Trying a new experience

I honestly don't know how many people read my blog - just a few I suppose. That's alright, there are some pretty personal things on here that I don't know if I want a great many people to know. Does that make sense? Well, while I was on Amazon.com I noticed a little buzz about Blogger now being linked to Amazon.com for the purposes of making money (I think but not positive about that). Heck, I thought, what can it hurt?

Of course I signed right up. Here is the link, I think, I hope: e-Reader Feeder

The first thing that Amazon Associates suggested that I do is write a blog to see for myself ... so I am. I'm not sure what it is supposed to accomplish but - here it is.
The second thing was to add a widget, which I did (that was incredibly easy) - I added the Amazon Search Products box so now all of my readers (all five of you!) can search amazon.com for great products. I have to tell you honestly though that I'm torn between amazon.com and bn.com. I just love to read so much that I shop for them (books) where ever I happen to be able to. And in all honesty I have discounts cards at Barnes and Noble, Books-a-Million and Borders. And it goes without saying that I have an Audible.com account as well. See, book fanatic!

I can't say to Amazon.com that this will be an exclusive "shop amazon.com" site because there are books I can find at bn.com that I can't find on amazon.com and vice-versa.

What does this mean for my blog? Well, pretty much nothing really will change with the exception that I feel I owe it to Amazon Associates now to review the books that I read to get others (all 5 of you!) to head on over to amazon.com to purchase the said just reviewed book.

*of course the current book that I'm reading, Silent Covenants: Brown V. Board of Education by Derrick Bell,  is a book off the UMW Reading List and it is soooo dry, it reminds me of a legal document or legislative draft. It's not a really thick book but it counts as two books read for Social Justice; that alone should tell you how dry it is!* 

So, let me publish this post and see what happens!