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CONTEST NOW CLOSED- Take a Break from Your Phone, It’s Book Lovers Day!

Alan_K
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

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Hey Community,

 

Calling all readers, fans of fiction, and novel addicts, it’s Book Lovers Day! Whether you’re into short stories, biographies, or graphic novels, books possess the magical ability to suck you into their own little world. And let’s face it, the more technology has become part of our lives, the harder it is to put down our phones and curl up with a good book. So here are some tips to help get you reading again: 

 

1.Always Have a Book with You

You never know when you’re going to have a few minutes of free time so it’s good to always have a book ready for reading. Whether you’re sitting in a waiting room for five minutes, or commuting on a bus for forty-five, a book is your best friend to replace twiddling your thumbs. 

 

2.Create an Environment Conducive for Reading 

Your phone, laptop, and TV are all distractions that can sneakily pull you away from your book. Avoid these traps by reading in a room where you won’t be tempted by technology. 

 

3.Join a Book Club

Going to a book club is a great way to get you reading. Not only will you have people to discuss the book with but they’ll also hold you accountable for keeping up to date with the reading schedule. 

 

4.Stick to Books You Enjoy

Nothing makes reading harder than struggling through a book you find boring. Reading should be fun! Pick up a book that’s impossible to put down.

 

Hopefully with these tips you’ll get back to being a book wiz! To help you even more, comment below by 12:00 pm ET on August 16 and tell us what you think is the best book of all time and we’ll randomly select three winners who will receive a $50 gift card to Indigo. Happy page-turning! Contest runs August 9 to August 16, 2019. Read Contest Rules before entering.

 

-Public Mobile Community Team

 

Contest Rules

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Public Mobile Book Lovers Day Contest
CONTEST RULES

  1. HOW TO ENTER & ELIGIBILITY
    No Purchase Necessary.  To enter entrants must share the title of their favourite book on the Public Mobile Community post. Only one entry per person accepted.  No other form of participation is accepted.  In the event of a dispute on the entrant identity, the person who is the holder of the email address specified on the online form will be deemed to be the entrant.

 

Contest runs August 9 to August 16, 2019 at 12:00pm ET.


An Entry will be considered void and removed from the Community post if it contains subject matter that, in the opinion of the contest administrators, may violate community standards or is otherwise of questionable taste.

To be eligible, an entrant must be an existing Public Mobile customer and entry must be received on or before end of contest closing date and time. Entrants must be a Canadian resident who are 13 years of age or older and must be a member of the Public Mobile online Community. Contest not open to employees of TELUS Corporation, its affiliated companies or subsidiaries, its sales agents, its advertising and promotional agencies, and members with whom they are domiciled.  By accepting these Contest Rules, entrants agree that any and all liability related to this contest by TELUS is limited to the value of the Prize(s) as defined hereinafter.


  1. THE PRIZE
    There will be three (3) prizes awarded. Each winner will receive the following prize:


            One (1) Indigo $50 Gift Card


Prize(s) must be accepted as awarded and with no substitutions, is/are not transferable unless set out in the Contest Rules and cannot be exchanged with Public Mobile or cash. Public Mobile reserves the right to substitute the Prize with a Prize of equivalent value if such prize becomes unavailable for any reason.  The chances of winning are dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received.


  1. THE DRAW
    A random draw for all Prizes will take place at the Public Mobile office located at 25 York Street, Toronto, Ontario on or about August 16 at 12:00PM ET by a TELUS representative. Selected entrants will be notified on the Public Mobile Community. If the selected entrant cannot be reached within two (2) business days, or if the selected entrant does not meet any of the contest requirements, another entrant will be selected from the remaining eligible entries.
    In order to win, the selected entrant must correctly answer unaided a mathematical skill-testing question and will be required to sign a standard release form. If the selected entrant is under the age of majority in his/her province of residence, his/her parent or legal guardian must read and accept these Contest Rules.  Failure to answer the skill-testing question correctly, comply with the Contest Rules or sign and return the release form within two (2) days of receipt will result in disqualification and another entry will be selected until the Prize is awarded. Prize will be delivered to a Canadian address of the winner’s choice within (7) business days after prize has been awarded.

  2. PRIVACY
    By entering the contest, entrants consent to the use of their names, city of residence, photograph, voice and/or image for publicity purposes in all media used by Public Mobile, without payment or compensation. Entrants agree to TELUS’ use of the entrants’ personal information that may include contacting you regarding limited time offers, promotional offers and/or surveys. Full details are as described in Public Mobiles’ privacy policy located at publicmobile.ca/termsofservice.

