New Contest! Tweet, Become a Facebook Fan - and You Could Win a Sony Reader Pocket Edition

Spread the word by inviting your friends to events at the Boston Book Festival using Facebook and Twitter - and you'll be entered to win a Sony Reader Pocket Edition™.

We have four to give away, courtesy of Sony! There are four ways to win: 

1-Send a tweet on Twitter mentioning a Festival topic and using #bbf09 in your message between now and 6:00am EST on October 24. The Book Festival handle is @bostonbookfest and our main url is bostonbookfest.org. The more you tweet #bbf09, the more likely you are to win!

2-Tweet during the Festival (from 8:00am until 9:00pm EST on October 24) using #bbf09 in your messages.

3-Become a Boston Book Festival Facebook fan - one lucky fan will win. Please post about the Festival on your status update.

4-Fill out and submit an evaluation card after any session, including your contact information, and you'll be automatically entered to win.

Winners will be notified via Facebook, Twitter or phone after October 25 and must provide a mailing address within one week of notification. Staff, family members of staff, event producers, paid contractors, partners, and advisors of the Boston Book Festival and Sony are not eligible to win.

About the Sony Reader Pocket Edition™

Priced under $200, the Sony Reader Pocket Edition™ provides the perfect reading companion for people of every age. Available in silver, blue and rose, the Reader Pocket Edition features a 5-inch display and an elegant, lightweight design that's easy to slip into a purse, jacket pocket, gym bag...or holiday stocking.

Get instant access to more than a million titles from the Sony eBookstore using easy software that is both Mac and PC compatible

Download borrowed eBooks from your local library

Tote up to 350 books with you at any time - without breaking your back

Reduce eye strain when reading with the Reader's E-Ink® technology, a paper-like screen display that makes you feel like you're reading a traditional book

Read without your glasses by taking advantage of three adjustable font sizes

Find the Sony Reader online and at retail outlets, such as Sony Style, Target and Borders nationwide

Have any more questions about the Sony Reader? Attend the Boston Book Festival session The Future of Reading: Books without Pages? from 1:30-3:00pm at the Boston Public Library's Rabb Lecture Hall and you can ask one of the presenters, Steve Haber, President of Sony's Digital Reading Division. He is responsible for the global direction and development of Sony's Reader Digital Book, Sony's eBook Store in the US and relationships with affiliate book stores overseas.