"Win a bookseller for a day" OFFICIAL RULES
THE CONTEST
1. The “Win a Bookseller for a Day Contest” (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/winabookseller.shtml. 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 February 12, 2008 at 4:00pm GMT and ends on May 1, 2008, 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.
8. Employees of AbeBooks Europe GmbH and AbeBooks Inc., its affiliates, reseller partners, subsidiaries, suppliers (including booksellers) and those domiciled with any of the above, and also employees of Rare Book Review magazine, 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. By entering, the entrant hereby consents to the entry being published on the abebooks.co.uk web site without remuneration.
PRIZE
10. One grand prize winner will receive a professional appraisal - over the course of a single day - of his or her book collection from a bookseller that sells through the AbeBooks platform. The appraisal consists of a one-day appraisal from the bookseller. Following the appraisal, the bookseller will provide the winner with written documentation of the appraised value. AbeBooks will pay the bookseller’s fees, travel expenses and any other costs arising from the appraisal. The bookseller will provide services from 9am to 1pm and from 1.30pm to 5pm on the day of the appraisal. If the bookseller is able to appraise the collection within a shorter time-frame then they free to leave. AbeBooks will select the bookseller that performs the appraisal. The appraisal must occur on a week-day (non-Bank Holiday) date that is mutually acceptable to the winner and the bookseller. The winner will be asked to provide at least three suitable dates over a three-month period - beginning from their notification of the win - to AbeBooks in order to facilitate the bookseller’s visit. The winner, or a representative of the winner, will need to be present for at least the start of the appraisal to introduce the appraiser to the collection and highlight books of particular interest. The bookseller may terminate the appraisal at any time if the winner or anyone associated with the winner is verbally or physically offensive or threatening. If the winner wishes to receive appraisal services from the bookseller for more than a day then that can be arranged but any extra services will be at the winner’s own expense. Five runners-up will also be selected and they will each win a year’s subscription to Rare Book Review magazine. Estimated value of appraisal is $1,300 GBP.
11. The winner will be selected on or around May 15, 2008 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 (ending May 23, 2008) 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 and Rare Book Review magazine have the right to publish any information and images provided through the contest entry form in the form of an article with the exception of the entrant’s email address – which will remain confidential. AbeBooks and Rare Book Review magazine reserves the right to edit the essay supplied by entrants. AbeBooks will publish the name and essay submitted by the winning entrant, and also the five runners-up, in an online section dedicated to book collectors on or around May 22, 2008.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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").
19. For the prize winners’ names and/or a set of Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Win a Bookseller for a Day Contest", AbeBooks Europe GmbH, Ronsdorfer Strasse 77a, 40233 Düsseldorf, Germany.
20. 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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