[Wikipedia-l] Revenue and ISBN Links

[Brion Vibber]

limholt at excite.com wrote:

>2.  Implement the idea but inform the user.
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>My own choice is 2, but I'd actually propose 2(A), along the following lines.
>Explain to the reader (or user or editor) that Wiki may get a commission at no added cost to them if they buy the book. Also explain that they if they want us to get revenue, they need to buy it in one session, or come back through Wikipedia if they decide on a later purchase. We could even offer two options for passthrough, one with and one without a refer back to Wikipedia.
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I would support this: keep options available and don't trick your users.

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)