper are…

Deedles

Booklogged


Congratulations to all the winners! You have been notified by email.  Please respond within the next 30 hours for me to pass the information on the publishers before I leave on Friday.

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Winners of the Hispanic Heritage Month Book Giveaway

How fun!  Thanks to Hachette, I am able now to give five sets of these wonderful books away!  I have just drawn my winners using random.org  and our winners are:

(ahem…. bring on the drum roll please)

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DIANE

DIANA

JACKIE LESTER

AMY STEELE

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  ENJOY THE BOOKS – WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY EMAIL

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Banned Book Week Winners

It is time to announce the winners from The Banned Book Week Giveaway!  We had 68 comments so I have 6 winners.  Thank you everyone for sharing the banned books you have read!

The winners are:

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Wordlilly

Barbara S

Julie H

Ebony

Hailey Miller

Zia

Congratulations!  All winners have been notified by email and have choice out of the prize box!

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Giveaway Clean Up Project

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As part of my housekeeping for this week I have several giveaways that I have ended that I need to do the actual giveaway.  Life kind of got away from me there for awhile and now I am working my way back.  🙂

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First up… we have a giveaway for The Friends We Keep is….

DEBB (from Debb’s Dailies!)


Next up, The Hope of Refuge goes to:

Erin (From Connected to Christ)


And now the giveaway for Tales of Pruit Almus:

Nancye Davis!!!


I have five winners (yes 5!!!) for Just Food:

Trisha (from Trisha’s Book Blog)

Booklogged (from A Readers Journal)

Nanscorner (from Nan’s Corner of the Web)

Dina (from Just Another New Blog)

Andrea!!!


Winner of the signed Bran Hambric poster is:

Alexa!!!


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I am current on my giveaways!  YAY!!!

THANK YOU to everyone who had entered and be sure to watch my Giveaway Tab for all giveaways that are going on here at One Persons Journey Through a World of Books.  I have two more great giveaways I am putting up yet today!

Large Prize Winners from BBAW

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I have been meaning to draw these winners all weekend but it just didnt happen!   So today I am finally able to do a bit of catching up and am thrilled to announce our last three BBAW Winners.

The winner of the prize package from a random drawing from comments on this blog between Sept 14 and Sept 18 goes to:

Lisa from When She Reads!!!

Congratulations Lisa!  Email me your mailing info and I will get this out to you a.s.a.p. 🙂

The winner of the $15 gift card drawn from comments placed between Sept 14 – 18 is:

Ryan from Wordsmithonia!!!

Congratulations Ryan!  I will email you your gift card yet tonight!


and now… for the winner of the person who placed the most comments on this blog between Sept 14 and Sept 18 (another $15 Amazon Gift Card):

J Kaye from J Kaye’s Blog!!!

Congratulations J Kaye!!!  How about that? You are a top commentor on my blog!

I am emailing you the gift card here shortly

Thank you to everyone who left comments here during BBAW!  That was a lot of fun!  I love my regular visitors and so enjoyed meeting new people and I am still actively seeking out the blogs of those who took the time to comment here.


I think I will start having a monthly contest for Amazon Gift Cards starting in October (they are so easy to do – just email to the winner!)