[Contest has wrapped] Cute prize bundle for Video Week: 'Random Magic'

Hi! Thanks for dropping by to enter to win the nice prize bundle for Video Week: Random Magic (July 21-30, 2012).
Update: Contest has wrapped, draw completed, winner selected and contacted. Thanks to everyone who entered, though, maybe you'll win prize bundle on a different event!



[Shown above: Meet the book vloggers on this tour.]


WHAT'S THE DEAL?

There are 10 vloggers on this tour. There are several secret tidbits about Random Magic stashed in their videos.

Just watch the tour vlogs, comment on the vlog, then collect each secret. You don't have to collect every secret, but the more you collect,  the better your chances of winning.

HOW TO PLAY

1. Watch any video from this tour. Look for the secret the vlogger will share with you, somewhere in their video.

2. Leave a comment below his/her video.

3. Then just click over from their video page to enter the secret into the Rafflecopter (box shown below).

Note: There are approximately 9-10 secrets to find, spread across the vlogs on this tour. The more times you enter, the more likely you are to win. You can enter up to one secret per day.

If we reach at least 200 valid entries, we'll include a bonus $10 Amazon gift card with your prize bundle so you can also treat yourself to a third book of your choice. Video Week: Random Magic prize bundle offer is international, open to all tour guests*, and good through August 15, 2012. Good luck to all! 

Note: To protect the individuals who are playing the game fair and square, we will verify each entry before the final draw is made. Invalid entries will be deleted.
* Ineligible: Bloggers found to have 'no indies' review policy in effect at their blogs. 


SURE, LET'S GO
Choose any video below to start.

July 21 - BooksUnbound
Video review: Watch this video
Mystery feature: N/A 

July 22 - JoanieFontana
Video review: Watch this video
Mystery feature (short film): An Interview with Alice 
Special merit: Best Bits! tour highlights pick

July 23 - SnowdropDreamsCM
Video review (A-to-Z): Watch this video
Mystery feature (dramatic reading): A Campfire Story
Special merit: Best Bits! tour highlights pick 

July 24 - SableCaught
Video review: Watch this video
Mystery feature (video game): Random Magic game show
Special merit: Best Bits! tour highlights pick 

July 25 - OpheliaDagger
Video review: Watch this video
Mystery feature: N/A

July 26 - FilmableJAM
Video review: Watch this video
Mystery feature (comedy sketch): Mad Scientist
Special merit: Best Bits! tour highlights pick 

July 27 - ChristinaVlog622
Video review: Watch this video
Mystery feature (discussion): Defining Magic

July 28 - ScooterDoodle31
Video review: Watch this video
Mystery feature (original artwork): Wearable Art
Special merit: Best Bits! tour highlights pick 

July 29 - CowsWithWords
Video review: Watch this video
Mystery feature: N/A

July 30 - InkyPages
Video review: Watch this video
Mystery feature (dramatic reading): Favorite Pages
Special merit: Best Bits! tour highlights pick

a Rafflecopter giveaway

What do I get if I win?: If you'd like to know what the prize bundle is before you enter, feel free to browse below for details about all the cute items the winner will be receiving. There will be one prize bundle, winner takes all.

How do I do this?: There are 10 vloggers on the tour. Just visit their tour vlog and keep a lookout for a secret of Random Magic they'll share with you. Comment on their vlog, then come here to enter the secret you learned. Collect a few different secrets and you might be the one who'll be receiving this nice prize bundle for book lovers.

How do I use Rafflecopter? What info do I need? Is it a hassle?: Nope, Rafflecopter is really easy to use. Someone has helpfully uploaded a quick walk-through about entering using Rafflecopter, and you're welcome to check that out below:

It's easy to enter all of your info into the Rafflecopter, you'll just need your name or nickname and an email address where you can be contacted, if you win. The contest is open to all, international, and the offer is good through August 15, 2012, midnight, EST. Good luck to all!

Prize bundle for Video Week: Random Magic

First edition copy of Random Magic, by Sasha Soren

About: When absent-minded Professor Random misplaces the main character from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, young Henry Witherspoon must book-jump to fetch Alice before chaos theory kicks in and the world vanishes.

Along the way he meets Winnie Flapjack, a wit-cracking doodle witch with nothing to her name but a magic feather and a plan.

Such as it is.

Henry and Winnie brave the Dark Queen, whatwolves, pirates, Strüths, and fluttersmoths, Priscilla and Charybdis, obnoxiously cheerful vampires, Baron Samedi, a nine-dimensional cat, and one perpetually inebriated Muse to rescue Alice and save the world by tea time.

[Shown above: Book trailer for Random Magic]

Browse: Review | Review | Review | Review | Review

Buy: Print | Kindle

Absinthe gumballs 

About: Chew some of these absinthe gumballs as you read the plays of Oscar Wilde, recite the poetry of Charles Baudelaire or admire the paintings of Vincent van Gogh.

All were notorious imbibers of absinthe and most certainly would have loved these delicious anise-flavored gumballs if they were available in their day. Each 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" x 3/4" (8.3 cm x 6.4 cm x 1.9 cm) tin contains 22 gumballs.

Adorable rag doll for literary lovers - Edgar Allan Poe

About: Gothic grandmaster Edgar Allan Poe was loved for his ghastly stories, creepy characters, and dreamy poems.

