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In lugnet.robotics, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.robotics, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> > [...]
> > See for yourselves. The link is straight off the legomindstorms.com main
> > page.
>
> ..., here's the page's
> actual URL (double-checked with Lynx and with NN minus JS):
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> http://www.legomindstorms.com/home/books/index.asp
>
> But for the full "WTF?" effect, simply click there from the homepage. LUGNET
> and other in-the-AFOL-community webpages have Amazon.com associates links for
> the same two books, but it's shocking to see TLC itself do this, especially
> after it made the stink with O'Reilly last summer. This has got to be the
> most bizarrely unexpected thing I've seen on an official LEGO site yet! :)
>
> --Todd
I don't really understand how the associates stuff works: if no one collects
the referal fee, doesn't Amazon just keep it as extra profit for themselves?
Certainly the authors don't collect a smaller royalty if a referal fee is
given? So I guess I don't see the big deal about that. I'd appreciate it if
someone could explain why this is a Bad Thing.
What I thought was REALLY funny though was the Legal Notice at the bottom of
the page. Especially the line: "Your linking to any other off-site pages or
other sites is at your own risk." It makes it sound like the only place on
the web that you are safe is on LEGO's own web pages! Could you imagine if
everyone started putting legal disclaimers on every link off their site?
(Hey, Todd, maybe you should add a legal disclaimer to the various links from
LUGNET to certain 'other' websites! :-)
Finally, what does "WTF?" mean? What's a "WTF" effect?
--
David Schilling
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| (...) I just think it's incredibly ironic, if not a bizarre turn of events. It's surprising to see TLC jumping on the opportunity to take advantage of books written by people in the AFOL community that support it. Maybe they'll give a portion of the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) I suppose after paying $200 for a LEGO set that most people would be unhappy that LEGO got yet more money after buying a book from a third party that filled gaps in their original product. --Sean (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| In lugnet.robotics, David Schilling writes: [...] (...) From what I understand, Amazon makes no profit when a book is 30% off list and then grants a 15% referral fee.[1] The 15% is a maximum. A visitor to their site would need to buy directly (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) This is what Internet _is_ today. Even though this might seem quite amusing, especially big companies just have to cover their back. There allways are people who are trying to sue (for reasons which are not undertandable to a netizen, but (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) If your browser doesn't support JavaScript (Lynx, W3M, etc.) or if you're running a browser that does, but you have it disabled, you won't be able to load the page. But if you still want to view the page, here's the page's actual URL (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.dear-lego)
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