Monday, August 10, 2009

Grand Reopening!

Today marks the official relaunch of JasonPinter.com. With the publication of two new books, THE FURY and THE DARKNESS, on the visible horizon, I thought this would be a good opportunity to start fresh, reorganize, and give readers a chance to find out more about these new books.

But enough about that...THERE ARE PRIZES TO WIN!

By clicking here, you can enter to win a smorgasbord of awesome prizes, including:

--Win a character named after you (or friend/family member of your choice) in a future Jason Pinter novel!

--A $100 gift certificate to iTunes!

--A $100 gift certificate to the bookstore of your choice!

--Signed advance copies of THE FURY and THE DARKNESS!

--In addition, 5 winners will each receive autographed copies of the first three books in the Henry Parker series (THE MARK, THE GUILTY and THE STOLEN).

To enter, click here and follow the extremely simple instructions. Good luck, happy reading, and stay tuned!

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Monday, June 15, 2009

London and a Father's Day contest!

Tomorrow morning I leave for London--part vacation and part business--as THE STOLEN comes out in the UK on June 19th--the same day the mass market edition of KILLER YEAR hits UK shelves. Buy THE STOLEN here, and KILLER YEAR here. Posts will likely be limited over the next week or so, but hopefully I'll have some good pictures to share. In the meantime, we're going to have a little fun...

In celebration of Father's Day, I'll be giving away signed copies of the first three Henry Parker novels. You can enter three ways:

--Leave a comment on this blog
--Email me at jason@jasonpinter.com (please type 'Contest' in the subject line)
--Send me an @ reply on Twitter (twitter.com/jasonpinter)

One lucky winner will be chosen on Friday, and they'll receive signed copies of THE MARK, THE GUILTY and THE STOLEN to give to a Father of their choice.

Let the festivities begin!

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Thursday, December 04, 2008

Name the Corporate Gibberish Executive Contest

In celebration of all the corporate gibberish being bandied about this holiday season, I'm running a contest. The rules are simple:

--Come up with the best (i.e. most corporately gibberish) job title for the executive responsible for turning human words into corporate gibberish. Then either post your entry on this blog, or email it to me at jason@jasonpinter.com.  

Some examples of such corporate gibberish are:

“HP committed to reinvesting integration savings into its workforce to ensure it has the global footprint it needs, sending an important message to customers concerned about how the reduction will affect their HP/EDS contracts." (Hewlett Packard)

"We are evaluating spans of control and layers of management to ensure that our front-line Associates are empowered; instituting more discipline and controls around expense management; identifying overlapping functions that can be combined to drive efficiency; outsourcing functions where appropriate; and eliminating entire pieces of non-value added work." (Circuit City)

The contest will end at midnight on Sunday, December 7th. The winner will receive signed copies of all three released Henry Parker novels (THE MARK, THE GUILTY and THE STOLEN). There must be somebody at these companies whose job it is to write this gibberish. Come up with the best job title for this employee, then post it here or email it to me, and win!

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Read THE MARK--for free!!!

Through August 5th, you can read THE MARK online--for free! Click the "Browse this Book" link below to read the novel that's been nominated for the Barry award, the Strand Critics award and the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice award--absolutely free. BONUS: scroll down to see how you can personally be thanked in a future Henry Parker novel!

Right as I’m about to die, I realize all the myths are fake. There’s no white light at the end of the tunnel. My life isn’t flashing before my eyes. All I can think about is how much I want to live.

I moved to New York City a month ago to become the best journalist the world had ever seen. To find the greatest stories never told. And now here I am–Henry Parker, twenty four years old and weary beyond rational thought, a bullet one trigger pull from ending my life.

I can’t run. Running is all Amanda and I have done for the past seventy two hours. And I’m tired. Tired of knowing the truth and not being able to tell it.

Five minutes ago I thought I had the story all figured out. I knew that both of these men–one an FBI agent, the other an assassin–wanted me dead, but for very different reasons.

If I die tonight–more people will die tomorrow.

And if you like what you read, check out the other books in the critically acclaimed Henry Parker series:

"Parker is a captivating and complex protagonist." --Publishers Weekly











"A brilliantly conceived, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride." --Chicago Tribune











Spread the word and be thanked for your efforts!

I want as many people as possible to read THE MARK for free. And I want readers to know how much I appreciate their efforts.

If you link to the free offer or embed the widget on your website/blog, or email five friends alerting them to this free read (and cc or bcc me at jason@jasonpinter.com on the email), you'll be personally thanked in the acknowledgments section of a Henry Parker novel to be released in 2009. So to reiterate, there are two ways to be thanked:

1) Email five friends about this free read (with a link to www.jasonpinter.com or jasonpinter.blogspot.com). Make sure to cc/bcc me at jason@jasonpinter.com on the email (this is only so I can keep track, the emails will not be used for anything nefarious).

2) Link to www.jasonpinter.com or embed the "Browse the Book" widget on your blog or website. Click the 'Add to your site' link on the widget for the html code.

Then see your name in the acknowledgments page of a 2009 Henry Parker novel.

Please pass this along to friends, family, and anyone you know who's looking for a good summer read. And I sincerely hope you enjoy the first Henry Parker novel.
Jason Pinter

P.S.  A very sincere thanks to my publisher for making this happen.

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Monday, July 21, 2008

Stay Tuned...

Starting tomorrow, there will be a very special announcement (it might begin at midnight tonight if I can figure it out in time). It will only be up for a limited time, and there will be prizes to be won (yay!).

Here's how to see it:

--Check back at this page (jasonpinter.blogspot.com)
--Join my mailing list, either in the box on the right or at jasonpinter.com
--Send me an email at jason@jasonpinter.com and and I'll add you to the mailing list.

