HN Books @HNBooksMonth

Not sure what you mean? Because the guy who runs hn-books adds an affiliate code to amzn?

(this is what the book url expands to: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596518862?ie=UTF8&tag=...)

EDIT: The first line on the homepage states this quite clearly: external links to amazon are through their affiliate program

⬐ epoxyhockey

I think it's general Internet etiquette that when you are referring a community of people (that you are a member of) to a specific product though your own site, you don't pass in a referral code. It shows that the product you are talking about is actually recommended, rather than a quick money maker for yourself.

I don't have a problem with the website in general, especially if I found it through Google. But, what's to say that 10 other HN'ers don't post a book review tomorrow with an affiliate link? Because, after all, it's profitable. Who cares if the book is good or not?

Given the OP's unofficial librarian status, I don't think it's a major offense in this case. But, I didn't find that out until after I posted my first comment.

Check out this book by Rand Fishkin (he posts here) and others - it's probably the best place to start - http://www.amazon.com/Art-SEO-Mastering-Optimization-Practic...