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Arabian Nights Contest Rules

"Arabian Nights " OFFICIAL RULES

The Contest

1. The “Arabian Nights Competition” (the “Contest”) is offered by AbeBooks Europe GmbH (“Sponsor”), Ronsdorfer Strasse 77a, D-40233, Dusseldorf, Germany.

Entry

2. Enter online at http://www.abebooks.co.uk/books/arabian-nights.shtml. Write and submit your short story and complete the information requested on the entry form and then transmit the entry form by clicking on the "Submit" button. No purchase is necessary. A purchase or payment of any kind will not increase your chances of winning.

3.The Contest begins on December 12, 2008 at 12:01am GMT and ends on January 12, 2009, at 9:59am GMT (the "Contest Period"). All entries must be received during the Contest Period.

4. Limit of one entry per person and per e-mail account.

5. If there is a dispute over the identity of an entrant whose entry was submitted through e-mail, the entrant will be deemed to be the authorized holder of the e-mail address as determined by the organization responsible for administering the submitted e-mail address. If multiple entries are submitted by the same entrant, only the first three entries submitted by that entrant will qualify for entry in the Contest; subsequent entries submitted by that entrant shall be disqualified.

6. No responsibility is assumed by AbeBooks Europe GmbH for any faulty electronic data transmission, equipment failure, or other online communication problems, which may limit the ability to participate in the contest.

Eligibility

7. This contest is open to legal residents of the United Kingdom who have reached the age of 18 and are residing in the United Kingdom during the Contest Period. Legal residents of the United Kingdom who are under 18 may enter with the permission of a parent or guardian.

8. Employees of Penguin, AbeBooks Europe GmbH, AbeBooks Inc., Amazon Inc., its affiliates, reseller partners, subsidiaries, suppliers (including booksellers) and those domiciled with any of the above are not eligible to participate in this contest.

9. All entries become the property of AbeBooks Europe GmbH and none will be returned. By entering, the winner automatically and irrevocably grants AbeBooks Europe GmbH the right to publish his or her name and address (city only) on the AbeBooks.co.uk web site, without remuneration, and to disclose his or her name if requested. (This applies only to the entrant that is picked as the winner.) All decisions regarding this contest and the selection of winners remain with AbeBooks Europe GmbH and are final and binding. The sole judge of the contest will be AbeBooks’ Press and Publicity Manager Richard Davies and his decision will be final. The most entertaining short story, in the opinion of Richard Davies, will win. Each story must be exactly 1,001 words in length. By entering, the entrant hereby consents to the entry being published on the abebooks.co.uk web site without remuneration.

Prize

10. The prize is a box-set of The Arabian Nights provided by Penguin UK. Estimated value is £125 GBP.

11. The winner will be selected on or around 26 January, 2009 from among all eligible entries received on or before the contest closing date.

12. As soon as possible after the winner has been chosen, an attempt will be made to contact the winner via the e-mail address he/she provided on his/her Contest Entry Form. If a potential winner does not reply to the e-mail notice within five business days, he/she will be disqualified and another entrant will be chosen by the judges. AbeBooks Europe GmbH does not take responsibility for any online communication problems that may prohibit a potential winner from responding to the e-mail notice.

Additional Terms

13. AbeBooks Europe GmbH reserves the right to substitute any prize with a prize of equal or greater retail value; and terminate or withdraw this contest at any time, for any reason whatsoever. There will be no cash alternative to any of the prizes.

14. By entering, contestants agree to abide by the contest rules and decisions of AbeBooks Europe GmbH, which are final. Contest is subject to all applicable laws.

15. AbeBooks Europe GmbH reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that it finds to be violating these Contest Rules or tampering with the entry process. AbeBooks Europe GmbH also reserves the right to refuse an entry from a person whose eligibility is in question or who has been disqualified or is otherwise ineligible to enter.

16. AbeBooks Europe GmbH is not responsible for any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from accessing or downloading any material from the AbeBooks web sites, regardless of whether the material was prepared by AbeBooks or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to the abebooks.co.uk website by a hypertext link.

17. In order to claim a prize, the selected entrant must sign: (a) a declaration/affidavit of compliance with these Official Rules; (b) a declaration accepting the prize as awarded; (c) an irrevocable release and agreement to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Contest Entities from and against any and all first party and third party losses, damages, claims, demands, actions, proceedings, liabilities, expenses, and costs (including without limitation reasonable legal fees and expenses) of any nature and kind whatsoever which they or any other person may suffer or incur arising out of, related to, or connected with the Contest and the prize; and (d) except where prohibited by law, an irrevocable consent to the announcement of their names and the use of their name, address, photograph, likeness, biographical information, voice and statements by AbeBooks Inc. for advertising and promotional purposes world-wide using any form, media or technology now known or later developed without any further compensation to the selected entrant or any other person (collectively, "Declaration/Release").

18. For the prize winners’ names and/or a set of Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Arabian Nights Contest ", AbeBooks Europe GmbH, Ronsdorfer Strasse 77a, 40233 Düsseldorf, Germany.

19. Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy which can be found at our website at www.abebooks.co.uk.

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