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Leo has a post up at ZenHabits where he is promoting a new e-book on setting up your workspace. He includes a disclaimer at the beginning of the post, but that seems to have stirred up a hornet’s nest in the comments.
This is the beginning of the post:
Jump-Start Your Workspace: Small Changes That Improve Focus and Shorten Your Work Day | Zen Habits
Full disclosure: I’m part owner of Web Warrior Tools, the ebook publishing company that is selling the ebook below. However, I’m only sharing this ebook because I really like it and think you will find value in it. I don’t do advertising posts here at Zen Habits, but if you’re not interested in ebooks, you can skip this post.
I’m excited to share with you a new ebook from Glen of LifeDev that I think will be of value for anyone looking to optimize their workflow and generally make the most of their time.
While many of the Comments are positive, there are a few that are strongly negative.
Gideon Says:
August 6th, 2008, 19:25 pmI dunno… 10 bucks for 26 pages? Also, I assume it’s in PDF?
Maybe if it was offered in something else… ePub, Mobi, etc.. something I can put on an ebook reader, I’d be interested. But 10 bucks for 26 pages is still pretty steep. Maybe I’m just used to Kindle prices where that much will buy me a 500 page book.
And
joe falcom Says:
August 6th, 2008, 22:23 pmI am really disappointed to see such a blatant advertisement.
The disclaimer is bogus as far as I am concerned
I have written a few posts like this and never saw that kind of negativity. Do you, as a reader, appreciate this kind of review and respect my decision to participate in an affiliate program? Or do you get a negative impression?
Please let me know in the comments.
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