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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Book Worms Rejoice

| By John Petersik | November 5, 2012 | 10,008 Comments

Fab Freebie: Book Worms Rejoice

***This giveaway is now closed – see who won below!***

So many book-hungry people out there! This giveaway hit its 10,000 cap within 24 hours, so we’re already back with a winner. The lucky worm is… Melissa (who keeps her favorite books in a bedside cabinet, a living room end table, and on a special display shelf in the family room. She believes “all good book nerds have them in all parts of the house!”). Congrats Melissa!

Our book release is officially here! Woo hoo! And we’re celebrating by giving away books this week. But not just our book. Lots o’ books. In fact, some of them will even come signed by some pretty awesome people. Woot! We’ve been gobbling up so many design, decor, and home books lately that we thought it’d be fun to share some of our recent faves from our library. So in addition to a signed copy of our new book, you’ll also be getting copies of the following (marked with an asterisk when signed!):

  • The Things That Matter by Nate Berkus
  • The Handbuilt Home by Ana White*
  • Design*Sponge at Home by Grace Bonney
  • Home by Novogratz by Robert & Cortney Novogratz*
  • Style Me Pretty Weddings by Abby Larson* (which releases next month)
  • Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin*

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  • PRIZE: Copies of all of the books shown above, including signatures from us, Gretchen Rubin, Abby Larson, the Novogratzes, and Ana White!
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “BOOK ME!” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … what special place in your home do you keep your favorite books? Do they get a prime spot on your coffee table? Or do you have a large collection of faves that fill a bookcase somewhere? Maybe your top pick at the moment just lives cozily on your night table?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, Nov 7th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible – more on that here)
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…

Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info.

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Comments

  1. Taryn says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    BOOK ME!

    The whole back wall of my apartment is basically wall to wall bookcases with all of my roommate’s and my books and special treasures. It’s a total focal point, and it feels justified to give our books that much attention since we love them so much!

    Reply
  2. Kelsey says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    Book Me!!!

    I have books all of over my apartment (nightstand, desk, coffe table, and even filling up a few bookcases). But my all time favorites are showcased on my sofa table next to my mercury lamp (HomeGoods steal) and special momentos from family and friends!!

    Reply
  3. Dina says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    Book Me!!

    I keep my books everywhere – bookshelves, coffee table,
    bedside table, and kitchen shelves to name a few.

    Reply
  4. Matt says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    BOOK ME! I keep my favorites in the open portion of a sliding door bookcase, unless we’re talking about my favorites for work, which are at arm’s reach on a cubicle-mounted shelf.

    Reply
  5. Jane Hendry says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    BOOK ME! I have my favorites stashed around the house so they are decor and ready at a moments notice! I would love to have a color ordered bookcase someday though!!

    Reply
  6. Lauren says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    BOOK ME!
    I have all my favorites on a bookshelf at the bottom of our basement steps.

    Reply
  7. Amy says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    BOOK ME! We collect books and they are all dear to us. There isn’t a room in our house without at least a small collection of books!

    Reply
  8. Jean Gilbert says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    BOOK ME!

    My books are stacked on the lower shelf of my bedside table.

    Reply
  9. Maria says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    BOOK ME! I have my favorite books on my night stands.

    Reply
  10. Tess says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    BOOK ME! I leave my books everywhere. Literally, every single room, just in case you need one on the fly.

    Reply
  11. Robin Bidwell says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    BOOK ME! A table by the couch

    Reply
  12. Christina says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    BOOK ME!

    The books I really like go in the small bookcase in my bedroom (that’s where your book will be going!). All others get pushed into random shelves in our living room/office.

    Reply
  13. Allison says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Book me!
    As a former librarian, all of my books are organized by the dewy decimal system on our bookshelves :)
    nerd-alert!

    Reply
  14. julie says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    BOOK ME! This spring I bought several bookcases for my front room and they are stacked with all my favorites. Of course there are still books all over the house too :)

    Reply
  15. WendyMI says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    BOOK ME, JOHN-0!!!

    OMG… is this a DIYer’s dream, or what?

    My favorite books are ALL OVER THE PLACE. But my most, most favorite are either on the table right next to my bed (for nighttime perusing) or (this’ll sound weird) on my window ledge in my living room. I somehow haven’t put a bookshelf in there yet, so I have a stack of books on one of the windows that I don’t open up, but can see from any vantage point. The sight of the books makes me smile.

    Reply
  16. Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    BOOK ME! do you send to Iceland ;)
    I love to have all my pritty books in my living room, and I have a special shelf for the “curent” book of reading in my bedroom. I love books! The town library is our favorit place! (me and my daughter)
    Best wishes! :)

    Reply
  17. Jessaca says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    BOOK ME! I keep on my special books on one shelf on my book shelf. Your book would fit in perfectly. I’ll love it with my whole heart and soul! It’s the only shelf not crammed with books because I don’t want to be distracted by books I don’t care about. Plus, who doesn’t love a good book arrangement?! Although, I have to admit: I might have to put it in the foyer for a while on the table and show it off. “Oh, did you see?! My copy of YHL.” Hmm, that might be a pretend conversation I might have to have anyway. :)

    Reply
  18. Evelyn says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Book me!

    Reply
  19. Jesse says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Book me!

