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Re: O'Reilly book news
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Sat, 8 Apr 2000 01:06:49 GMT
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Dave Baum <dbaum@spambgoneenteract.com> wrote:
they used an associate link, they'd get a little extra income.  From
their perspective, why not take advantage of a little free money?

I agree with Suzanne -- it looks shoddy and unprofessional. I don't think
it's immoral or anything, but it puts them on the same psychological level
as some random person with a geocities page full of banner ads.


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  Re: O'Reilly book news
 
(...) Yeah! -- Well said! Here's what was going through my mind (and mouth :) when Suzanne showed me the page[1] earlier today: Suz: "Check this out...you're gonna love this..." (sarcasm) Todd: (seeing page on screen) "Ahh, [expletive deleted] cool (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)  
  Re: O'Reilly book news
 
(...) I also agree about how it looks...which is basically why I don't use an associate link on the NQC site (1). Dave (1) Acutally, I even debated about putting anything at all on the NQC site about my book. (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)  

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(...) I hope people don't get too worked up about all of this. I assume TLC decided to put links on their site, then someone had the idea that if they used an associate link, they'd get a little extra income. From their perspective, why not take (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)  

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