Ask HN: Projects that don't make you money but you're doing it out of sheer joy?

Re:Ask HN: Projects that don't make you money but you're doi... by alexkavon on Friday August 11, 2017 @02:25AM (#14987087)

Honestly there could be a better way by reaching out to other companies that work with you and form some sort of partnership agreement. Then you could give amazon "the finger" simultaneously...if you so desire.

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Re:Ask HN: Projects that don't make you money but you're doi... by m52go on Friday August 11, 2017 @10:05AM (#14989746)

There are other book vendors who've reached out to offer their affiliate programs, but I'm not sure any of them are worth it.

From the short time I was on Amazon, the lion's share of my affiliate revenue came from items other than books that were purchased using cookies that my app had set.

Without those non-book items, I would've made very, very little money (e.g., ~$5 instead of ~$300).

Books don't cost very much, but Persian rugs do! And there aren't many other booksellers out there who also sell Persian rugs...

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Re:Ask HN: Projects that don't make you money but you're doi... by imsd on Friday August 11, 2017 @03:38PM (#14993404)

One idea could be to partner with publishers and maybe 10% of the time a user opens a new tab, the book placement is sponsored. Charge based on impressions, click-throughs, or by some other arrangement.

For users, it keeps the tool free and ideally—if the sponsored placements are good—introduces them to cool new books.

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