Bookmark and method of employment for product advertising, reading encouragement, and contests
OwnerJeffrey Allen Hallmaninventor
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Abstract
A device and method for encouraging reading employing a bookmark for engagement to the spine, covers, or pages of a book. Coupons tradeable for rewards or sequentially removable portions from the bookmark to reveal indicia indicating increased reading achievement are provided as inducement to readers for reading.
Claims13
A bookmark for engagement to the spine, covers, or pages of a book, comprising:
- a substantially planar base portion;
- an elongated tail portion, said tail portion engaged to said base portion at a first end and extending to a distal end;
- means for removable engagement of said base portion to said book;
- indicia positioned on said bookmark;
- said indicia providing one or a combination of, a coupon, an indicator of increasing reading achievement, or advertising;
- and
- whereby a user of said bookmark is encouraged to read said book by one or a combination of a reward claimed with said coupon, or a display of said indicator of increasing reading achievement for viewing by third parties.
A bookmark for engagement to the spine, covers, or pages of a book, comprising:
- a substantially planar base portion;
- an elongated tail portion, said tail portion engaged to said base portion at a first end and extending to a distal end;
- means for removable engagement of said base portion to said book;
- at least one separable portion engaged to said bookmark;
- indicia positioned on said separable portion;
- said indicia being one of a group including a raffle ticket receipt, a lottery ticket receipt, or a coupon;
- and
- said separable portion thereby providing means to encourage reading by a user of said bookmark removing said separable portion for a reward for reading.
A method for encouraging reading of books by readers who achieve a predefined reading goal using bookmarks having indicia thereon to indicate increasing achievement by the user, or having indicia thereon on removable portions as coupons for inducement to increase reading, comprising the steps of:
- tendering a said bookmark to a reader for engagement of said bookmark to a book;
- allowing said reader to sequentially remove portions of said bookmark upon an achievement of a said predefined reading goal;
- allowing said reader to display said indicia on said bookmark which indicates their achievement of the said predefined goal if said indicia is provided to indicate said predefined goal;
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- allowing said reader to remove said removable portion upon a reaching of said predefined reading goal and to tender said coupon in trade for a reward should said indicia be provided a said coupon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.