Hello everyone, and Happy Saturday!
The Signing:
As we’ve mentioned before, Amanda Hocking (the twenty-something self-publishing phenomenon that has been since picked up by St. Martin’s in the US and Tor in the UK) will be signing copies of Switched at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore next Saturday (January 25) from 1 – 2pm. PLUS, courtesy of Forbidden Planet, anyone that attends the event and mentions The Book Smugglers will receive a free poster (while supplies last).
While the event is great for everyone local to the London area (including Ana), we also want to make sure international readers get in on the action, too! Hence, THE GIVEAWAY!
The Book:
When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn’t until eleven years later that Wendy finds out her mother might’ve been telling the truth.
With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed – and it’s one she’s not sure if she wants to be a part of.
The Trailer:
The Giveaway:
We are giving away one signed copy of Switched, as well as a voucher for £10 good at ForbiddenPlanet.com. The giveaway is open to ALL and will run until Friday January 20 at 11:59 P.M. (PST). In order to enter, simply leave a comment here! Only one entry per person, please (multiple comments will be disqualified). We will randomly pick and announce the winner on the day of the event, January 21. Good luck!
113 Comments
Carol Thompson
January 14, 2012 at 12:17 amThanks for thinking about your International readers.
Much appreciated.
Carol T
Birgit
January 14, 2012 at 12:31 amOnly goes to show that talent will make its way 🙂 !
Thanks for the chance!!
Dana
January 14, 2012 at 12:44 amThanks for this giveaway!
Alpa
January 14, 2012 at 12:45 amThanks for the giveaway
The book sounds interesting
Clau
January 14, 2012 at 5:06 amThank you for the international giveaway!
Justyna
January 14, 2012 at 5:18 amI really wanted to read this series for some time now. Thank you for the giveaway! 🙂
miki
January 14, 2012 at 5:32 amThanks you a lot for thinking about international readers, i really appreciate
all the best ( and good luck to all)
Janice Addams
January 14, 2012 at 6:13 amI love giveaways. I wish I was in London.
Helen
January 14, 2012 at 6:24 amThank you for the international giveaway!
Bibliotropic
January 14, 2012 at 6:44 amMany thanks for making this an international giveaway! I can’t begin to say how many good things I’ve heard about this novel in the past week or so, and to have the chance to actually get my hands on a copy is awesome!
rhapsodyinbooks
January 14, 2012 at 7:05 amI’d love to read this! Thanks for the giveaway!
Susan Laura
January 14, 2012 at 7:18 amThanks for the giveaway!
Candice J
January 14, 2012 at 7:25 amThe UK trailer is amazing. Thanks for the giveaway!
Shannon H
January 14, 2012 at 7:32 amThanks for such a great giveaway
LeAnn
January 14, 2012 at 7:45 amOh! I have been wanting to check out her writing!
azteclady
January 14, 2012 at 8:00 am*very interested*
Mandi Venard
January 14, 2012 at 8:08 amI’ve been hearing about this one and would love to see what it’s all about.Please enter me in the giveaway.thanks.
Andrea Chettle
January 14, 2012 at 8:24 amThanks for a great international giveaway!
Gerd D.
January 14, 2012 at 8:39 amThanks for the giveaway.
Emily Thompson
January 14, 2012 at 8:47 amThat sounds excellent!
Sabrina
January 14, 2012 at 9:07 amHuzzah for an international giveaway! Thanks! 🙂
Chenise Jones
January 14, 2012 at 9:13 amI love giveaways!!!
Marie-Claude
January 14, 2012 at 9:34 amThe book look interesting!!!
Thank for the giveawayé
Joanna
January 14, 2012 at 10:05 amFabulous opportunity – thanks!
Elloise Hopkins
January 14, 2012 at 10:33 amWhat a story, fantastic achievement!
Suzanne B.
January 14, 2012 at 11:00 amEeep! An international giveaway! My gratitude is eternal and unending!
Tina
January 14, 2012 at 11:22 amthanks so much for the giveaway!
Barbara Elness
January 14, 2012 at 11:24 amI’ve been hearing a lot about this book, and it sounds great. Thanks for the chance to win a copy. 😀
Na S.
January 14, 2012 at 11:39 amThis is the first time I’ve seen the book trailer and it makes me want to read the book even more. Thank you for the giveaway.
Raina
January 14, 2012 at 12:34 pmThanks for hosting this giveaway!
ThisViewOfMine
January 14, 2012 at 12:40 pmThanks for the giveaway, the book sounds great!
Nicole R
January 14, 2012 at 12:52 pmThat trailer is awesome! Thanks for the giveaway.
Siljeblomst
January 14, 2012 at 12:58 pmThanks the giveaway 🙂
Serena
January 14, 2012 at 1:22 pmYay for an international giveaway! 🙂 The book sounds sooo promising!
UnavoidablyDetained
January 14, 2012 at 1:30 pmI have already read this book but that cover is amazing! I am also very proud of Ms. Hocking for getting her self-published book a publisher. Congrats, lady! Hope I get it!
