RE: tlug: buying Linux/UNIX/Internetworking related books in Tokyo

["Jonathan Byrne--3Web" <jq@example.com>]

>Amazon is also a good source (www.amazon.com)  If you buy certain books, a
>percentage of the proceeds goes to the developers, too.  ie, I think if
>you buy the Oreilly perl or python books, the maintainers of perl or
>python get some $$ directly.  Maybe they stopped doing this, though, I'm


They don't get it if you buy right from their web site, but if they have an
Amazon Books partner section on their site.  Anyone can participate in that,
buy the way.  PHT, TLUG, or anyone with a personal home page.  You put the
Amazon books section on your page with books you like and would recommend to
people, and they can click through to an order form at Amazon.  When Amazon
gets paid, you get a (small, I'm sure) percentage for yourself.  As far as I
know, they still do it.  At least,  I haven't heard that they don't.

Jonathan

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