    I live in a second story apartment in an older house, and I ran out of room for a bookcase. I do, however, have a staircase that leads to nowhere (or to the locked door that leads to the downstairs apartment, depending on how you look at it), so I used that to store my books. Here’s a photo of when I first started. It’s, um, quite a bit more full now. :) http://www.staircasewit.co/2010/11/place-everybook/

    Reply
  20. Liz A. says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    BOOK ME!!! my books are all over the place…literally, every horizontal surface is covered with books. I am not sure this is a good thing. Also, as I was writing this, the doorbell rang with a nice delivery man holding your new book. Off to devour it…

    Reply
  21. Sasha says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    BOOK ME! Right now our favorites live on the second shelf of our glass coffee table and we are working on some sort of built in or shelving to properly display the rest (and get them off the floor of the closet!)

    Reply
  22. dorisd says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Book Me!

    Reply
  23. Bryan says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    BOOK ME! I keep my favorite books in stacks in various places around the house.

    Reply
  24. Brooke Harris says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Book me! I keep my favorite books on the coffee table.

    Reply
  25. Tracy says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    BOOK ME! My books are all over the house! I have been looking for a bookshelf for months but haven’t found anything I loved.

    Reply
  26. Susan S says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Book me, please! I work in a school library and love the fact I am surrounded by books all day. At home, I have bookshelves in almost every room, filled with books! Books are just tucked everywhere.

    Reply
  27. SarDeeB says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    BOOK ME…. my favorite books have prime real estate on my bookshelf in the living room; where everyone who comes into the house sees them!!

    Reply
  28. Haley says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME! I keep my favorite books in a glass-front armoire. I am allergic to dust, so having them put away helps keep the dust down, but I can still see what I have through the doors.

    Reply
  29. Erin T says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME! Books go on our bookshelf. But only the best and favorites. The rest we pass on.

    Reply
  30. brittany says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    Book me!

    I don’t keep them in my bookcase, they’re beautifully stacked on top of my credenza so I can see them, grab them and love them :)

    Reply
  31. Shay says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME!

    Unfortunately, my books are all in boxes at the moment. I never unpacked after I moved, because my current space is simply too small. I would love to have floor to ceiling bookshelves someday, though. =)

    Reply
  32. Diana says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    Book me! I have my favorite stash of books on my nightstand.

    Reply
  33. Christine Cade says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME! The ones I’m in the middle of are on top of the bookcase which I use as a bedside table.

    Reply
  34. Carmen says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME!! I have bookshelves in my living room to display books and I really love having a few on the coffee table, stacked under a chair and on the dresser in the bedroom. Just cozies the space up!

    Thanks!

    Reply
  35. Kim says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME! I have books everywhere – my favorite spots are the coffee table and my bedside table. We are re-doing our home office though and I plan on having a very cozy reading nook in there so books like these will have one home!

    Reply
  36. Carley says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME!

    I keep all of my books on a book shelf in the living room.

    Reply
  37. christie says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    book me

    everywhere, all over the house… much to my husband’s dismay. :)

    Reply
  38. Andrea says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME! We keep our favorites on a 6 cubed Scandinavian bookshelf given to us for our wedding 11years ago. its in our front room. The rest are on an ugly bookshelf down stairs

    Reply
  39. Mandy Magnan says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME!

    Reply
  40. Meredith says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME!!!

    Oh my goodness! I want to win this giveaway so bad! I have books everywhere and anywhere in my home. I’m constantly reading.

    Reply
  41. Laura says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME!! PLEASE!!

    My most treasured books have their own shelf in our “library” room, right next to the chair for easy perusing!

    Reply
  42. Rebecca says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    “BOOK ME!” Although my husband is a convert to ereaders we have floor to ceiling bookcases filled with all sorts of books including some very old ones from each of our family collections.

    Reply
  43. Cara Schmitt says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    Book Me!

    I have a bookshelf that’s overrun with books of all kinds. I’m currently in search of a more stylish way to display them!

    Reply
  44. Rhonda says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME! My decorating books are in my living room for all to see and enjoy!

    Reply
  45. Hillary says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME!

    As a former English major, I have a huge overflow of books in my home—two huge bookshelves, my nightstand, and now stacks on the floor!

    Reply
  46. tiffany says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME

    Reply
    • tiffany says

      November 5, 2012 at 4:51 pm

      (accidentally hit enter – oops!)
      … I love books, and have zillions all around the house: on bookcases, stacked under lamps, you name it. I read one at a time, and that one goes on my nightstand. My current favorite? Yours! It came from Amazon over the weekend. :)

  47. Melissa says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    Book ME! My faves are sitting on our end table in our living room.

    Reply
  48. Jennifer says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME!
    I keep books stacked everywhere around my house and on bookshelves. I love to read and they’re great for decorating.

    Reply
  49. Kristina A says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME! I keep them on my coffee table and bedside table.

    Reply
  50. Susanna says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    BOOK ME!

    I display a few favorites throughout the house. I have two Giada De Laurentiis cook books (with the paper covers taken off) on the dining room buffet, a colorful Petit Robert on the sofa table (I’m a French teacher), and an American Landscapes photo book on the coffee table.

    Reply
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