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Maybe I'm wrong but it looks like Andrew is taking an old interview, converting it into an eBook, adding the interviewee as an "author", and selling it?

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If it wasn't with PG's explicit consent, this would be rather dishonest. If that panned out I'd be very wary about conducting an interview with Andrew..

I'm probably being overly cynical, but I'd love to see either Mr. Warner or PG clarify that separate permission was granted for this ;(

I'm sure he asked PG for permission.

Hyperink, the publisher, is a YC company, which may have been part of PG's incentive for doing it.

You're probably right, and I certainly hope so. I respect Andrew. He generally does decent interviews, and I think he's likely a good guy over all.

I do think he tends to push the boundries of what's socially acceptable somewhat, which is why I'm questioning. I'm sure I just have a somewhat cynical perspective, forgive me.

I'd still love to see it stated on-the-record, as it were, however.

I bought the book for Kindle and it's just an interview. Since the publisher is a YC company and Andrew is a cool guy, I don't feel bad giving up $5 for this.

What would Andrew have to gain by doing anything shifty here? Nothing.

His reputation in this business is worth way more than he could ever generate selling an e-book.

I respect Andrew's work enough to know he did his diligence before-hand. Namely, working with and having PG's permission.

It's fine with me.

Thanks for clarifying. I should probably have assumed things were OK, rather than thinking negatively.

Just took a quick look at the comments on Amazon and the book seems to be a disappointment for most, mostly due to the editing. So, why are you fine with this? If anything, this book seems to devalue your brand.

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