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I can understand why it may 'look like a scam' to you. The sales tactics on that page are also used by people trying to scam you into buying their product. It'

I can understand why it may 'look like a scam' to you. The sales tactics on that page are also used by people trying to scam you into buying their product. It's almost like "it's too good to be true" -- but no, it's true and the book is quality. Buy it, you won't regret it. Marc-André Cournoyer, the author of the book, also writes about his sales tactics if you're interested -- you should go buy that book too.

ahoyhere 15y ago
"The sales tactics on that page are also used by people trying to scam you" Who are these alleged people, where have you met them, how do you know they're scammers, and more importantly, have you ever met one doing this alleged scamming with programming books? "Offering a full refund is something scammers do. Then they give you your money back. Run away!" If you are so afraid of being scammed that you think a refund offer makes something suspicious, it's probably a good time to evaluate your buying habits…
- petercooper 15y ago
  have you ever met one doing this alleged scamming with programming books? That's the hilarious part about this. I get similar comments from time to time, even with my free programming newsletters ("oh, you're tracking links, that's really scummy!" etc) and I think.. if I really wanted to scam people and make tons of money, I'd pick a much more gullible and grossly larger market than programmers! ;-P
- goatslacker 15y ago
  Do you never watch TV past 3am? The page just makes it sound too good to be true and that makes some people skeptical.
  - ahoyhere 15y ago
    Do you think that when a person you've been dating for a year says "I love you" and when a random stranger on the street says "I love you," that both are equally suspicious? Logic. I like to see it on HN. It is missing from this conversation.
    - goatslacker 15y ago
      Now you're just trolling me.
sebphfx 15y ago
This guy is cool too. He's the creator of Thin, the nicest ruby server and he's really involved in the Ruby community so he's not a scam artist.He's just smart.

ahoyhere 15y ago

"The sales tactics on that page are also used by people trying to scam you" Who are these alleged people, where have you met them, how do you know they're scammers, and more importantly, have you ever met one doing this alleged scamming with programming books? "Offering a full refund is something scammers do. Then they give you your money back. Run away!" If you are so afraid of being scammed that you think a refund offer makes something suspicious, it's probably a good time to evaluate your buying habits…

petercooper 15y ago
have you ever met one doing this alleged scamming with programming books? That's the hilarious part about this. I get similar comments from time to time, even with my free programming newsletters ("oh, you're tracking links, that's really scummy!" etc) and I think.. if I really wanted to scam people and make tons of money, I'd pick a much more gullible and grossly larger market than programmers! ;-P
goatslacker 15y ago
Do you never watch TV past 3am? The page just makes it sound too good to be true and that makes some people skeptical.
- ahoyhere 15y ago
  Do you think that when a person you've been dating for a year says "I love you" and when a random stranger on the street says "I love you," that both are equally suspicious? Logic. I like to see it on HN. It is missing from this conversation.
  - goatslacker 15y ago
    Now you're just trolling me.

sebphfx 15y ago

This guy is cool too. He's the creator of Thin, the nicest ruby server and he's really involved in the Ruby community so he's not a scam artist.He's just smart.