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Avoid helping skeezy sales pitchers

By Anonymous

Because I find it deplorable of some who wish to "sell" their books so bad that they don't even have the decency to keep to some sort of ethic when they promote, I'm going to give you guys a tip to avoid helping skeezy sales people. The ones who only wish to earn a profit off of you, EVEN if it's not the book they sell, as much as getting money from being a referral. Obviously, if you don't care, or do wish to help them earn money off you--even if it's pennies--feel free to ignore this. I always have you in mind when I do things and can't stand by when people have no moral conduct with which they live by.

(Before I mention, I will be straight up and say that yes, I generally use this method myself because any extra pennies in the feed the animals, or replace the falling down roof fund, helps tremendously. So nobody needs to point out that I do it. I do. You can see it for yourself.)

If someone pitches you a book to check out. And you actually DO want to check it out? Do not click the link if it is a really long one like so (using the book I'm currently reading as example): http://www.amazon.com/The-Taking-A-Novel-ebook/dp/B000T8F512/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1361124295&sr=1-1&keywords=dean+koontz+the+taking <-- a="" affiliate="" an="" but="" came="" click.="" clicking.="" earn="" from="" gave="" is="" it="" link.="" maybe="" more.="" nbsp="" only="" or="" p="" penny="" person="" profit.="" that="" the="" they="" to="" who="" will="" you="">
THIS is what is should look like if it's NOT an affiliate link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Taking-A-Novel-ebook/dp/B000T8F512

This part:--> ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1361124295&sr=1-1&keywords=dean+koontz+the+taking <--is affiliate="" at="" attachment.="" beginning="" it="" nbsp="" notice="" p="" ref="" says="" the="">
Steps to avoid that? You can easily just cut and paste from the beginning, until the end of that long number, in this case, B000T8F512. Or, simply search it out yourself. If it is a shortened url? Bit.ly, etc? They more than likely did use an affiliate link and they are trying to hide the fact. I do it. Generally only on places I don't want a long link. Sometimes when I do, in fact, want to hide it. I have no problems being up-front about it. But, it's never to be skeezy. Otherwise, why would I tell you?

Now, I'm off to write <3>
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