Terms and Conditions: The Best of Me paperback giveaway

1. This is a giveaway for ten people to win one of ten copies of The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks in paperback only.

2. The Winners will be picked at random from all entrants, received in accordance with these terms and conditions by members of the Sphere editorial, marketing and publicity team, whose decision will be final.

3. The Winners may see their entry posted on the Little Brown websites and possibly other websites and Twitter accounts.

4. There is no purchase necessary to enter.

5. The giveaway opens on Thursday 5th July 2012 and closes at 11.59 GMT on Monday 6th August 2012. Any entries received outside these specified times and dates will not be eligible for entry into the giveaway.

6. The competition is open to all UK residents aged 12 or over at the time of entering except employees of Little, Brown Book Group, their families, or anyone professionally connected to the competition either themselves or through their families. Entries from outside the UK and Ireland or from entrants who do not otherwise meet the entry criteria will not be processed.

7. Only one entry per person allowed. Second or subsequent entries will be disqualified. Entries will not be accepted via agents, third parties or in bulk.

8. Little, Brown Book Group Ltd is not responsible for contacting or forwarding prizes to entrants who provide unclear or incomplete information or for entries lost, misdirected, delayed or destroyed.

9. Little, Brown Book Group Ltd reserves the right to alter the prizes or cancel the giveaway without notice. No cash alternatives to prizes will be provided.

10 The Winners will be contacted during .w.c. Monday 6th August 2012.

11. The email addresses of entrants may be shared with companies within the Hachette group of companies but will not be shared with other companies outside the group. It will be used by the Hachette companies to send you news about our books, products and promotions. You will be given the option of opting out of those emails if you don’t want to receive any further news from us.

12. By entering the giveaway each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions.

13. This giveaway is being organised by Little,Brown Book Group Ltd, 100 Victoria Embankment, EC4Y 0DY

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