Books about online communities... has anyone read these?

**Soliloquy** · 09-20-2008, 09:06 PM

Amazon (Thumbnails)
Amazon (Thumbnails)

Amazon (Thumbnails)
Amazon (Thumbnails)

Amazon (Thumbnails)
Amazon (Thumbnails)

any other good ones I missed, or opinions on the above?

**Caddyman** · 09-21-2008, 07:25 AM

we talked about patricks here

Patrick O'Keefe - Managing Online Forums

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-21-2008, 09:32 AM

like Caddy said, we've talked about these type of books, please reply to the thread started already if you want to further discuses things

btw.. are those affiliate links? they all have the same URL in the = sign.. if so, that's a no no

**Soliloquy** · 09-21-2008, 09:39 AM

I didn't add any affiliate links, you've got something installed here to format them

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-21-2008, 09:56 AM

I see, your right
I don't see what that ref= stuff is?
is anyone an amazon affiliate, maybe they can chime in

**Soliloquy** · 09-21-2008, 10:01 AM

Maybe whatever mod you've got formatting them has their affiliate id in there by default? I had assumed it would be your affiliate id if you had a mod to format them...

**ArnyVee** · 09-22-2008, 05:20 AM

That is someone's affiliate ID. Not sure where it's coming from, but mine is =waldisbo-20 or something like that. So, that ending piece of the url/code is the indicator of who it is.

**Rocket 442** · 09-22-2008, 06:42 AM

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THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT AME
Here's a few FYIs about some of definitions available and some tips and tricks with regard to the AME modification itself.

Amazon (Thumbnails) and (Links): The Thumbnail version of the Amazon Links was created by nevetS of this forum. To work in your own affiliate ID, look for the instances of the tag= and replace the following id with your own.

Examples: tag=stopmomstop-20 | tag=citofgamonlco-20

Amazon Thumb1.jpg Amazon Thumb2.jpg

As noted above, you don't want Thumbnail and Links turned on at the same time, which is why I have them both in the Master XML, but one of them set to off.

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-22-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocket 442

oh, thanks man
guess I have to sign up with amazon then

fixed and the thread has been replaced

**Soliloquy** · 09-22-2008, 01:23 PM

dynamic Amazon links is on my list of must-have mods, you never know when someone will want to talk about a book

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-22-2008, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Soliloquy

dynamic Amazon links is on my list of must-have mods, you never know when someone will want to talk about a book

yup, I had never looked into it

**Soliloquy** · 09-22-2008, 01:35 PM

hie thee to Amazon then! I'm surprised you're not already signed up.. I can't say Amazon links have ever earned me much but every little bit helps.. And people are more willing to buy a book if their friends are talking about it.

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-22-2008, 01:53 PM

I just never thought about signing up, I just did though and added my ID

so feel free to post more good books everyone :p

**Caddyman** · 09-22-2008, 01:54 PM

lol, good stuff brandon, post up the books people, daddy needs some new shoes

**Patrick** · 09-23-2008, 02:18 PM

Hey all,

At the risk of bringing the thread back on topic (

, just kidding), I just wanted to say thank you for your interest in my book, Soliloquy. If you have any questions about it, please do not hesitate to ask.

Thanks,

Patrick

**Caddyman** · 09-23-2008, 04:59 PM

nice of you to stop back by Patrick, how has the book been selling? getting any feedback yet we might check out?

**Soliloquy** · 09-23-2008, 05:14 PM

Patrick, I hope to win a copy and then I'll be happy to post again about it

While I have your attention though, does your publisher know about BookShare.org? I'd love to be able to read this in a digital format, and so would many other people with disabilities

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Bookshare.org believes that people with print disabilities deserve the same ease of access to books and periodicals that people without disabilities enjoy. The Bookshare.org library provides print disabled people in the United States with legal access to over 41,000 books and 150 periodicals that are converted to Braille, large print or digital formats for text to speech.

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**Patrick** · 09-23-2008, 05:44 PM

Thanks for the replies.

Candyman,

I appreciate the kindness. The book has been selling fairly well, from what I can tell. I actually received my first sales statement today, but I am not 100% sure how to read it. :lol: It looks good, though.

What sort of feedback would you be interested in?

Soliloquy,

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll see what I can do.

Thanks again,

Patrick

**Caddyman** · 09-23-2008, 05:52 PM

i was just asking like have you gotten any feedback from buyers or is there a comment or review section where it is for sale online where people can post what they think about the book or how ithas helped them?

**Soliloquy** · 09-23-2008, 05:56 PM

Great Patrick, let me know what they say. Thanks

**Patrick** · 09-23-2008, 06:44 PM

Thanks for the replies.

No problem.

Caddyman (I apologize for calling you Candyman, lol),

No problem, just wanted to make sure.

We've been blessed to have a lot of great reviews!

I keep track of them on the book website: Reviews - Managing Online Forums

People have been posting reviews on Amazon.com, as well: Amazon.com: Managing Online Forums: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Run Successful Community Discussion Boards: Patrick O'Keefe: Books

Thanks,

Patrick

**Soliloquy** · 09-23-2008, 06:51 PM

Good looking web site Patrick, but is that phpBB you're running? *gasp*

**Patrick** · 09-23-2008, 07:05 PM

Thanks for the kind words, and yes, I've used phpBB for a long time. I operate the largest unofficial resource dedicated to the software. I'm a big believer in choice and respect of choice, when it comes to things like that. One question I get asked a lot is what is the best community or forum software. My answer is always that there is no best, that there is only the best for you and there are any number of viable choices out there, like vBulletin, phpBB, Vanilla, bbPress, Invision, SMF and more. Use what you like and let it rock, that's what I say.

Thanks,

Patrick

**Soliloquy** · 09-23-2008, 07:36 PM

not knocking phpBB (I still use it on several sites where it doesn't make sense to buy vB), just joking around

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-23-2008, 09:06 PM

Patrick is being modest, phpBBHacks.com - phpBB hacks, mods, templates, styles, downloads, support and much more! is simply an awesome and IMHO the best resource for phpbb users

I had never gone to phpbb.com and actually didn't even know they had a forum attached for a year after using phpbb

**Caddyman** · 09-24-2008, 03:05 AM

well that phpbb site is blocked by websense for "web hosting" but i could use my quote time to view it, that IS a nice looking site!

and Patrick, it's ok with the Candyman, i get that a lot...

**Patrick** · 09-24-2008, 05:23 AM

Thanks for the kind words, Brandon and Caddyman (as well as the understanding on the name typo

). I really appreciate it.

Patrick

**Soliloquy** · 09-24-2008, 06:28 AM

I've gotten many goodies for my phpbb forums from your site Patrick, thank you for providing it

**Patrick** · 09-24-2008, 08:18 PM

Happy to hear that.

I appreciate the kind words.

Patrick

**Rocket 442** · 09-24-2008, 08:29 PM

Back when I had a phpBB forum (3 or 4 years ago) I was always on phpBBhacks. Most of the time it was from me messing up my forums trying to install modifications, haha.