Posted by ~Alii~ on October 28, 2002, at 23:45:43
In reply to Re: linking book titles to amazon, posted by Dr. Bob on October 28, 2002, at 22:46:23
>>>>>I just thought others might be interested... Did you deliberately not link it to Amazon? To paraphrase Beardy, from above:
No one has to shop at Amazon. But they do offer a free service, being able to preview books, and this does also help the authors.<<<<<--Bob
How about providing links to Barnes and Noble or Powells? Why not provide links to every large online bookseller and allow the reader/poster to decide for themselves where they wish to receive their information from? The reviews on different sites vary quite a bit and the prices as well. Amazon offers a convenient service but I'm not sure that the mass public realizes what the true cost of running and supporting a company like Amazon is.Here are two links to indies that can provide adequate book information without the corporate culture of the large dot coms:
http://www.booksense.com/about/booksense.jsp
http://www.bookfinder.com/about/Happy book hunting for all you book lovers out there. Don't forget to check your local library too. The United States is losing libraries at an alarming rate. Support yours.
--Activist Alii
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