I’ve had very mixed feelings about advertising on this site and my feelings evolve over time. When I began this site in 2010, I intended to be an Amazon affiliate to help support some of the basic costs associated with maintaining the site. But, nearly as soon as I signed up to be an affiliate, Illinois passed a law making it impossible for me to do this because Amazon does not have a physical presence in the state. I do believe Amazon should do the right thing and collect sales tax rather than skirt around loopholes in the law, but the reality is that I shop a lot at Amazon (and still would even if I had to pay sales tax). This makes me feel comfortable referring people to products there (as long as they are products I actually use!). Well, the Illinois law was struck down so that means that once again, I can be an Amazon affiliate.
Another point I must make is that I am a terrible sales person. I believe that if you can find something ethically for less money, then you should be made aware of it. What this means is that you will begin seeing affiliate links to Amazon on this site, but also, at least in the case of books, you will also find a link to WorldCat (i.e., your public library).
Stephanie Medley-Rath is a sociologist and scrapbooker who studies scrapbooking and memory keeping. Scrapworthy Lives is a blog focused on her sociological analysis of scrapbooking, with a sprinkling of posts about Stephanie's own scrapbooking projects.
