Sorry to have a post that's a pure tech test, but I'm still trying to figure out if these links work. If you happen to have a second, I'd appreciate you letting me know if they do (or don't) work for you.
Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill
The Year of Living Biblically
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Gretchen Rubin is the best-selling writer whose book, The Happiness Project, is the account of the year she spent test-driving studies and theories about how to be happier. Here, she shares her insights to help you create your own happiness project.
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Each of these links just brins up the Amazon.com front page
Posted by: Catherine Gavin | October 28, 2007 at 12:34 PM
It's working for me.
Posted by: Natasha | October 28, 2007 at 12:37 PM
They work, but only in the page.
I read you in Google Reader and they are not links there, just blue text.
Hope this helps
Posted by: Michael | October 28, 2007 at 12:37 PM
Apparently it's just me, but I'm just getting plain, underlined text, no links.
Posted by: Ben B | October 28, 2007 at 01:03 PM
I'm on firefox (rev 1.8.1.7) on a macbook (OS 10.4.10). I can't click on the links in google reader -- they're just blue text there. When I came to your page, I can click on the links, but they take me to a search page for those books rather than the book's actual page.
Posted by: Leah | October 28, 2007 at 01:06 PM
just a link to Amazon
Posted by: no wish to be identified | October 28, 2007 at 01:12 PM
No links when I read via bloglines.
Posted by: Beany | October 28, 2007 at 01:16 PM
It's working for me.
Posted by: Thierry | October 28, 2007 at 01:19 PM
OK for me (bring up the amazon page for each book) using firefox 2.0.0.8 via bloglines v2.
Posted by: Chutters | October 28, 2007 at 01:22 PM
I'm using Firefox with a Mac - the links seem to work just fine and took me to Amazon book listing pages.... I think you've done it.
Oh, and it's ok to do a few technical test posts here and there, as long as you keep posting the other good stuff. Keep up the happy work! :0)
Posted by: Ronit | October 28, 2007 at 01:42 PM
They all work for me when I visit your website directly (Safari), but in my RSS reader they don't even show up (Vienna 2.2.0.2209 on Mac OS X 10.4.10)
Cody
Posted by: Cody | October 28, 2007 at 01:47 PM
Addendum: They don't show up *as links* in my feed reader -- they are just plain text.
Posted by: Cody | October 28, 2007 at 01:48 PM
They work for me. Using Bloglines and Firefox 2.0.0.8
Posted by: Bramble | October 28, 2007 at 01:50 PM
Not working for me. Using Bloglines, shows up as regular text
Posted by: Loralea | October 28, 2007 at 02:21 PM
Not links in bloglines, but when I go to your site they're fine.
Looks like people have multiple feed scenarios. Do you have more than one feed, some of which are including the link and some which aren't?
I'm looking (in bloglines) at the "atom.xml" feed.
Posted by: Mad William Flint | October 28, 2007 at 02:34 PM
They all worked beautifully! :)
Posted by: Roam 2 Rome | October 28, 2007 at 02:50 PM
they don't show up on rss feeds like bloglines.
Posted by: kate | October 28, 2007 at 02:53 PM
Firefox 2.0.0.8 on WinXP, using Google Reader, no links, just blue text.
Posted by: Jon | October 28, 2007 at 03:15 PM
Gretchen, No links using Bloglines or my BlogBridge RSS reader.
The links from your page go only to Amazon's search page for those particular books. The intended book is at the top of each search - but they don't link to the books themselves.
Posted by: mikeokc | October 28, 2007 at 03:17 PM
They do not work using Google Reader.
Posted by: asd | October 28, 2007 at 03:37 PM
No working links in Netvibes, but I always open up to your page and the links there, using Firefox, open to the search results pages in Amazon for each book.
Posted by: Debi | October 28, 2007 at 03:44 PM
did for me (using Firefox in XP).
Posted by: Bee | October 28, 2007 at 04:25 PM
Just blue text (no link) in Google Reader I'm afraid.
Posted by: Wibbly | October 28, 2007 at 04:33 PM
Links go to search page in amazon when reading through site. Through google reader the links cannot be clicked on. This is because the links are not just generated in the link tag but somewhere else.
However, the feeds don't include the part of the page where the link is generated so the links don't work in feed readers.
If you can't get this solved feel free to contact me with what exactly you're trying to accomplish. I'm a web developer.
Good Luck!
