The Nook arrives in a hard plastic case.  The sleek device is nice to hold and pretty to look at.  Setup was easy enough and within minutes, I was downloading my first eBook.  One of the reasons I don’t read as much as I’d like to is because I hate carrying books around. They are big and bulky.   Time, of course, is always an issue but I’d be more likely to read if it’s on something as sleek as the Nook.  I’m also  just a little geeky. I love technology and having a digital device to read on makes me smile. I packed it my purse and took it with me to NYC and it was a great feeling to just whip it out and read a few pages.  The fact that it took up literally no room in my purse is a huge bonus for me.  If you could see how much crap I stuff in my purse, you’d understand how thankful I am for something the of this size.

Okay, I feel like I’m rambling a bit. How about a couple of photos of it.

Some key points of the Nook to know:

• Nook is the first-ever color touch screen eBook reader device.
• With 2GB of memory, you can store 1500 eBooks.
• 6 books you get for free when you download Barnes & Noble’s free eReader software are The Last of the Mohicans, Sense and Sensibility, Dracula, Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Dictionary.

I encourage you to visit the Nook website to learn more about it and its’ features.

One lucky winner will get their very own Nook thanks to Barnes & Noble, valued at $259.

TO ENTER

Barnes & Noble has recently partnered with designers like Kate Spade, Jack Spade and Jonathan Adler to help users read in style. Of these nook cover options, submit a comment below letting me know your favorite designer cover. At the end of the giveaway I will randomly select one lucky reader to receive their very own nook!  Designer covers here.

Giveaway ends on March 20th.  Read more about giveaway rules and how I work them.

Disclosure: As mentioned above, I was sent a Nook.  This does not sway my opinions at all.  I happen to really appreciate Barnes & Noble and had been waiting a while for them to launch the Nook.  Hope you enjoy as much I as I do!

Anyways, Sony wants to hear words that move you. Literary words that make you think, feel, and question.  You can register and add your own literary moments from books that you’ve read.  You can see a few words that move me in the box below.  One of my favorites is from the book, 8 Second with Lane Frost, a bullrider who gets killed by a bull during a ride.  His very good friend Tuff (also a championship bullrider), said the words, “We’re a tradition, last of the dying breed.”  I relate that with the cowboy life.  There’s tradition in the cowboy way of life. I hope it never ends…..

You can interact with my widget. You can comment, add to your favorites, “heart it”, and even click on one of the adjectives to see related literary moments.   And of course, I’d love to hear YOUR literary moments.   I know that many of you guys are readers/writers and thanks to Sony, I have a surprise for you!

One winner will receive a SONY Reader Pocket Edition valued at $199.  What a great way to spend your time on those long flights or during lunch breaks, or maybe spend a few minutes reading before bedtime.  I’ll be using mine on the plane. I rarely get the time to read and who wants to carry a ton of books around…not me! This Sony Reader will inspire me to have many more memorable literary moments now and I hope it does the same for you. If you don’t win, I hope that you consider it as a gift to someone or even to yourself.

HOW TO ENTER

Required entry: Leave a comment sharing your favorite book, either as a child or as an adult and why it’s your favorite. What made it memorable for you?

You may enter daily as long as it’s a different book and story you are sharing.  I will verify the winner;)

Additional entries, leaving each one in a separate comment please.

• Share the giveaway on a social networking site like facebook, twitter, or your favorite forum. Leave a comment letting me know where.
• Subscribe to my blog via reader or email.
• Tell me about one of my blog posts that made you feel something, whether the emotion be funny, sad, angry, or happy.

Giveaway ends on December 7th at about 10pm CST.  Read the giveaway rules for more clarification on how my giveaways work here.

Disclosure: Through this giveaway campaign with SONY , I have benefited by receiving a SONY Reader Pocket Edition valued at $199.99.  As always, this does not reflect my opinions in any way.

I chose to give the Tag Reading Systems to my boy’s school library, Highland ISD, and to my local hometown library, County-City Library of Nolan County.  When I called up Becky, the librarian, she was more than excited to receive these and was already spinning ideas around on how they would implement the systems into their library.

In order for my local library to get the entire book collection, I had to make a video with the librarian!  Becky, while a little shy, was more than happy to do this in order for the kids to get the entire book system!  And me?? Well, you know I don’t like to see myself like that but totally worth it for the kiddos!

LeapFrog’s goal with this program is to encourage reading and make it more fun so that the children want to learn.  I was able to handout the Tag and the Tag Junior Reading Systems and I know that your children will love them. Little man LOVES his!

Thank you Becky for letting me and LeapFrog into your library and the local community!  And thank you to LeapFrog for bringing such an awesome reading system to our kiddos!

Enjoy the video!

which means I’m strong because I totally don’t get any sleep! It takes a lot to  do what I do, write for who I write for, and blog for you. I got this book, Sleep is for the Weak, at the Blogher conference. I started reading it on the flight home and was instantly hooked. It was extremely comical, serious, inspirational, and times that brought tears. These women are real and I’ve had the pleasure to meet many of them, and they’re are quite a few authors.

Here is the list:

• Amalah
• Binkytown
• Birdie's New Mexico Time Machine
• CityMama
• Finslippy
• Friday Playdate
• Fussy
• IzzyMom
• Laid-Off Dad
• Mom-101
• Mommy Needs Coffee Which is where I got this list from!  Thanks JEN..I heart you:)
• Mommytrack'd
• Motherhood Uncensored
• Not Calm (dot com)
• Paper Napkin
• Rancid Raves
• State of Grace
• Surfette
• Surrender, Dorothy
• Sweetney
• The Modernity Ward
• The Naked Ovary
• Three Kid Circus
• Woulda Coulda Shoulda
• and lets not forget the editor Rita Arens, who blogs at Surrender, Dorothy.

WHEW!  This book is broken up into small sections (each author) which is great for us women who don’t have time to sit down and read an entire chapter.  I mean, we’ve got laundry to wash, kids to chase, horses to tend to and father-in-laws to entertain;)  I absolutely love the book and I want you to get it and read it too.