Re: Faq maintainers and commericialism
Craig Cockburn (craig@scot.demon.co.uk)
Sun, 4 Apr 1999 15:34:31 +0100
Ann an sgriobhainn, <3.0.5.32.19990403213528.00872e90@pop.dnai.com>,
sgriobh Anthony Argyriou <anthony@alphageo.com>
>>
>>As a result, I wasn't sure what to do when I recently received a note from
>>a representative of http://www.alphabetstreet.com. The note suggested that
>>I consider setting up an online bookshop connect to the FAQ. "As our
>>affiliate you can earn an additional revenue from 5 to 15% for the books
>>and CDs sold via the your site," the note said. "We do the mailing and
>>everything else!"
>>
>>I was torn. On the one hand, it would probably be nice for RD fans to be
>>able to click on a link in the FAQ and order RD books online. On the other
>>hand, if I were receiving a commission on these sales, that would probably
>>anger a lot of fans, and I could understand why they would feel this way.
>>
If you simply want to direct people towards a place which stocks the
books then why not refer them to www.addall.com ? It'll search about 30
vendors (including Alphabetstreet and Amazon) and return the lowest
price.
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