Sparrow is the email client for the rest of us who want nothing more than an elegant app that requires no setup, looks good, and works seamlessly with Gmail out of the box. There is no concept of mapping folders to your Inbox or setting up an archive heap: Sparrow simply works with your IMAP or POP3 accounts with little needed configuration. As you may have previously read, Sparrow recently updated to include a universal inbox so you can see all of your activity in one place, and Facebook fans will be happy with the additional ability to add people as Facebook friends and pull down profile pics. Toss in Gravatar and Address Book support, and Sparrow aims to keep you connected its venture towards social integration. A lite version of Sparrow is free in the App Store, and the full version can be found for $9.99. Today, AppSumo is offering a 40% discount off Sparrow so you can pick it up for just $6, and we’re teaming up with the sales gurus to make the deal even sweeter. We’re giving away ten copies to our email churning MacStorians, and you can find all of the necessary rules past the break.

First, I want to give a big thanks to AppSumo for helping bringing this terrific giveaway to MacStories. Be sure to browse their current promotions and sign up to receive daily deals so you be notified when other great apps hit the sales bin.

The Giveaway:

If you’ve already perused through all of our previous coverage, you’ll know Sparrow is iOS inspired, perfect for Lion, lightweight, and easy to use. We’re giving away ten copies of Sparrow, but you have to make sure to follow the rules below if you want a chance of winning.

• We have 10 copies of Sparrow to give away.
• To enter the giveaway, tweet the following message before 12:00 PM EST (May 29): Win a copy of Sparrow on @macstoriesnet via @appsumo http://mcstr.net/jh5pt5
• We will search Twitter.com for tweets and retweets and randomly pick up the winners.
• Make sure to follow @macstoriesnet on Twitter so we can get in touch with you once the giveaway is over.
• If you want to increase your odds of winning, you can also leave a comment to this post. If you leave a comment, please be sure to include the link to your Twitter message or profile so I can find you.
• Winners will be contacted via a Twitter DM soon after the giveaway ends.