BOB and contests -

BOB complained not too long ago -

About a contest that she entered -

That struck BOB as a variation of “bait and switch” - ;))

BOB entered a contest to win a book -

And got a pin instead - ;))

How disappointing!

But BOB should probably explain -

That the complaint was directed more to the “publisher” -

Than it was to the “blogger/hostess” - ;))

That pin cost her over two bucks to mail it to me!

And the lady probably had to make a special trip to the post office -
To mail all of the "prizes" -
So I sure hope that the "publisher" made it worth her while -
To host the "contest" in the first place - ;))

It sure seems to me that the "publishers" are getting a lot of free publicity -
And free distribution of their product -
By conning bloggers into hosting these "contests" - ;))

I turned down a "please review our free e-book for us" recently -
Because I thought that it was just "hype" and free advertising -
And I think that this is basically the same thing - ;))

The e-book was free to anyone who provided them with an e-mail address -
And they already had MY email address -
What they didn't have -
Was the email addresses of all of my READERS - ;))

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As a side note -

Just for fun -

I signed up for the free e-book -

That I was asked to review -

And then declined - ;))

In two months time -

I got 43 emails from the publisher -

Hyping one thing or another - ;))

That’s a LOT of junk mail in my inbox -

So -

If you sign up -

Be prepared - ;))



But then again - it’s probably just me - ;))