Jason Schramm registered the domain KindleReport.com a while ago to report on Amazon"s ebook, the Kindle*. Jason also has an Amazon affiliate (aka Amazon Associates) account, which makes him some spare change when people buy Amazon stuff through his site. Sounds like Jason is a double-win for Amazon -- he provides a Kindle resource and also sells Amazon stuff. Right? Not quite, according to Amazon"s lawyers. They sent Jason the following letter signed with "Amazon.com Account Specialist":
It has recently come to our attention that you are using a domain name in our Associates Program that contains a variation and/or misspelling of the name KINDLE, including but not limited to KINDLEREPORT.COM. Please note that we do not allow anyone ...
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