“Ez Living Sweepstakes” From Ecampus.com Eases The Back-To-College Transition For Some Very Lucky Students

Online Textbook Provider To Award 30 Prizes Over 30 Days; iPad2, HDTV and Playstation 3 Among The Items College Students Will Win

Lexington, KY (PRWEB) August 11, 2011

Getting back into the swing of college will be a lot easier for 30 college students this year. eCampus.com is launching the “EZ Living Sweepstakes” that will give away a desirable dorm room essential each day for 30 days.

Beginning August 15th eCampus.com will be offering a daily giveaway of such items as an Apple iPad 2, an HDTV, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 Kinect and Apple TV. Thirty lucky winners will be awarded one of 30 different prizes each day throughout the back-to-school season. And the prizes become increasingly more valuable throughout the course of the 30-day sweepstakes. A full list of prizes and the official rules are detailed at http://www.eCampus.com.

The “EZ Living Sweepstakes”, which can be accessed via Facebook (https://apps.facebook.com/ezlivingsweepstakes), will begin accepting entries August 9, and up until its conclusion September 13. Entering the contest simply requires submitting a name and email address. Every entry remains in the drawing for the entire 30 days.

“After spending a relaxing summer off, we realize it’s hard for students to go back to campus with a positive frame of mind. So, we’re doing our part to help make that transition as effortless as possible,” said Matt Montgomery, CEO of eCampus.com. “College students represent the lifeblood of our business, and the ‘EZ Living Sweepstakes’ is a great way to further cement this connection we have with them.”

eCampus.com has gathered a must-have list of back-to-college essentials that range from the utilitarian (Ipod docking alarm clock radio) to the ultimate (iPad 2). One winner will be drawn at random each day to receive that day’s unique prize. Students are encouraged to re-enter the “EZ Living Sweepstakes” every day to have additional opportunities to win. Sharing news of the sweepstakes with friends will also pay off, as this will net you an additional prize entry.

eCampus.com anticipates that the sweepstakes will increase the already robust constituency of its social media campaigns, and increase its brand awareness as the one-stop shop for all textbook needs.

About eCampus.com

Since its founding in July of 1999, eCampus.com has grown into a major online retailer providing cheap textbooks for college and high school students. eCampus.com’s stated mission is to provide the easiest, fastest, and cheapest way for college and university students to rent textbooks, buy textbooks and sell textbooks. eCampus.com believes the Internet buying experience should be fun and that shopping for textbooks should be as fast and convenient as possible. The company makes a personal commitment to every customer that eCampus.com will be the best source for everything they need.

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Local Students get iPad2 Computers for Class

Some students just found out they're getting new technology to help out in the classroom.

Staff at one Pittsford school?broke the news today, and it turns out the kids are very excited about the new gadgets.

This school has been up and running for more than 100 years but make no mistake, students at Allendale-Columbia are on the cutting edge of technology.

Today, staff made a lunch time announcement that will affect close to 100 middle school students.

They will get new iPad2's, without an increase to their tuition. Donations made their purchase possible.

Seventh-grader Nick Peckham said "I'm feeling really, very excited because everybody, we've all been talking about it at school. It's been a rumor thats going around."

The students will now be able to have immediate access to the internet to research problems on their own, give presentations and expand their creativity.

Tony Tepedino is the school's Educational Technological Coordinator. He said "Giving them tools that they really want to use to keep them engaged so that they're excited about learning, versus 'It's the same old thing, I'm gonna open to page 22'. Kind of taking that to a level, an engagement level that they're excited about."

The school's Interim Headmaster says the entire Rochester community will benefit from his student's creativity down the road.

David Blanchard said "They're gonna be able to contribute to the community both in the workplace and in service and in non-profits. And now they'll have all the tools that they need to do that."

Having the iPad 2's will do more than just help the students in the classroom.

The school believes they will also help the environment by saving the paper needed for books, and also teach them some responsibility.

Last year, Allendale-Columbia's nursery school students began using first generation iPads, to help them become more familiar with technology.

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