The ‘drive to 3,000’ is over and a winner has been selected. Thanks to everyone that participated. Please see more details in the comments.
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If you didn’t get the gift you wanted over the holidays, here is another chance to get a very special technology treat courtesy of eCoronado.com. We are giving away one Amazon Kindle (the 6″ display with Free 3G + Wi-Fi) to the winner of our membership drive contest. We are less than 100 10 members away from 3,000. See current total here. 
The Prize:
Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 6″ Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology (read more at Amazon.com). Retail price is $189.
This could be you enjoying a book on the beaches of Coronado. 🙂
* All-New, High-Contrast E Ink Screen – 50% better contrast with latest E Ink Pearl technology
* Read in Bright Sunlight – No glare
* New and Improved Fonts – New crisper, darker fonts
* New Sleek Design – 21% smaller body while keeping the same 6″ size reading area
* 15% Lighter – Only 8.7 ounces, weighs less than a paperback
* Battery Life of One Month – A single charge lasts up to one month with wireless off
* Double the Storage – Up to 3,500 books
* Books in 60 Seconds – Download books anytime, anywhere
* Free 3G Wireless – No monthly payments, no annual contracts
* Built-In Wi-Fi – In addition to the 3G wireless, you can connect to Wi-Fi hotspots
* 20% Faster Page Turns – Seamless reading
* Enhanced PDF Reader – With dictionary lookup, notes, and highlights
* New WebKit-Based Browser – Free 3G web browsing (experimental)
How to Enter:
1. Use the ‘invite link‘ to invite friends or family members to join eCoronado.com (they should be fans of Coronado). If no one invited you, you are not yet a member and you want to enter, just sign up and put your own name as the referral.
2. On the invite message, ask them to put your full name for the question “How did you hear about eCoronado.com?” (see screenshot below):
3. For each person that puts your full name down, you’ll earn one entry. Plus, they will earn one entry for joining. For example, if you get 10 people to join eCoronado.com and reference your name, you earn 10 entries and each person you signed up earns one entry.
4. There is no limit as to how many entries you can earn as long as they list your name in the answer.
5. Once we hit 3,000 members, the contest ends & we’ll draw one winner from all the entries and ship the winner their Kindle.
6. New members can sign up with their Facebook, Google or Yahoo accounts – just remind them to mention your name.
7. If no one invited you, you are not yet a member and you want to enter, just sign up and put your own name as the referral.
If there is no name listed in the referral answer neither person gets an entry.
Here is an example of what you could put in your invite message on this page:
eCoronado.com keeps me connected to Coronado. When you join, enter my full name on the “How did you hear about eCoronado.com” question so we can each earn an entry to win a Kindle.
Rules (Please Follow):
1. You may not sign up as a new member if you are a past or active member of eCoronado.com.
2. You may not create multiple eCoronado.com member profiles with different emails – this may cause your removal from the site.
3. Once we hit 3,000 members, the contest ends & we will draw one winner and notify them of their prize. If winner does not claim their prize within four days, we will draw another winner until the prize is claimed.
4. There is no purchase necessary to enter the contest. eCoronado.com will ship prize directly to winner.
5. Family members of eCoronado.com staff are not eligible to enter.
6. Contest start date is 1/3/11 and ends once membership reaches 3,000. See current membership total here.
7. Winner is drawn randomly using this website: http://www.random.org/integers/
If you have any questions, please leave a comment on this post or contact us. If you are ready to share eCoronado.com with your friends and family members, invite them to join today.
Thanks for helping us increase our membership and share the love of Coronado!
eCoronado.com
