Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 4:03PM Obviously, we love to read.
We also love movies. When our favorite books get made into movies? That's awesome. Here are 10 books set to be made into movies in 2013 that we're excited about.
Vote for your favorite!
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 12:00PM 
Do you have any recipes that are perfect for a romantic evening? Submit your most decadent recipes so we can bring them all together and create an eCookBook! We'll give it away free just in time for your Valentines Day plans. If you're into creative food photography, your photograph may be eligible to be displayed on the cover, which will be unveiled the day of the eCookbook release. Whether you’re a cook enthusiast, avid blogger, or an everyday foodie, we want to hear from you!
What do I do?
Submit your favorite Romantic recipe, along with an optional photograph of the final product. All recipes will be considered.
What kind of recipes can I submit?
Any and all romantic recipes are welcome- don't be afraid to think outside the chocolatey dessert! We will categorize them by appetizer, soups, salads, main dish, side dish, desserts and drinks/cocktails.
How will my photograph be used?
If chosen, your high-quality photographs will be displayed along with your recipe. A select few photo submissions may be chosen to display on our cover.
Any Perks?
Can I enter more than one recipe and/or photograph?
Yes. The more, the merrier!
How do I get a copy of the Romantic Recipe eCookbook?
The eCookbook will be made available to download on February 14, 2012 on Amazon.com.
Submission Deadline
Recipes will be accepted until January 18th, 2013.
Please read the full Terms and Conditions.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 11:55AM These are the official rules (the “Official Rules”) for the Freebooksy Romantic Recipe Cookbook. The sponsor of the cookbook is Freebooksy. By submitting an entry, each entrant (“entrant” or “you”) agrees to be bound by the Official Rules and warrants that your entry complies with all requirements set out in the Official Rules.
Submission Eligibility
Only persons residing in Canada and United States who are at least 18 years of age can enter.
How to Enter: Between January 7th, 2013, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) and January 18th, 2013, 11:59:59 p.m. EST (“Submission Period”), you must visit this website: http://www.freebooksy.com/ and follow the directions to accurately complete the online entry form. For the entry (“Entry”) upload your recipe and optional photo. Each eligible Entry submitted will be deemed one Entry. After the submission deadline, Freebooksy will determine, at their sole discretion, the recipes that will be selected to be included in the final Romantic Recipe Cookbook. The chosen applicants will be contacted by 2/1/13.
Entry Requirements: Recipes must be origional. Photos (and optional description) (“Submission”) must comply with all Conditions of Submission as described below to be eligible. Submissions must be suitable for presentation in a public forum and Sponsors reserve the right to reject any Submission which, in its sole and absolute discretion, it determines does not to meet any or all of the conditions set forth in these Official Rules. If Sponsor rejects any Submission, such Submission will not appear in the cookbook. . Your submission of an Entry grants Sponsors and their agents the right to publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify the recipe, photo, name and description in any way, in any and all media, without limitation, and without additional consideration to you. No robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated Entries (collectively “Automated Entries”). Automated Entries, or Entries that have been tampered with will result in disqualification of all such Entries. All Entry materials submitted become the property of Sponsors and will not be returned. Personal information collected will be used solely for the purposes of the Contest and to notify the winners, and will not be re-used, sold or shared in any manner by Sponsors or any third parties.
Rewards
Recognition
Every recipe chosen will be attributed to the entrant in the ebook as designated by the entrant on the Submission Form. For those Entrants who include a web URL with their entry, an active web link will be included at the bottom of their recipe in the ebook.
Blog Promotion
A direct link to all chosen entrants’ blogs will be placed at the end of his or her recipe.
ALL ENTRANTS’ PHOTOS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO BE FEATURED ON THE FREEBOOKSY ROMANTIC RECIPE COOKBOOK COVER.
Sponsors: Freebooksy, 209 Lloyd Street, Suite 280, Carrboro, NC 27510
RIGHT TO CANCEL OR SUSPEND CONTEST
Freebooksy reserves the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest in its entirety. If Freebooksy elects to cancel or terminate the Contest, Freebooksy will not retain any rights in the submitted recipes and photographs.
