As one of her YA titles was specifically singled out in the article, Rainfield's resulting campaign opened a flood gate of
response from authors and
readers alike who shared
personal stories of how their favorite books as teens were vital to their understanding and love of reading.
In
response I explained my reasoning, and still feel that my old disclosure policy (which explicitly mentioned Amazon Associates revenue) gave
readers the information they needed to judge any possible conflicts of interest, but I've made it even more explicit so there's no mystery as to how I make (not very much) money
from this site: Google Adsense, Amazon Associates, blog subscriptions, and
personal referral links to sites like TopCashBack (the same links anyone else gets when they open an account).