There's a by-invitation survey group called E-Rewards (which I wrote about, along with many other survey sites, in this post) that I have mixed feelings about. I get at least one survey invite a day from E-Rewards, and most yield several dollars per survey. However, the rewards are kind of disappointing for me. Most of the rewards fall into one of two categories--coupons (e.g. $15 off a $30 purchase at eBags or Omaha Steaks, where you also have to pay an arm/leg for shipping) and frequent flyer miles (which I have virtually no use for since I rarely travel). And to top it off, you can only redeem one reward of its kind in a calendar year. So when I do find a good reward and snatch it up, I can't get it again until the following January.
This January, I redeemed $15 of my accumulated $40ish rewards for $15 in Borders Bucks. I think I've been in an actual Borders store maybe once in my life (there's not one near me), but the website occasionally offers good deals. And, really, $15 off books (no minimum purchase) is more valuable to me than $15 off $30 worth of mail-order steaks. I redeemed my $BB in January, and the amount was put into my account for redemption in February. I marked my calendar for the first of the month (today!) to remind myself to redeem the $BB as soon as I could. Then this morning, after I saw my reminder, I checked my email and found a coupon code for free shipping valid this week at Borders.com as well. Add that bit of happiness to Borders' 46% off price for a book I've been wanting, I got my book for zilch out of pocket and have about $5 left to spend on my next purchase. Happy February to me!
If you wondered what book I ordered... well, you probably didn't, but I'm going to share that part, too. ;)
The House of Night series by P.C. & Kristin Cast came into my life a couple of years ago on the coattails of the Twilight Saga. (Yes, I'm a Twi-hard. Don't hate.) While House of Night doesn't hold a candle to Twilight (and is truly nothing like it other than the inclusion of vampires), it's interesting, intriguing, and indulgent reading for fans of light vamp literature. I have to admit--I kind of hate myself for loving House of Night for its annoying teenybopper-ness... yet, for some odd reason, I found myself oddly drawn into the series from book one. It's different from my normal reading material. Disclaimer: the series contains some material/language that is included for no other reason than to push it into the "older teen reader" category. If you can ignore that, it makes for interesting reading. The eighth book in the series, Awakened, was just released in January--that was my free book. (The ninth, Destined, is rumored to come out this November. Apparently there's also a movie project in the works.)
The House of Night series by P.C. & Kristin Cast came into my life a couple of years ago on the coattails of the Twilight Saga. (Yes, I'm a Twi-hard. Don't hate.) While House of Night doesn't hold a candle to Twilight (and is truly nothing like it other than the inclusion of vampires), it's interesting, intriguing, and indulgent reading for fans of light vamp literature. I have to admit--I kind of hate myself for loving House of Night for its annoying teenybopper-ness... yet, for some odd reason, I found myself oddly drawn into the series from book one. It's different from my normal reading material. Disclaimer: the series contains some material/language that is included for no other reason than to push it into the "older teen reader" category. If you can ignore that, it makes for interesting reading. The eighth book in the series, Awakened, was just released in January--that was my free book. (The ninth, Destined, is rumored to come out this November. Apparently there's also a movie project in the works.)
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