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Originally Posted by sameerjoad
From the rules for this section of the forum (I am not sure which rules i am breaking?).....
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And i guess you don't understand the affiliate concept. I don't make money on free books, people don't pay to download them. (In case you are accusing me of spamming with affiliate links?)
P.S i wasn't aware back moderating is allowed on this forums as well. If you have an issue with the thread kindly forward it to a moderator (in case i am breaking any rules that i am unaware of), instead of highjacking the thread.
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Ah, Well.... somebody's going to have to do it.....
Koland, as Bookrat just pointed out, definitely understands the affiliate system. Koland runs a well-respected book blog, recognized by all who frequent here and many who don't.
Koland also has a very good understanding of what is allowed here, and what isn't-- notice the Grand Wizard notation under Koland's name? That designation is earned by the number of Koland's posts to this forum.
While there are official moderators here, the forums are largely self-policing. Official actions come from the moderators, but all the regulars here understand the rules, and will politely point them out to you the first time you break them.
If you want to see how to do it RIGHT, search for posts by Koland or Arcadata-- both members run there own blogs, and both have affiliate threads, and other posts offering free books with proper direct links and no affiliate tags.
The basic rules are simple: If you post a book deal in this forum, other than via an affiliate thread, you're expected to post a clear, simple, direct link to where the book is offered (in this case, directly to Amazon), with no affiliate tags added. You're not to use hidden links (tinyurl, etc.), and you're not to link only to a page that links on to offer the books through an affiliate system.
If you wish to start an affiliate thread, you're free to offer links to books, free or not, that you think would be of interest to the forum members. If you do a great job of identifying books (as do Arcadata and Koland) thru your thread, forum members will read your thread. If you do a bad job, we won't read your thread.
In your search for member posts suggested above, you will note that Koland's posts contain a link in the signature line that lead to a personal blog-- this is allowed, even when Koland is posting a free book that has a proper no-affiliate format. I can click thru to Koland's blog (or Arcadata's, etc.), see what other books they've got to tell me about, and reward them for their help by purchasing through there affiliate links in their affiliate threads here, or by going to Amazon to purchase any book I want after clicking through to Amazon, etc, through a link on their blog.
If you don't want to use the standards above, you're supposed to post in the "self-promotion" forum.
There really aren't any exceptions, and arguing about it isn't likely to change anybody's mind. (And slamming Koland definitely isn't going to win you any big admirers here.)
KentE