Contest: win free books!

The contest is now over. This year's winners were Brent S. from Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. and and Lee V. (no location entered). Congratulations to both!

In celebration of the holidays, I will be giving out two electronic copies of my book "Reviving the Broken Marionette: Treatments for CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia" (I would love to give out printed copies too, but unfortunately it isn't possible at this time). The amount of prizes may be increased if there is a large number of entries.

This is not a "normal" eBook - most eBooks tend to be more like PowerPoint presentations with very little actual content. This is simply the electronic version of the 346-page book that features over 250 medications that can be used to treat chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, fibromyalgia and related conditions, such as migraines, neuropathic pain, myofascial pain, temporomandibular pain, IBS and some autoimmune diseases. So, even if you do not have CFS/ME or fibromyalgia, you might benefit from it.

The eBook is a normal PDF file, which can be printed and it should be compatible with all screen readers. It is about 1.3 MB in size, so it can be downloaded fairly quickly even on dialup.

All contest entries will be kept confidential. Your email address will not be used for any marketing or other unsolicited purposes. All emails received will be deleted after the prizes have been delivered to the winners. By default your name will be published on this page if you win (e.g. "Lisa W., Munich, Germany"), but if you do not like this, add the word "ANON" somewhere in your contest entry. If you want I can also link to your website/blog if you win (as long as it does not contain any questionable content, such as pornography or MLM marketing).

The next contest will probably be held during holiday season 2010. If you want a guaranteed copy, buy yours now! The book would also make a great Christmas present for anyone with CFS/ME and fibromyalgia

Feel free to announce this contest on any appropriate blogs, websites, forums, mailing lists, communities and newsletters!

Contest rules

  • Everyone is eligible to enter, no matter your age or where in the world you live (unless you live in a state or country where, say, people under a certain age cannot legally participate in contests or contests like this are forbidden altogether).
  • One entry per person. If you accidentally enter twice, you will not be disqualified, but only one entry will qualify.
  • You must enter by sending email to book@brokenmarionettebook.com with the subject line "CONTEST ENTRY". Please include your name and your location (city and country/state), though this is not mandatory. Keep in mind that if I cannot contact you via this email address, your prize cannot be delivered.
  • All entries must be received by December 22nd 2009, 23:59 CST (that's US Central Time, eight hours behind GMT).
  • There will be at least two (2) prizes of one (1) electronic (PDF) copy of the book "Reviving the Broken Marionette: Treatments for CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia", worth €10/$13.50. The prizes can not be exchanged for money or other products. The winners agree not to distribute this book outside of your household, as that would be in violation of copyright (you are allowed to give an electronic copy or print material from the book to your medical professional, however).
  • The winners will be decided by a random draw, which depending on the number of entries will be conducted either by a paper ballot or by computer-generated random numbers.*

* If you wish to insist that computer-generated numbers are pseudo-random, feel free to, but they are random enough for this purpose.