MarieC
January 14, 2012 at 1:45 pmThanks for the giveaway!
scribe kira
January 14, 2012 at 2:41 pmthis book looks amazing! i loooooooooooove the cover!!!!=o)
=o)
CrystalGB
January 14, 2012 at 4:05 pmThanks for the awesome giveaway. I would love to read this awesome book.
heather
January 14, 2012 at 5:21 pmI’m curious if there are obvious differences between this and the original version. Thanks for the giveaway!
Mary Preston
January 14, 2012 at 6:40 pmSWITCHED is on my wish list. Yes please!!
marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Debra G
January 14, 2012 at 6:47 pmHi The books sounds great. Thanks for the giveaway.
debby236 at hotmail dot com
Bethie
January 14, 2012 at 6:49 pmThanks for the giveaway!
Sarah NB
January 14, 2012 at 6:57 pmInternational giveway? Yes!!! Many thanks from Montreal!
diana mack
January 14, 2012 at 7:05 pmlove love love the cover! thanks for the opportunity
Stephanie
January 14, 2012 at 7:30 pmThanks for the giveaway!
Christina
January 14, 2012 at 7:30 pmSwitched has been definitely on my radar. Thanks for the giveaway!
Lucia Hua
January 14, 2012 at 7:49 pmOh, I love this series!! I read it back in Hocking’s self-published days. I would LOVE one of these gorgeous books on my shelf!
Courtney
January 14, 2012 at 7:49 pmThis sounds pretty good!
soc_puppet
January 14, 2012 at 7:50 pmOoooh! Sounds interesting and I wish I could be there…
Stephanie @ Read in a Single Sitting
January 14, 2012 at 8:02 pmSounds interesting. I’ve been curious about these.
Sharon
January 14, 2012 at 8:28 pmI appreciate you giving international readers a chance to win. Thanks so much. This book looks really good. 🙂
Kristy McRae
January 14, 2012 at 9:09 pmThis book sounds fabulous! Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy!
Anna (Booknotized)
January 14, 2012 at 10:25 pmWow! I am SO drawn to that cover!! Gorgeous!!
Breanne M.
January 14, 2012 at 10:34 pmI’m really curious about this series… I’ve heard so many things about it. Thanks for the contest!
Victoria Zumbrum
January 14, 2012 at 11:18 pmThanks for the giveaway. I would love to read this book. It sounds very good.
jenmitch
January 15, 2012 at 12:23 ami just read about amanda hocking on npr, what an amazing story! i’d love to read one of her books that are so immensely popular.
thanks for the give away!
Jessica R
January 15, 2012 at 12:44 amYay! This book looks good… *fingers crossed* 😀
Ana Duarte
January 15, 2012 at 1:40 amThanks for the giveaway xD
I’d love to win the book, I’ve read good things about its author & the prize for things from Forbidden Planet as well =]
xoxo
Mieneke
January 15, 2012 at 2:30 amWhat an awesome giveaway! I’d love to be entered 🙂
Patricia
January 15, 2012 at 3:20 amI was really confused when I saw that there were different covers.. I know, it’s stupid, but a friend of mine has THIS one and the other bloggers always post another cover. Gah.
Or am I confusing books? oô
Anyway, I’d like to be entered! : )
And hey, I even wrote an okay-comment, length-wise. That’s gotta be worth something! : D
Helle
January 15, 2012 at 3:23 amAwesome giveaway! 🙂
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Iris
January 15, 2012 at 5:13 amThat cover is gorgeous. And with events like this one I always wish I lived in London (or you know, anywhere in the UK where they have bookish-events).
I’d love to be entered.
Lily Froggy
January 15, 2012 at 5:34 amThanks for the giveaway, I’d also love to join!
Kirstie
January 15, 2012 at 6:10 amI’m glad I can finally enter. Would love to read this book. Greetings from Australia.
Cornelia
January 15, 2012 at 6:26 amThanks for having the contest open internationally. This book seems great 😀
Anita Yancey
January 15, 2012 at 7:04 amSounds like a wonderful book, and I’d love to read it. The cover is so pretty with all of the butterflies. Thanks for having this giveaway.
Maria Clara
January 15, 2012 at 7:38 amLove The Book Smugglers!!!
Thank so much for having the contest open internationally
Best wishes
Olivia
January 15, 2012 at 8:53 amOoh this book sounds awesome 😀 plus the cover art is so pretty
Thanks for the giveaway! xx
nicanicnix
January 15, 2012 at 8:56 amcount me in please! sounds like an awesome book!:)
Dovile
January 15, 2012 at 9:39 amThank you for the chance!
Erica
January 15, 2012 at 10:48 amI love book trailers. And that book looks awesome. 😀
Grafton
January 15, 2012 at 11:00 amI want to read the book.
Sarah B.
January 15, 2012 at 11:33 amYes! I’d love to win a signed copy of Switched! Looks good!
