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Re:Ask HN: Similar Books like “Raytracing in one Weekend” by Tomte on Saturday December 17, 2022 @09:10AM (#34027870)
There seem to be many ripoffs on Amazon. Just a quick search yielded this:

https://www.amazon.de/Crafting-Interpreters-Paperback-BOB/dp...

https://www.amazon.de/Crafting-Interpreters-Tracy-Shep/dp/B0...

https://www.amazon.de/Crafting-Interpreters-Steven-Billups/d...

Have you already tried getting Amazon to remove them and failed?

Re:Ask HN: Similar Books like “Raytracing in one Weekend” by munificent on Saturday December 17, 2022 @04:31PM (#34032455)
These things pop up like whack-a-mole. I went ahead and reported them.

In general, customers seem to be pretty good at distinguishing garbage on Amazon from the real deal, and my actual listing has enough reviews that it clearly stannds out as the one they want.

Thanks for letting me know.

Re:Ask HN: Similar Books like “Raytracing in one Weekend” by augunrik on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @02:19AM (#34062675)
Personally I often go to Amazon to find things, google the author and check on the HP on how to buy the book with the least amount of "tax" for the author. Added benefit: you get formats outside of walled gardens!
Re:Ask HN: Similar Books like “Raytracing in one Weekend” by sassy_quat on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @02:39AM (#34062804)
Dubious about the value of these conceits, it may be imperfect, though autobiographies are not popular.