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Personally, I think its brilliant. Even though it was a bit of a hassle, I still signed up and gave them my information because I was enticed by the promotion. Now they have my information and I am more likely to buy from OReilly because I already have an account setup with them.

Eh, I felt that way too, but it's just how they fit it into the existing system, which with them being a publisher is likely some ancient behemoth. So hey, a no-cost, no-DRM, multi-format book!

To be fair, it's one click on Amazon, 2 on Bn.com, free on both sites. Chances are, you won't have to fill out anything if you've purchased from either before.

It's nice though too because now it's right there along with all of my other ebook purchases, so I can re-download it easily.