From the Index: Beware the viewBook.at and viewAuthor.at link shorteners!

The viewBook.at link shortener service promises you one link to your Kindle book on the appropriate Amazon site for all regions.

That seems pretty cool until you realize what’s actually going on when you use their shortener.

Not only are you getting a short link, the service provider is adding a referral code to that shortened link, so that they get commissions off sales every time you use their short link.

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Comment by Allyson Whipple on January 27, 2013 at 11:27pm

Wow, that's ridiculous. First time I'd heard of this service, and at least now I'll never have to worry about accidentally using it.

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