Do words move you?
Do you have defining moments in your life where you can associate a book you read during that time?
Has literature affected your life so drastically that mere words on paper changed you forever?
Whether they have had profound influence or merely provide entertainment to take your mind off real life, books are an important part of our lives.
Personally I have always been someone who likes to read. From historical fiction to true crime and everything in between. I like biographies of interesting people, mystery novels, classic literature and modern day adventure. Sony wants to help raise awareness and encourage renewed interest around books and literature, something that seems to be waning of late. To that end, Sony has created a literature community called Words Move Me to connect readers around the literary movements they love.
Words Move Me is free to use. You create an account and immediately begin publishing YOUR favorite literary moments. Books that have had a lasting affect on your life; quotes and poems that remain in your mind long after you have read them; characters who have traits that you admire. You can also find great NEW books and literature by searching for certain emotions. Looking for a book to inspire you? Motivate you? Scare you?
Below are some of my favorite “words that move me” from some of my favorite books. Sony has created a widget that includes some of my favorite literary moment. The widget is interactive so make sure to click on the sides to see all of MY “Words Move Me” moments that I have submitted so far.
To help promote the Words That Move me site, Sony is offering a giveaway of their awesome Sony Reader Pocket Edition for digital books!
I am soooo excited to be able to offer this as a giveaway for one lucky What’s That Smell? reader!
The Sony Reader Pocket Edition lets you carry hundreds of books right in your pocket. It is sleek and lightweight and fits easily inside your pocket or purse for on-the-go reading ANYWHERE!
The Reader Pocket Edition™ lets you access up to 350 of your favorite books from anywhere. Its elegant, lightweight design is small enough to slip into a purse or jacket pocket, and features a 5″ display with E Ink® Vizplex paper-like screen technology for easy reading, even in direct sunlight. For added versatility, it supports multiple file formats including ePub and PDF, offering access to more books from more places, including The eBook Store from Sony and over one million free public domain titles from Google Books.
Features:
Not only can you purchase digital books for your Sony Reader online, there are over one million FREE public domain books available from Google Books! The Sony Reader Pocket supports multiple book formats including Adobe® PDF, Microsoft® Word, BBeB Book® and other text file formats, as well as EPUB/ACS4 and connection with Adobe Digital Editions. It is also compatible with both PC and MAC.
Another way to get titles for your Sony Pocket Reader is to borrow them from the Library – usually without leaving your house. Many library across the country now allows you to check out digital versions of books right from your personal computer. My library has this service, I just have to sign up for it AT the library, then I can access the online service from home.
ENTER TO WIN A SONY READER POCKET EDITION
One winner will receive a Sony Reader Pocket Edition worth $199.99
How to enter – REQUIRED: (not random)
Leave a comment telling me your favorite book ever and why is is memorable for you.
Make it good, because the winner will NOT be selected randomly, but rather will be selected based upon originality and content.
Earn extra entries – OPTIONAL: (these will influence the main entry)
- Register for a free account at Words Move Me and leave a comment with the link to your profile – 5 EXTRA
- Submit a literary moment at Words Move Me and leave a link to the individual entry – 2 EXTRA per submission
- Follow me on Twitter and Tweet the following or something similar - 1 EXTRA per new Tweet per day
Do words move you? Share your favorite literary moments & enter to win a Sony Reader Pocket Edition ($199.99) http://bit.ly/7qHDI5
Leave a separate comment for each extra entry.
Giveaway ends on December 11, 2009 at 10:30pm CST and is open to the USA.
Winner will be selected from all eligible entries based upon originality and content from their main entry. The amount of extra entries obtained will be used to help influence the decision should there be a number of main entries that stand out.
Winner will be contacted via email but must respond within 48 hours.
Disclaimers:
No purchase necessary to enter or win. Odds of winning are not increased by a purchase.
The only required entry to be eligible for the prize is to leave a relevant comment on this post as per the instructions above.
I received compensation in exchange for my participation in this giveaway in the form of a Sony Reader Pocket Edition.
About Kim
I submitted my movement!
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I submitted my movement!
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My favorite book is Nervous by Zane. I loved the book because after the first couple of chapters of reading all of the sudden I was freaked out and thinking, what is going on. The transition was so subtle that it had you scratching your head to only read more. I read that book in a day and 1/2. Loved it.
In 1984 I was in 7th grade and living with my mom and grandparents. My older brother had moved out west to attend college and life was pretty boring. My brother came home for Christmas that year and brought with him a boxed set of Tolkien’s _The Lord of the Rings_ as my present. He said that I’d absolutely love it and that it’d open up a whole new world.
Well, he was right. I quickly found myself staying up late at night, reading under bed covers by flashlight, turning pages with a sense of urgency and unable to put down the books. After I finished them I started reading as much science fiction as I could get my hands on. Thankfully, I didn’t get stuck in one genre and I soon branched out to all sorts of literature, including the classics.
I have since read the LOTR trilogy three more times, each of which brings back fond memories of Christmas, Jack (my brother who passed away seven years ago), hobbits, elves and orcs; and whole new worlds shaped, created and opened up through imagination, creativity and a lifelong love of reading.
registered at the site- http://www.wordsmoveme.com/reader/profile/?userid=8796428391546479929 (letterstobreathe)
Thank you for the giveaway.
I haven’t been much of a reader since I was a little girl so to sit down and start a book, it has to be able to hold my attention and interest me right away. Awhile back I decided to pick up the first Twilight novel and it was so good that I read it within a couple days! Did I stop there? No way! I ended up reading the rest of the series (4 books total) within a short amount of time.
I’ve always been interested in Vampires but, never did I expect to find a vampire series that I couldn’t put down. Now, I’d love to move on to new novels and learn how to spend more time reading and living in another world while embracing the words.
tweeted and already following- http://twitter.com/Letters2Breathe/status/6454018528
This one is difficult, there are quite a few books that have made an impact. But I have to say that Wally Lamb’s “She’s Come Undone” would be the number one. A good friend gave it to me just after I was hospitalized for attempted suicide, not the first time I had been there either. I had been depressed and in and out of hospitals for years because I pulled stunts like that. I thought there was something terribly wrong with me, that I was broken for good.
I read the book in the hospital, between all the therapy groups and art projects, and reading that book made more of a difference to me than every group they made me go to. I had already been diagnosed with Borderline Personality, but I never understood it until I read the book.
Reading it was like watching a movie of myself, it was both sad and amazing to learn so much about my ‘condition’ in that way. I have read the book about seven times since then, and I have yet to attempt anything stupid or have to be hospitalized since. Going on 5 years….
that got out of hand, I only meant to write what the book was! LOL Sorry!
Following on twitter & tweeted
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