OWNERSHIP AND PERMISSIONS
By entering the Contest, entrant agrees to fully comply with the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsors. Each entrant represents and warrants, and fully indemnifies the Sponsors if same is found to be untrue, that: (a) the Submission is the original creation of the entrant and has not been copied in whole, or in part, from any other work; (b) the Submission does not infringe or violate the rights of any third party, including, but not limited to, copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, logos, contract and licensing rights, rights of publicity or privacy, moral rights or any other intellectual property rights, except the Sponsor’s brands may be represented in the Submission; (c) the Submission does not contain any copyrighted material not owned by entrant or used without permission (including, without limitation, company names, photographs, works of art, images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media) and, to the extent necessary to avoid any such infringement, the entrant has obtained all necessary approvals, licenses, permits, rights, assignments, waivers, consents and permissions to all underlying elements, use of non-public figures names in whole or in part (including, without limitation, entrant’s last name) or other works or properties incorporated into the Submission and the entrant will be able to furnish satisfactory (as determined by Sponsor in Sponsor’s sole discretion) proof of such approvals, licenses, rights, assignments, waivers, consents and permissions to Sponsor upon request; (d) the Submission is not subject to any third-party agreements and the Sponsor will not be required to pay or incur any sums to any person or entity as a result of its use or exploitation of the Submission or ideas contained therein; (e) the Submission contains no content that is likely to be considered offensive by Sponsor or could adversely affect the name, reputation or goodwill of the Sponsor, or any other content deemed inappropriate by Sponsor, in its sole discretion; and (f) no laws were broken in the creation of the Submission. Entrant further represents and warrants that he/she is the only person depicted in or otherwise recognizable in or incorporated into the Submission and that entrant will execute a Publicity Waiver and Release, if requested by Sponsor and except where prohibited by law and that their signature will be submitted as required by the Official Rules.
Freebooksy reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entry that does not comply with any of the above.
Freebooksy respects photographers’ rights and do not claim copyright for images you submit to the Contest for which you retain a copyright.
LICENSE
By entering the Contest, you (a) grant an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive license to Freebooksy, to reproduce, distribute, display and create derivative works of the entries (along with a name credit) in connection with the Contest and Contest of the Contest. In connection therewith, entrants consent to Freebooksy doing or omitting to do any act that may otherwise infringe entrants’ “moral rights” in their entries; and (b) grant (and confirm such grant in writing promptly upon request) to Sponsor and those acting under Sponsor’s authority the right to the use of your name, photograph, likeness, voice, image, statements and biographical information at any time or times for advertising, trade, publicity and promotional purposes in any media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide and on the World Wide Web, without review, notification, approval or additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
By entering, entrants agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsors, and their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and Contest agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from any and all liability, for any damages, injuries or losses of any kind to person(s), including death, or property damage, arising directly or indirectly from the acceptance, possession, misuse or use of a prize or his/her participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activities, including any breach of the representations and warranties set forth in “OWNERSHIP AND PERMISSIONS” above.
In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant, such Entry will be deemed to be made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is deemed as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for lost, late, stolen, illegible, misdirected, or non-delivered Entries, or e-mail; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, or miscommunications, or failed computer, network, telephone, satellite, or cable hardware, software or lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions, or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or tampering with or hacking of website. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds may be tampering with the entry process or operation of the Contest or website, may be acting in violation of the terms of the website or these Official Rules or may be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the Contest or downloading or copying materials from or use of website. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, hacking, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which, in sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, and randomly select winners from Entries received prior to action taken. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsor or its agents.
IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES OR RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR ADVERTISING OR CONTEST AGENCIES OR THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS CONTEST, INCLUDING ENTRANTS’ ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE CONTEST INTERNET SITE OR DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
LEGAL
This Contest is void where prohibited. By entering, entrants agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of North Carolina, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina.
Friday, December 21, 2012 at 11:02AM We asked our readers to tell us which books they LOVED in 2012 from Freebooksy. Here's what you picked!
Did we miss any? Tell us in the comments about your favorite books of 2012. And... if you know a friend with a Kindle... tell him / her to try out Freebooksy in 2013 :)
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