 

  1. QUEBEC RESIDENTS

Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a Prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.


  1. OTHER
    All entries become the property of Public Mobile. Public Mobile assumes no responsibility for lost, damaged or misdirected entries during the contest period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software and failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Public Mobile on account of technical problems, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or failure of handset or mobile web browser. Public Mobile reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, cancel or suspend this contest without prior notice. Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are mechanically reproduced, forged, falsified, altered, tampered with, not in accordance with Community standards or unlawful in any way. Entries submitted by unauthorized means will be disqualified. In the event that it has been determined that an entry has been made in an manner not sanctioned by these rules and/or an entrant has submitted more than the number of entries permitted by these rules, the entrant and all of his/her entries will be disqualified. Entrants agree to abide by the contest rules and the decisions of the contest judges, which are final. This contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations.

 

71 REPLIES 71

danielj
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

@Alan_K wrote:

Congrats to @Dunkman , @Poogzley , and @bryclops ! Your prize is being mailed out shortly and hope you enjoy your reading! 🙂


Congrations @Dunkman , @Poogzley , and @bryclops.

Poogzley
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

@Alan_K Thank you! 😊 


@Alan_K wrote:

Congrats to @Dunkman , @Poogzley , and @bryclops ! Your prize is being mailed out shortly and hope you enjoy your reading! 🙂


COngrats! Don't spend it all in one place 😉

SD08
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

@Alan_K wrote:

Congrats to @Dunkman , @Poogzley , and @bryclops ! Your prize is being mailed out shortly and hope you enjoy your reading! 🙂


Congrats to the winners!  Happy reading.

Congrats to all the winners !

Alan_K
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

Congrats to @Dunkman , @Poogzley , and @bryclops ! Your prize is being mailed out shortly and hope you enjoy your reading! 🙂

Alan_K
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@aascvd01 wrote:

I don't read


I appreciate the honesty! Smiley LOL

asianhaxor
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

read some Garfield comments for fun

Shaidah
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Currently reading Quit Like a Millionaire by Kristy Shen.  Just in the early pages but it goes through her struggles in China and how she saved money to quit her job and become financially independent.  Public Mobile is part of my plan to get to financial independence!

kselmak
Mayor / Maire
I love  Nutritionand physical degeneration by Weston Price. A classic:)


@aascvd01 wrote:

I don't read


LOL

aascvd01
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

I don't read

danielj
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

The Bible

The Man in the High Castle is available as a book. I'm on season 2 of the tv series.

Bananarama
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaimen. I've read it, listened to the BBC dramatisation, listened to the audiobook, and watched the show, and they were all amazing! Highly recommended for anyone into dark humour 🙂

Alan_K
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@tyedye00 wrote:

Nostalgia...

 

Any of the the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" novels.

 

That was my childhood favourite.


The Netflix series is amazing!

demon1102
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Gone with the Wind is the best  book of all time

chelsealzl
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Jane Eyre. All time favourite! 

brennanleblanc_
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Currently I am enjoying Scythe by Neal Shusterman. A real page-turner for me.

kelvarnsen
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

@tyedye00 wrote:

Nostalgia...

 

Any of the the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" novels.

 

That was my childhood favourite.


I read those with my daughter after the first season of the Netflix show came out. She would have been about 6. They were really great and really pushed her reading ability and her understanding of vocabulary and commonly used phrases.

tyedye00
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Nostalgia...

 

Any of the the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" novels.

 

That was my childhood favourite.

MelonEatsPhone
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Getting More by Stuart Diamond

 

Great read if you would like to get more benefits such as this contests in your life!

wleung
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

The Holy Bible

Anonymous
Not applicable

@Alan_K wrote:

 

tell us what you think is the best book of all time


Well...define best? A certain religious text that goes by the title "The Holy Bible" blows out all best selling competition.

 

If best book is personal favourite then that would be Return of the King of the The Lord of the Rings series.

win2018
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Jane Eyre is my most liked book. The author is Charlotte Brontë

GR
Mayor / Maire

My favorite book is the outsiders by S.E Hinton

Triguy
Mayor / Maire

Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson.

CrankyAvocado
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, or Persuasion by Jane Austen. If you have a chance, read the annotated Persuasion compiled by David Shapard. The text runs down one side of the page, and relevant facts about what society and politics were like during that era run down the other page.

Andre05
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee

 

A classic... but still so good ! 🙂

luke11992
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

Any Harry Potter book, I love them so much.

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