I really like some of the things you have to say in your
blog, but why bother putting references to stuff Joel
recommends in yours (other than to get the Amazon
commission). If I want to know what Joel recommends,
I'll subscribe to his blog (which I do)?
Hey Richard.
First, Thanks for your comment.
Second,
Not all the people that read my blog read Joel. I quote
lots of stuff by lots of people, taking into account
that if it's cool enough for me to email my work mates
about, it's cool enough to blog about.
Third,
If I see a good book that I can heartily recommend, I'll
recommend it, even though it's a quote.
That's excatly the reason I have a post category named
"original .Net content" and another
named ".Net quotations".
This way you can just concentrate on the original stuff.
(You can even have an RSS feed to just that category!)
Plus - If I can get a commission on someone buying it
through me, all the better. Since I'll only recommend
stuff I believe in, I have no problem promoting books
through my blog.
as a developer I'd sure as hell pay a lot more
credibilty to what another developer like me recommends
than some book site. If that developer gets a commission
when I buy the book - good for him/her.