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OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL UNITED STATES RESIDENTS. The Contest is sponsored by Salon Internet, Inc. ("Sponsor"). ELIGIBILITY: Contest is offered only within the 50 United States. Contest is open to all persons who are legal residents of the United States and are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsors, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, their immediate family members and persons living in their same household, are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Void where prohibited. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. HOW TO ENTER: Use the official entry form. You can also enter by sending a 4x5 card to Salon Book Awards, Salon Internet, Inc. 706 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, and must be received no later than Jan. 19, 1998. PRIZE TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Prize consists of one signed copy of each winning book with a total of 10 books going to one winner. Valued at approximately $25 each, the total value is estimated at $250.00. SELECTION OF WINNER: Winner will be selected from all eligible entries and will be announced on or about Jan. 20, 1998. The winner will have 14 days from notification to accept the prize. The prize must be claimed within six months of the drawing. Sponsors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify winner. By entering, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final. Sponsors, agents and representatives of Sponsors, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible or postage-due entries; (ii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsors that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; (iii) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession or use of the prize, or from participation in the Contest; or (iv) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest. Salon reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel this Contest at any time. By participating in the Contest, participants agree to release and hold Sponsors and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives of Sponsors, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the Contest or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on content of the story, including but not limited to publicity rights, copyright infringement, defamation, or invasion of privacy. WINNERS LIST AND OFFICIAL RULES: To obtain the names of the Contest winners, send a letter requesting a winners list for Salon Book Awards, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Salon Magazine,706 Mission Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. This request must be received no later than Jan. 20, 1998. To obtain a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and a letter requesting the rules to Official Rules/Salon Book Awards, Salon Magazine, 706 Mission Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. This request must be received no later than Jan. 20, 1998.