http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~adam/local/fork-books.html
this quarter. (Memo to myself: I've been extremely slack in keeping
this updated so if there's a recommendation you made that isn't up there
yet, resend me the URL and I'll add it when I get the chance...)
> From associates@amazon.com Fri Aug 7 10:34:29 1998
> To: adam@cs.caltech.edu
> Subject: Amazon.com Associates - quarterly payment report
>
> Dear Amazon.com Associate,
>
> June 30, 1998 marked the end of the 2nd calendar quarter of 1998, and
> it's time for referral fee payments to our Associates. We've just
> mailed you a check for the referral fees you've earned during the past
> quarter.
>
> This message explains how we derived the amount of your referral fee
> check and lists the qualifying books that were paid for and shipped
> from April 1, 1998 through June 30, 1998.
>
> Quarterly Referral Fees Paid
> ----------------------------
>
> Store name: FoRK Recommended Reading
> Store ID: forkrecommendedr
>
> Total shipped to customer this quarter: 1863.34
> Referral fee this quarter: 171.56
> Credit referral fee previous quarter: 0.00
> Total Referral fee: 171.56
>
> From April 1st, 1998 to June 30th, 1998
>
> Individually Linked Books that, on the date of order, are listed in our
> catalog at 10% to 30% off the publisher's list price and that are added
> to the customer's shopping basket directly from the page that results from
> following the hypertext link to the Individually Linked Book
>
> ASIN Title Amount
> ---- ----- ------
> 0060607343 Everyday Zen : Love and Work 10.40
> 0060926910 An Intimate History of Humanity 12.80
> 0060926910 An Intimate History of Humanity 25.60
> 0079136575 Java Certification for Programmers an 38.47
> 0136168221 Designing Xml Internet Applications 35.96
> 0136168221 Designing Xml Internet Applications ( 35.96
> 020141998X Cascading Style Sheets : Designing fo 23.96
> 0201600196 BUGS in Writing: A Guide to Debugging 15.96
> 0201633612 Design Patterns : Elements of Reusabl 34.97
> 0312169493 The Night Is Large : Collected Essays 14.36
> 0345373162 A History of Knowledge : Past, Presen 10.36
> 0385319460 Fermat's Last Theorem : Unlocking the 7.96
> 0393316041 'Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!' 11.16
> 0395489326 Lord of the Rings : The Return of the 45.50
> 0471197130 AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, A 27.99
> 0486227464 Confucius : Confucian Analects, the G 11.96
> 0553572407 Interface 5.20
> 0609803115 Seinfeld : The Totally Unauthorized T 11.20
> 0691042691 The Ultimate Resource 2 24.50
> 0691042691 The Ultimate Resource 2 24.50
> 0764502980 Cobol for Dummies (For Dummies) 23.99
> 0786883448 Good Will Hunting : A Screenplay 8.76
> 0787111813 The Mile High Club : First Class All 16.07
> 0787902861 Trust in the Balance : Building Succe 122.50
> 1556159390 The Microsoft Manual of Style for Tec 19.96
> 155828592X Xml : A Primer 39.98
> 1565923499 Xml : Principles, Tools, and Techniqu 47.92
> 1568303556 Html Studio Skills 28.00
> 1575213346 Presenting Xml 19.99
> 1575213346 Presenting Xml 19.99
> 188886902X The Medium Is the Message: An Invento 7.96
> --------
> Total shipped: 783.89
> Referral fee (at 15%): 117.58
>
>
> From April 1st, 1998 to June 30th, 1998
>
> Other Qualifying Products
>
> ASIN Title Amount
> ---- ----- ------
> 0029044561 The Antitrust Paradox : A Policy at W 19.95
> 0060809841 Brave New World Revisited 4.80
> 0131038052 Artificial Intelligence : A Modern Ap 67.00
> 0131404938 Wireless and Satellite Telecommunicat 83.50
> 0132590115 The Essential Guide to Telecommunicat 23.96
> 0135399254 Design and Validation of Computer Pro 62.25
> 0136168221 Designing Xml Internet Applications ( 35.96
> 0140157352 Getting to Yes : Negotiating Agreemen 10.36
> 0192800221 The Oxford Dictionary of Art (Oxford 15.96
> 0195095995 At Home in the Universe : The Search 35.00
> 0201889544 The C++ Programming Language 35.96
> 0201924889 Effective C++ : 50 Specific Ways to I 39.95
> 0226452689 Half-Truths and One-And-A-Half Truths 11.95
> 0380012863 Jonathan Livingston Seagull : A Story 4.79
> 0385468210 Swimming for Total Fitness : A Progre 14.36
> 0393040178 The Wealth and Poverty of Nations : W 21.00
> 0393959465 Herodotus : The Histories : New Trans 13.25
> 0440111498 Cat's Cradle 5.59
> 0440127793 Galapagos 5.59
> 044012929X God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearl 5.59
> 0440180295 Slaughterhouse Five or the Children's 5.59
> 0471117099 Applied Cryptography : Protocols, Alg 39.96
> 047124578X Client/Server Programming with Java a 39.99
> 060960077X The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents 11.87
> 0684845903 The Unemotional Investor : Simple Sys 14.70
> 0688060692 Guidebook to Zen and the Art of Motor 11.16
> 0767901878 The Hungry Spirit : Beyond Capitalism 25.00
> 0849385237 Handbook of Applied Cryptography (CRC 84.95
> 0887308872 The Gorilla Game : An Investor's Guid 15.60
> 0890067813 The Satellite Communication Applicati 79.00
> 0919616224 Truisms and Essays 25.00
> 1556154844 Code Complete : A Practical Handbook 28.00
> 155828592X Xml : A Primer 79.96
> 1573980331 Packet Communication (Underground Tec 39.95
> B000000OEI Crimson Tide 12.99
> B000002HDV Transient Random-Noise Bursts With An 11.49
> B000002HG2 Mars Audiac Quintet 11.49
> B000002HK2 Emperor Tomato Ketchup 12.99
> B000002MFN Erotica 12.99
> --------
> Total shipped: 1079.45
> Referral fee (at 5%): 53.97
>
> ------
> Thanks again for participating in the Amazon.com Associates Program,
> and have a great next quarter!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Tom Schonhoff
> Amazon.com Associates Program
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If I'm right about this, I could save a man's life. Do you know what
that would do for my book sales?
-- Scream