Poe does actually appear (briefly) as a character in Random Magic. Nevermore, that enigmatic and well-read companion of Callie, the firstborn of the Nine Muses, gets his name from a poem by Poe, 'The Raven.' (Nevermore and Callie are characters in Random Magic.)

You can win this charming rag doll version of the great writer, himself. Let this cute little fellow keep you company on a midnight dreary, while you ponder, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore...

More about Poe: Biography and tidbits

Please note: Offer is for the doll, only. The book shown in the image above is a prop from promo photo for this doll, and is not included as part of the prize. The doll, however, does arrive with a miniature raven perched on one shoulder, as shown in the photo.

Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser

About: The story told in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has fascinated children and adults alike for generations. Why does Lewis Carroll introduce us to such oddities as blue caterpillars who smoke hookahs, cats whose grins remain after their heads have faded away, and a White Queen who lives backwards and remembers forwards?

Is it all just nonsense? Was Carroll under the influence? This book probes the deeper underlying meaning in the Alice books, and reveals an off-kilter world rich with philosophical life lessons.

The book looks at compelling issues such as perception and reality, as well as how logic fares in a world of lunacy, the Mad Hatter, clocks, and time, offering new insights into your favorite Alice in Wonderland characters and scenes, including the Mad Hatter and his tea party, the violent Queen of Hearts, and the grinning Cheshire Cat. 

Accessible and entertaining, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy will enrich your experience of Alice's timeless adventures with new meaning and fun. Random Magic, of course, has a strong link to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; in fact, the entire Random Magic adventure begins when Alice is accidentally misplaced by absent-minded Professor Random.

More: Chapter listing or Browse this book

***** GOODIES ELSEWHERE *****

Shown below are cute prizes that are not part of Video Week: Random Magic, but sponsored by Random Magic Tour, and with Rafflecopters open around the same time. While you're here, feel free to browse. If you see something you like, you're quite welcome to check the Rafflecopters to browse entry options. If you choose to enter to win, good luck!

Let's go! Pick-a-bag: Win your pick of one (1) of two adorable beach bags. Both bags shown below, the winner can take their pick - the two options available are the little crab or cute blue octopus bag.

Shown above: Little orange crab beach tote. Super-bright, red-orange tote bag features inner pocket just big enough for one or two books and a bottle of water, outer pocket for sunscreen lotion and a sandwich, and mesh panels that allow sand to fall through - all set for a day of adventure at the beach. 15.2 x 11.2 x 0.5 inches (38.60 x 28.44 x 1.27 centimeters).

Shown above: Blue octopus beach tote. You don't have eight arms, but this cheerful little tote is perfect to help you carry your gear! Made for beach trips, this tote includes an inner pocket and outer pockets to keep your books, pens and drink bottle organized.

Mesh panels allow sand to fall through, so you leave the sand at the beach, where it's happier. 15.2 x 11.2 x 0.5 inches (38.60 x 28.44 x 1.27 centimeters).

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Details: This prize is a mirror listing of the main giveaway, which is kindly being hosted by Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf, so do feel free to visit her to say hello or to leave a comment. Rafflecopter provided above to organize entries for one (1) adorable beach bag pick of your choice, from selection of two. Open to *all. International. Offer good through August 15, 2012, midnight, EST. 

Note: To protect the individuals who are playing the game fair and square, we will verify each entry before the final draw is made. Invalid entries will be deleted. 

* Ineligible: Bloggers found to have 'no indies' review policy in effect at their blogs.

 Pick-a-mermaid: Win an adorable mermaid alter ego - you can pick one (1) doll of your choice from selection of four available; either a redhead, brunette, blonde, or raven-haired siren of the sea. Each is approx. 17 in. (43.18 cm.), soft plush. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Details: Rafflecopter provided above to organize entries for one (1) mermaid doll of your choice, from four dolls available - redhead (shown), brunette, blonde, or dark-haired mermaid. This is a semi-niche item; mass-produced but in limited quantities. Open to *all. International. Offer good through July 31, 2012, midnight, EST. 

Note: To protect the individuals who are playing the game fair and square, we will verify each entry before the final draw is made. Invalid entries will be deleted.

* Ineligible: Bloggers found to have 'no indies' review policy in effect at their blogs.

Day at the beach bundle: This is a mix and match prize bundle - pick a book from selection offered, plus a cute beach bag in one of your favorite colors. Book selection and bag color selection maybe be viewed here: Splash - Vacation Reads Hop.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Details: Rafflecopter provided above to organize entries for your pick of a light summer read and colorful beach tote from selection offered. Open to *all. International. Offer good through July 31, 2012, midnight, EST.

Note: To protect the individuals who are playing the game fair and square, we will verify each entry before the final draw is made. Invalid entries will be deleted.

* Ineligible: Bloggers found to have 'no indies' review policy in effect at their blogs. 

Note: Follower freebie +1 entry for anyone following along on RMT's outlandish adventures, either on Twitter, at @RandomMagicTour, or on YouTube, at the Random Magic Tour channel. Thanks for hanging out with us and getting mixed up in all sorts of tomfoolery. 

RSVP: If you don't already follow at either @RandomMagicTour or Random Magic Tour, you're certainly welcome to join us (follow or subscribe) today, then take advantage of your freebie. Before taking this foolhardy and perhaps calamitous step, however, first be warned - we're all mad here...