Thoughts on the new additions to the website?

Believe it or not, people have asked me in the past to give links out to some of my preferred vendors for things like books, gear, and other photography-related items. Since I don’t like to single out vendors usually, I’ll tell people to find the best deal nearest them so that they don’t have to pay for shipping things too far. I did notice when pricing some things recently through one of my preferred vendors though – that it was not the cheapest (which is what I was used to).  So I did a little research on a few products typical for a person like myself – that likes gadgets, understands that you often get what you pay for, but with the realization that the market is much more competitive now, and things may have changed.

Sure enough – it was more expensive on every count.  Boy was I shocked when Amazon was the lowest by comparison.  For the same product!  So, I am actually coming out and saying that my new preferred vendor for tech things like gear, books, and gadgets, Amazon is ruling the roost these days.  So much so, that I even created a widget for some of my own favorite products to include in the sidebar.  My concern though is whether people think it’s in their face – or are you blind to sidebar “ads”?  The reason for the quotes is because I think I am sometimes blind to these things too…the fancy splashy colors or changes that appear and change on my favorite reads either are blind to me, or I am not even seeing them because I get the feed.

So – couldn’t help but wonder – has anyone even seen the new Amazon recommended readings?  Were you “blind” to it?  Or do you pick things up through the feed?  I promise a better post is coming later today with the podcast and some great photography goodness for the weekend, but wanted to put this out there for some reader feedback.  Have a great day and there’s more tk…

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