I'm in the money

Woohoo! I've made a whopping 55¢ from Amazon [1]!

It's been perhaps a year or so since I signed up to be an Amazon Associate (and I'd link to the Amazon Associate site, but there doesn't seem to be a direct link to the Amazon Associate site—go figure) and I really didn't bother much with it at the time, but when I took over The Hitchhiker's Guide Project [2] site, it was suggested (by the previous owner no less) that it would behoove me to link to the books, seeing how the film The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [3] is slated to come out Real Soon Now™.

So I went ahead and did just that.

> * Support this site—Buy from Amazon

* > * * The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

* * > * * * The Book (Book: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) [4]

* * * DVD (DVD: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) [5]

* * * VHS (VHS: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) [6]

* * * CD (as read by Douglas Adams) (CD (as read by Douglas Adams): The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) [7]

* * Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Book) [8]

* * Life, the Universe and Everything (Book) [9]

* * So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish (Book) [10]

* * Mostly Harmless (Book) [11]

* * The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy (Book) [12] (all five novels in one book)

* * Other books by Douglas Adams

* * > * * * Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agenty (Book) [13]

* * * Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul (Book) [14]

* * * The Salmon of Doubt (Book) [15]

* * * Last Chance to See (Book) [16] (with Mark Carwardine)

* * * The Deeper Meaning of Liff (Book) [17]

Starting July 20^th. And in that time, I've had (as of writing this) 1,075 unique visitors click on through to Amazon (about 33 per day). And in that time I've sold two (count 'em, two) books to Amazon.

“And which books have you sold,” you ask? Okay, you probably didn't ask, but I'll pretend you asked anyway, because the two books I've earned a commission on aren't in that list above. Nope. The two books were Finite and Infinite Games [18] by James P. Carse and (this is the real kicker I think) The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family [19] by (and this surprised me even more) Dr. Seuss.

Don't ask me how that happened. I'm not complaining (okay, I can—about the lack of sales) but still, Lady Godiva [20]? Dr. Seuss [21]?

Odd.

But still, I've made some money. So, all I need is several thousand more sales …

[1] http://www.amazon.com/

[2] http://www.hhgproject.org/

[3] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/

[4] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345391802/conmanlaborat-20

[5] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005YUNJ/conmanlaborat-20

[6] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6302665213/conmanlaborat-20

[7] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/159007257X/conmanlaborat-20

[8] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345391810/conmanlaborat-20

[9] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345391829/conmanlaborat-20