nov. 18, 1998
dear jwsr,
bad principle. next we'll have amazon on library computers. suppose
barnes and noble then asked to do the same? does amazon insist on
exclusivity? do we really think in any case that we will make significant
amounts of money?
yours/immanuel wallerstein
At 04:03 PM 11/18/98 -0500, Carlos M Capellan wrote:
> Recently, an interesting opportunity crossed our desk at JWSR. We
>learned of the Amazon.com Associate program, a potentially interesting
>enhancement to the JWSR web site. In exchange for putting links to buy
>specific books (such as the ones we review) or just a general link to
>Amazon's site, we receive a small percentage of sales that directly
>result.
>
> We could definitely use a little extra income to cover our
>expenses, but the main purpose of this post is to gauge people's opinions
>as to the appropriateness of this option. Is this suitable for a scholarly
>journal to be doing?
>
>Thanks for your input,
>Carlos Capellan
>JWSR Student Assistant
>
Prof. Immanuel Wallerstein
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Binghamton University
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