Fingers crossed xx
Kelley
January 15, 2012 at 12:02 pmSounds like a very interesting read!
Jamie
January 15, 2012 at 12:02 pmSounds great. I can’t wait.
Vero
January 15, 2012 at 12:27 pmThanks for having the contest open internationally.I’m glad I can finally enter. Greetings from Argentina.
Susan
January 15, 2012 at 12:44 pmI’d like to enter this please! Thank you for the opportunity!
Julie Witt
January 15, 2012 at 1:53 pmWhat an awesome giveaway! Thanks so much!!
mary anne
January 15, 2012 at 2:36 pmJust saw something about this book in NY Times
sarac
January 15, 2012 at 4:22 pmSounds interesting!
Audra Holtwick
January 15, 2012 at 4:43 pmI would love to have a copy — it is on my TBR list
audie(at)wickerness(dot)com
jenn
January 15, 2012 at 8:24 pm=) Yay!
Rachel
January 15, 2012 at 11:33 pmSounds awesome 🙂
Kara DiDomizio
January 16, 2012 at 12:03 amWould love to win ! Thanks for the opportunity!
Calamity Jane
January 16, 2012 at 4:44 amVery cool giveaway!
I’m taking a master’s on book editting so I’m VERY curious to read this book as it was originally a self-published book and it still scored a 2 very nice deals and a bucketload of fans.
Nikki Egerton
January 16, 2012 at 6:02 amSounds good, please enter my name for the giveaway!
Arhcadia
January 16, 2012 at 7:35 ami’d missed this series…but now i want to read it! Thx!
Kathleen
January 16, 2012 at 8:43 amPlease let me win the book. I really want it. Anyway…good luck everyone. May the lucky one win. -PEACE- =P
Kristine
January 16, 2012 at 8:46 amYay…free book! Hope I win. I want to give it to my sister for her birthday present.
Sheila
January 16, 2012 at 11:46 amBeen meaning to read this. Thanks much!
Carol M
January 16, 2012 at 4:10 pmThis sounds really good! Thank you for the giveaway!
Serena
January 16, 2012 at 5:56 pmSounds like a good book. Thanks for the giveaway!
Ash
January 16, 2012 at 6:03 pmThis series looks good and I’ll hopefully get to read it! Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
Debora B
January 16, 2012 at 9:16 pmI’ve always wanted to read something by Amanda Hocking and that book sounds like an amazing place to start =D Count me in!
Stuart Murray
January 17, 2012 at 2:03 amBook sounds great, never heard of it but will definately seek it out!
Dan Fish
January 17, 2012 at 2:04 amSounds great!
Rob Jones
January 17, 2012 at 2:30 amI’d love to read this, then donate it to our school library for our students to read. I’d probably keep the voucher for myself though! 😆
Rob W
January 17, 2012 at 2:44 amThe North West of England isn’t International but far enough from London. Intrigued by this book and it’s author.
Martin Bignell
January 17, 2012 at 2:45 amBook does sound like a great read.
Very tempted to make the trek down to London for this one.
Peter Student
January 17, 2012 at 2:52 amGoes to show, got books still get written and noticed!
Peter Student
January 17, 2012 at 2:52 amGoes to show, good books still get written and noticed!
Hannah w
January 17, 2012 at 6:11 amBook looks like a good one!! I love the cover as well:), thanks for the give-away!
Maureen
January 17, 2012 at 12:36 pmThanks for the great giveaway.
The Lit Bitch
January 17, 2012 at 2:41 pmThis sounds like a great book, thanks for hosting the giveaway! 🙂
Readergirl
January 17, 2012 at 8:01 pmWow! I can’t wait to read this. It looks like a fun read!
dyah.candra
January 17, 2012 at 10:43 pmThe book seems promising… I really want to read this! It has been a long time since I read a book that really, really captivated me.
Cristina
January 18, 2012 at 12:29 amsounds really interesting…enter me please?
Ashley
January 18, 2012 at 12:48 amOoooh looks like a book I want to curl up with in a comfy chair and my ipod 😉
Brittney Thomas
January 18, 2012 at 5:57 pmThis trailer is interestingly elusive. I hope its a changeling story. There is something creepily attractive about stories about changelings and it might be a great book to get young romance readers to try out a new genre. Fantasy, horror, the possibilities are endless! I’m gonna have to look up more information on this book!
Ailsa
January 19, 2012 at 4:48 amI went to the bookshop for uni coursework books this week, and noticed it on the shelf. I didn’t realise it was available in the UK yet, I think I might have to read it soon – it sounds very interesting!
Thanks for having the giveaway. 🙂
~Ailsa
teressa oliver
January 19, 2012 at 1:20 pmThanks for this giveaway the book looks great
teressaoliver at gmail dot com
Lilith
January 20, 2012 at 5:44 amaw.. I’d like to be there also because I have never seen London… but I can’t!! =(
thank you for the giveaway!