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This is the first time ever I see an author is mentioning his book without a link to Amazon. Impressive and refreshing.
by viach 7y ago
This is the first time ever I see an author is mentioning his book without a link to Amazon. Impressive and refreshing.
- keiferski 7y agoAt the end of the article, there is a link to a product page, which links to Amazon.
- cryptozeus 7y agoNothing wrong with pointing to your work. Would you say the same if developer writes a blog about his work without pointing to his github account?
- agota 7y agoThis sentiment that there's something wrong with promoting one's work is just bizarre. It's even more bizarre in the context of an article that discusses how to make a living as an author.
- viach 7y agoMy perception is that the difference is the message an author communicates. The message could be "I will tell you something important" or "Go buy this thing, in the meantime I will do some hand waving". There is no need to add a link to a book in the article which is not about this book, as much as adding a link to Github account in a blog post about unrelated stuff. Otherwise it makes a piece of writing look cheaper in my, probably wrong, view. Maybe be it's just me, seriously.