Posted by: Gert | October 28, 2007 at 04:51 PM
I'm using Bloglines feed-reader. There are no link in the post. Only plain text.
Posted by: Val Ann C | October 28, 2007 at 05:11 PM
As others have mentioned - they work for me from your blog page (although they go to a list of books, not the main page for the particular book). They don't show up as links from the Google RSS reader (and links from other blogs do...)
HTH!
Posted by: Matthew | October 28, 2007 at 05:59 PM
No links in Bloglines or here on the site.
Posted by: mel | October 28, 2007 at 07:15 PM
Not working for Me. They are only underlined typing on my page right now. Good luck chasing out the kinks.
Posted by: Bob | October 28, 2007 at 07:28 PM
The links look right and work just fine. I'm using the Opera browser on the MacBook.
Posted by: kjg | October 28, 2007 at 07:56 PM
How about going off Life Remix until you work out your problems..
Posted by: BM | October 28, 2007 at 09:05 PM
Showing up as blue text on Google Reader with Firefox.
Posted by: roxy | October 28, 2007 at 09:07 PM
Ok, if I'm reading this right, seems like the links work fine if you go straight to the site, but if you're using an RSS reader, much less likely.
This is the VERY SAME problem I've been having with weird formating problems -- apostrophes turning into ??? etc.
Well, I suppose this is the problem with a new technology. All these kinks aren't worked out. More and more people seem to be moving toward RSS, so it's important that the sites work as well that way as directly.
Now I'm off to Amazon support...
Thanks everyone!!!
Posted by: Gretchen Rubin | October 28, 2007 at 09:18 PM
safari, mac os 10.4.10
worked like a charm
Posted by: miep | October 28, 2007 at 10:32 PM
Sorry, I can see underlined text, but the link did not work for me (using Firefox 2.0.0.8 in XP).
I also tried using IETAB (Internet Explorer within Firefox) without luck.
Posted by: Peter P. | October 28, 2007 at 10:40 PM
Like Michael all I see is plain underlined text. I'm looking at your site in explorer.
Posted by: Nene | October 29, 2007 at 03:30 AM
using IE7 and links to amazon
Posted by: yenny | October 29, 2007 at 05:33 AM
These links only open on the Amazon pages, sometimes home page and sometimes business epuipment page.
Posted by: Ger | October 29, 2007 at 06:16 AM
The three links in this page aren't clickable in my IE browser window.
Good luck with the gremlins!
Posted by: Pippa | October 29, 2007 at 06:36 AM
When I'm on the Happiness Project home page, the links lead to the Amazon home page (not to the books themselves). When I click on the headline of the artice so I can view the comments, the links are no longer clickable at all. I'm using IE 7 (7.0.5730.11)
Posted by: phquaryn | October 29, 2007 at 09:11 AM
I found the links to be working for me - using Safari web browser
Posted by: Phill Smith | October 29, 2007 at 10:03 AM
The links only take me to the home page for Amazon.
Posted by: Michelle | October 29, 2007 at 10:12 AM
for me (with firefox 2.0.0.6 on a mac book pro) they work, but only on your page, not in my feed reader. the have the roll-over function there, but nothing happens when i click them. here on your page they work perfectly and bring me to the right amazon choice.
Posted by: bine | October 29, 2007 at 12:09 PM
Yep. They worked.
Posted by: marsha | October 29, 2007 at 01:13 PM
I use Internet Explorer v 6.0 and the links take me to my own page of Amazon, not to the indicated books.
Posted by: Cherie | October 29, 2007 at 01:23 PM
Not working for me... I'm still running IE6. Am resisting the "upgrade" because of its issues. :)
Posted by: Patsy Terrell | October 29, 2007 at 04:06 PM
I just did a reload and then tried again... it takes me to my own Amazon page, but not to those books.
Posted by: Patsy Terrell | October 29, 2007 at 04:08 PM
Links work in the post but not in my RSS reader (Bloglines). Also, as others noted, they go to the Amazon search pages and not to an individually selected product.
Posted by: Wesley | October 30, 2007 at 12:12 AM
Hi Gretchen, I'm reading the blog off your site (happiness-project.com). When I click the links, I get a new window with the Amazon home page. But no book -- just my usual recommendations.
Posted by: Sissy | October 30, 2007 at 01:43 PM
Internet explorer. No link in Bloglines or on blog page.
Posted by: Adrian | November 01, 2007 at 08:25 AM