Engadget's recession antidote: win a BeBook e-reader!

This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn't want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back -- so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We'll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff / companies stop sending things. Today we've got a BeBook e-reader on offer, which is totally laughing at that "Kindle" thing right about now. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting!

Special thanks to BeBook for providing the gear!

The rules:

• Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for "fixing" the world economy, that'd be sweet too.
  
• You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
• If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
  
• Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  
• Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one BeBook e-reader. Approximate value is $299.99.
  
• If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
• Entries can be submitted until Tuesday, March 17th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
• Full rules can be found here.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:08PM]

Ooooo! me me me! pick me!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:08PM]

Oh wow!

Yes, Please, please again...

I do read...I hate paper...this is wonderful.

Thank you Engadget...

Ian

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

this is a nice kindle alternative

[EliB Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:55PM]

Take a look, it's in a book; a reading RAAAAAAINBOOOOOOW!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:08PM]

yum yum for my tum tum

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

count me in

[DanMcQ Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:08PM]

Yessir

[jslaroche Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:08PM]

thanks

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

If we all read more, and watched less of the naysayers on broadcast media, we'd be on a much better track to recovery.

[mikerask Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:13PM]

ME ME

[kompulsive Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:08PM]

Do want!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

I'll take one!

[BeniRose Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:08PM]

I WANT!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

Who cares if it a Kindle or not. It looks pretty cool and its being given away and im sure engadget wouldn't give us crap.

[tavisjohn Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:08PM]

PDF support, not locked into a single service. My dream E-Book reader!!!

[linuxguy Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:13PM]

me plz.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:08PM]

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:08PM]

Good way to start reading :P

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:39PM]

their.... great!

[Spiraling Shape Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:08PM]

sweetness

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

need new toy...

[fiveminutecrush Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

this time!

[WJCilvik Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

I imagine if more people read, then we could potentially fix the economy through knowledge and help stimulate the thought processes of more people, who then might come up with a great idea on how to fix the economy!

[Sg Grant Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

am i ever going to win?

[UnderTheHill Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

no more paper

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

i want!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

Engadget,

Please choose me.

Thanks

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

Count me in!

[Philippe Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

yep

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 9:46PM]

Already have a kindle 2 but the wife would love to have her own e-book reader

[Merton Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

I'll take one, please.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

Kindle Schmindle... BeBook me!

[jgodden Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

who needs a kindle?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:55PM]

count me in. Love E-Books

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

i read

[Mpmav1 Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

I want to readddddddd.

[Hckngrtfakt Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

why even bother at this point ... lol

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

I can't read but I'll take it!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

I like to read sometimes. Do they make pop-up books for this thing?

[GuppieXX Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:09PM]

I'm in, I'll take it off your hands.

[gitaroomaan Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

yes please!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 3:03PM]

Let market save the world!
Or produce more stuffs like BeBooks! Hooray!

[Neil Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

I've lost so many times now, I'm bound to win this time!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

Not kindle, but just as portable.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

me 2

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

Would love one. As for fixing the economy, elect Jon Stewart.

[flamesbane Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

Because a book isn't a book without the "E"

[luckylikeu Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

I would really love this. Pick me!

[Redstripe8 Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

It's like a book you have to charge. Cool!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 17th 2009 12:10PM]

i can read and stuff.