Have you answered our reader survey? I’ve loved reading the feedback I’ve gotten so far, and will publish the results next week, but if you haven’t done it, could you take 2 minutes right now?
Today I want to share a great gift-idea for your own wish-list or for the booklover on your list. A Life Well Read: My personal journey through books is such a great gift idea, or something that the booklover will want to add to her bookshelf.
It’s a beautiful boxed set that looks like a classic book so that it will feel right at home on your bookshelf.
Inside the sturdy and decorative box, you’ll find:
- Cards to keep track of the books you read with a place to list title and author, where you got the book, how you rated the book, and notes and impressions.
- Dividers to sort the cards: books on loan, books I want, books to give (one of my favorite elements — a way to remember fabulous books that make great gifts), my favorites, and many blank dividers to sort by your favorite genre, by family member, or however you’d like.
- Two kinds of bookplates: “from the personal library of” and ” this gift is especially for.”
You can purchase it at their website: A Life Unplugged. It’s also available at amazon.com.
The publishers have donated one copy to give away (U.S. shipping addresses only). If you’d like to win a set — for yourself or as a gift — leave a comment here. The winner will be announced next Wednesday.
Come back tomorrow for a special DVD giveaway as well!
The winner of Broken into Beautiful is #20 Mrs. Mommyy. With all of the heartfelt comments, I wished we could have given away 20 more, but if you didn’t win it, this is definitely one we’d recommend.
Managing Editor Jennifer Donovan is a contributing editor at 5 Minutes for Mom. She blogs at Snapshot about daily life with a tween daughter and a preschool son.
What a cool idea! Please enter me. 🙂
Yes I’d love to win this! Please enter my name.
I would love to win this. I know someone I would love to give this to.
What a beautiful idea, this would make a lovely gift for many.
I took the survey, although I’m fairly new to 5minutesforbooks. I would love to win. I am almost obsessive about organizing my books, and although I’ve started a journal to keep track of what I’ve read, I’d love to have a more formal system.
Count me in.
what a great idea!!
What a neat idea. I’d love it! Thanks for the giveaway.
This is so cool. I definitely want to enter the giveaway. Thanks for the chance and thanks for sharing this little reading heaven tidbit. 🙂
RebekahC
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What a great idea and so much more attractive than my binder with papers falling out all over the place. LOL
Definitely enter me!
Deidre
That sounds like an awesome gift. I would love to win.
This sounds much better than my current list system. Count me in.
What a great idea and wonderful giveaway!
I’ve never seen anything like this! Sounds interesting. Please enter me.
I have been involved in book clubs and love being able to keep track of books I’ve read, books I want to read, books I’ve lent out, etc. This is an amazing gift! It’d look wonderful on my nightstand! 🙂 Plus, I think I will purchase some of the sets for my reading friends!
What a great idea!! I want one! 🙂
This would make a great gift….for myself! Thanks so much for the giveaway! I would love to win!
This would make a great gift for my mother in law.
OH WoW, what a super FAB idea….I love it and would love love to win it!! THANKS girls!!! 😀
That sounds like a good idea for a gift!
What a great idea that also looks good! Please enter me, I’d love to win it. =)
how nice! I’d love it!
Wow – what a great gift! Thanks for the giveaway!
This looks really cool. Please enter me for this giveaway.
This sounds so interesting and would be an amazing gift for my MIL who keeps track of books on sheets of loose paper!
OH… I just found your site while clicking through lit blogs. You quickly went to my “favorites bar”!… and what a way cool gift you are giving away!… would LOVE to win… Thanks for the opportunity!
This would make a great Christmas gift for my mom. She has a little library in her home and it would be fun to know her favorites. I also like the book plates. This will make it easier for her to track who she loans books to. Great idea. Thanks for the opportunity.
Oh, what a neat idea! Enter my name, please!
Megret
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This is a really unique idea – thanks for the chance!
I would love to be entered. Thanks!
Great giveaway.
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This sounds like something I would love!!
dig the organizing! please enter me, and i’ll order a couple also. so cool to find things i can give, as well as keep for myself 🙂
A beautiful idea, both my husband and I would share this if we won, thank you.
I would love to win this.
This is a really neat concept. Thanks for the chance.
I’m a big reader, so this would be great for me. Thank you!
I would love to have this set. Years ago I had a book journal where I recorded what I had read, how I rated it, and I would include quotations or scenes I found particularly good or infuriating. For whatever reason, I stopped doing it. I’d like to start back up again.
What a neat idea!
please enter me to win
I would love this. I read a lot.
Trying my best to keep reading
I love to read and I cannot tell you how many times I have picked up a book and realized that I had already read it.
Great giveaway! Please enter me.
This is amazing. I am always forgetting book recommendations by my friends and this would be so helpful. I have decided to make my new year’s resolution for 2009 to read 50 books. Wish me luck!
being able to keep track of books read is perfect
love to win this
This would be perfect for me-I am a huge bibliophile. I read 2-3 books a week so could use something like this to help me organize and log them. Hope I win!
I love to read!
I would love to win!
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