See you soon...

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Thursday, May 08, 2008

Win a Trip for 2 To NYC (complete with helicopter ride!)

With THE MARK scheduled to arrive in UK bookstores on May 16th, my publisher has set up a pretty sweet contest with Virgin Radio. 

The winner will receive a trip for two to NYC, complete with hotel, airfare, helicopter ride, and dinner with me at Babbo. I've never been in a helicopter or eaten at Babbo, so this will be a first for all three of us. Not to how many people have turned down dinner with me over the years, and now it's a prize in a contest. Oh, the irony. 100 runners up will receive a copy of the UK edition of THE MARK, so please link to this contest and pass it along to friends.

The contest details can be viewed at the Virgin Radio site here. And here's a little video I made to help promote the contest:


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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

THE STOLEN: cover art exclusive!!!

I'm offering a sneak peek at the cover art for my next Henry Parker novel, THE STOLEN. This quickie will only be available to subscribers to my newsletter however. So if you haven't signed up, go to www.jasonpinter.com and enter for this exclusive viewing.

Not only will you get a sneak peek at THE STOLEN cover art, but you'll have access to lots more exclusive content, including contests, giveaways, and news before anyone else gets it.

So head on over to www.jasonpinter.com, sign up, and find out why THE STOLEN will be Henry Parker's most chilling story yet.

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Monday, February 11, 2008

Your GUILTY PLEASURE winners!

The winners of the very first GUILTY PLEASURES contest are:

Rita Ianetta
danetteb
Harry Markov

Email me at jason@jasonpinter.com with your mailing address and your choice of Guilty Pleasure from the list here. I'll also send over a signed copy of THE GUILTY, which won't be in bookstores until February 26th.

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone who entered. Stay tuned for more. And on February 26th, pray for the guilty...

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Saturday, February 09, 2008

Win your own GUILTY PLEASURE: Just One Day Left!

You have until 11:59pm EST to submit your entry for the Guilty Pleasures contest. Entries have come in fast and furious from all corners of the globe, including New Jersey. There are less than 30 hours to submit your chance to win all the guilt-inducing pleasures listed here, as well as a brand new, signed copy of my second novel, THE GUILTY (in stores February 26th!).

To enter, just post a comment on the original blog, or email me at jason@jasonpinter.com. Good luck!

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Friday, February 08, 2008

Newspapers, For Shame

I was reading one of my local New York papers this morning when I came across a review for a new movie called "The Hottie and the Nottie." In case you, like me, had not heard of this "film," it's because it stars Paris Hilton. I'm not going to go into plot details, because it stars Paris Hilton. In an unironic manner. That's all you need to know.

Anyway, I'm calling out all the legitimate newspapers who actually reviewed this movie. Is there nothing you could have done better with that space? Covered some underreported, deserving story? Hell, sold ad space?  Book review sections are being slashed like a Freddy Krueger victim, and yet somehow legitimate newspapers still find room to vomit up 500 words on a Paris Hilton movie? Just despicable.

A shameful glance goes to the:

New York Newsday
Arizona Republic
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
New York Press
Sun Publications
Philadelphia Inquirer
Washington Post
Village Voice
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
New York Post
New York Observer
New York Daily News
The New York Times (!!!)
Los Angeles Times
Boston Globe
Miami Herald

If your local newspaper has sunk low enough to review this abomination, let me know and I'll add it to the list.

And on a brighter note, there are 3 days left to enter the GUILTY PLEASURES contest. Either post a comment on the blog here, or drop me an email at jason@jasonpinter.com.

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Friday, February 01, 2008

Win your very own GUILTY Pleasure!

In advance of the release of my second novel, THE GUILTY, today is the start of my "Guilty Pleasures" contest. Three winners will receive their very own assortment of Guilty Pleasures, sure to brighten up any rainy (or sunny, or boring) day.

You can enter the contest by:
a) leaving a comment here
b) sending me an email at jason@jasonpinter.com

The drawing ends at 11:59 EST on Sunday, February 10th. At that time three winners will be selected at random, and notified on Monday, February 11th. In addition to receiving a signed copy of THE GUILTY, each of the three winners can choose one prize from the following list as their own Guilty Pleasure:

1) A $25 gift card from Godiva Chocolatiers
2) "The Best of the 80's" and "The Best of the 90's" albums from iTunes
3) any four mass market paperback romance novels
4) any four mass market mystery/thriller/suspense novels (#'s 3 and four can be mixed and matched)
5) any two trade paperback chick lit or mystery novels
6) any two of the following DVDs: "Say Anything," "Cocktail," "Can't Buy Me Love," "Pretty Woman," "Varsity Blues," "Dirty Dancing," "Road House," "Better Off Dead," "The Running Man," "When Harry Met Sally," "Bloodsport," or "The Princess Bride."
7) Limited edition gift pack from Bliss Spa (includes bath and shower gel and body butter)
8) Any season of "Family Guy" on DVD
9) Any season of "Sex and the City" on DVD
10) A one year magazine subscription to "CrimeSpree," "In Style," "Entertainment Weekly," "Vanity Fair," "ESPN," "Cosmopolitan," or a two-year subscription to "Esquire," or "GQ"

To to reiterate, three entries will each win a) a signed copy of THE GUILTY, and b) their choice of the "Guilty Pleasure" selections above.

The contest ends at 11:59 EST on Sunday, February 10th. Please forward this to any friends or family members who might be interested (they might even invite you over to watch a DVD they win). So submit your entry for the chance to win your own customized GUILTY pleasure package!

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