GIVEAWAY DESCRIPTION, LEGAL TERMS & CONDITIONS:

To promote the publication of Other People’s Rejection Letters by Bill Shapiro, we’re running a Twitter contest. Beginning May 6, 2010 and running through May 14, 2010, tweet your best rejection and include the hashtag #reject, and you’ll be eligible to win a copy of Other People’s Rejection Letters.

The Crown Publishing Group will offer 5 copies up for a giveaway on Twitter from our @CrownPublishing Twitter account. To enter the giveaway, each person must respond by tweeting a rejection on Twitter between 5/6/10 through 5/14/10. The winners will be announced on or before 5/18/10.

HOW TO ENTER:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter by tweeting your best rejections and including the #reject hashtag between 7:00:00 P.M. (ET) Thursday, May 6, 2010 and noon (ET) on Friday, May 14, 2010. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. MULTIPLE TWEETS FROM THE SAME PERSON AND/OR TWITTER ACCOUNT WILL BE VOID.

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected tweets; computer malfunctions, including but not limited to any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission or communications line failure; or theft, destruction or unauthorized access to entrant’s Twitter account. Tweets that contain errors, are incomplete, corrupted or illegible will not be accepted. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify entries from anyone tampering with the Twitter entry process.

ELIGIBILITY:

This sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) over the age of 18 at time of entry. All federal, state, and local regulations apply. Void where prohibited. Employees of Random House, Inc., its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, and agencies, and their immediate family members and persons living in their household are not eligible to enter this sweepstakes.

WINNER SELECTION:

Five (5) Grand Prize Winners will be chosen at random by May 18, 2010 from all eligible entries received by the entry deadline. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Sponsor will notify Winner by sending a tweet. Winner will be required to provide his/her address for mailing of the prize.

PRIZE:

The Winners will receive one free copy each of the book OTHER PEOPLE’S REJECTION LETTERS (ISBN: 978-0-307-45964-0).

WINNER LIST:

For the names of the Winners, available after May 18, 2010, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Other People’s Rejection Letters Twitter Giveaway, attn: Priya Srinivasan, Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 by May 28, 2010.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

By participating in this sweepstakes, entrants agree to abide by these official rules. Sponsor is not responsible for injury or damage to any computer, other equipment, or person relating to or resulting from participation in the sweepstakes, or participating in the Twitter network. Entrants release Sponsor, its agencies, and assigns from any liability, damage and/or loss resulting from participating in this sweepstakes and/or the acceptance, use or misuse of the prize. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to publish, post online, or otherwise refer to the name of the winner in any and all forms and media throughout the world, and for any and all publicity or promotional purposes, without obligation or compensation, except where prohibited by law.

SPONSOR:

Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.