6/9/09 –Newburyport, MA—NetGalley is pleased to announce the winners of our Sony Reader giveaway, held at BookExpo America (BEA) last week. Sony generously donated two new Readers for the drawing.

Bloggers who participated in NetGalley’s first-ever “blogger signing” event were eligible to win the first Reader. The winner was Candace of BethFishReads, a professional book reviewer and blogger, at http://bfishreads.blogspot.com/. Over 40 bloggers participated in the signings, which were held throughout the show.

Catch the ongoing book trends discussion with bloggers and other book professionals on Fridays at 1 pm on twitter at #followreader, or a summary every week on the Follow the Reader blog at http://followthereader.wordpress.com/.

The second Sony Reader winner was drawn at random from cards dropped at the Firebrand/NetGalley booth at BEA. The winner was Judi Harris, a K-8 Staff Development professional in the Wissahickon, PA school district.

Finally, NetGalley and Unbridled Books are pleased to announce the winners of three Sony Readers awarded to booksellers who submitted the best handselling pitch for Emily St. John Mandel’s new novel, Last Night in Montreal, during the month of May. The winners were Stephanie Anderson, Word Bookstore, Brooklyn; Emily Pullen, Skylight Books, Los Angeles; and Chris Rickert, Joseph-Beth Bookstore, Pittsburgh. Read more here: http://unbridledbooks.com/contest.html.

Congratulations to all the winners!

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