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We're Proud To Announce Our Partnership With Amazon.com, The World's Biggest Bookstore, And A Whole Lot More!

Jun 23, 2009
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But don't think it will change our content, not for a moment.

Don't mind the banner ads that will soon be appearing on our tastefully redecorated main page.  They'll be present to allow you to shop from the comfort of your own home or office for the best in dvds, games, and even imported cheese.  With free two-day shipping on all items, guaranteed, if you join Amazon's amazing Prime members' program.  I'm a member, and believe me, the benefit of free shipping is well worth the almost negligible cost!  You should try it!

Likewise, our focus will continue to remain on bringing you the hottest news from the world of law, politics, humor, and technology, such as Ken's impressions concerning the "next wave" in reading, Amazon's fabulous Kindle 2 DX!

We'll of course continue to bring you our thoughts on the best in gaming as well, such as Activision-Blizzard's recent expansion for the best-selling game World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King, discounted from its already low price to $32.99 on Amazon.  Get it by Wednesday, June 24 if you order in the next 8 hours and choose one-day shipping.

We'll have more news on this exciting partnership with the leading online retailer of books, games, technology, and so much more, in posts to come.

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  1. Ken  •  Jun 23, 2009 @8:35 am

    Yeah, this one bothers me a lot. Subpoenaing blogs to see if they are being paid for favorable product mentions is exactly the sort of cheap-to-the-government-attorneys but expensive-and-intrusive-to-citizens busy-work that agencies like the FTC love.

  2. Patrick  •  Jun 23, 2009 @8:49 am

    Indeed. And as more than one of the posts linked above point out, anyone with half a brain can tell when a blogger is getting compensation for reviews.

    I'll also add that your uncompensated Kindle review might not have been written under a regime of FTC regulation, nor might I have written a couple of reviews of recent books. In the end, a few FTC investigations may lead to less discussion of books and the like.

    Suppose you'd written unfavorably about the Kindle, slammed it in fact, and your review had spread around the web. Then suppose Amazon complained about your review, and the FTC opened an investigation at Amazon's request into whether you'd been paid by Sony or Apple, which sell competing products.

    Think corporations won't use the threat of an FTC complaint to chill critics of their products? Think again.

  3. Ken  •  Jun 23, 2009 @8:58 am

    Quite. Thus the move hews to two of our favorite themes here: (1) the Nanny State thrives upon presuming that people are idjits unable to exercise rudimentary judgment, and as a result (2) just suck it up and Obey, Citizen.

  4. Mike  •  Jun 23, 2009 @9:10 am

    I did buy a book (Ad Nauseam) based on Patrick's rec., and I'm getting a DX via Ken's. If I don't like that shit, I can sue you all under 17200, right?

  5. Ken  •  Jun 23, 2009 @9:15 am

    Inasmuch as anyone can sue anyone for anything under 17200, I think the answer must be yes.

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