Barnes and Noble snubs Lynx users

[Jerry Kuntz]

Dana Noonan wrote:
> 
> There is a trick that will make the Barnes & Noble site quite
> readable via Lynx.
> 
> I accessed the site via Netscape and grabbed the URL
> http://www.barnesandnoble.com/index.asp?userid=****** (see note)
> and then opened my Vax Lynx and it worked perfectly. I could
> even read the forums.
> 
> (Note: ******* I'm not including the userid since it's my cookie and
> I'm stuck with it!)
> 
> I would suggest that you make a link to the site
> with a set userid for your users to access it from Lynx.
> Do not use your own userid!
> 
> Better yet link to specific pages like bestsellers etc.
> 
> I agree that sites like B&N should be more Lynx friendly.
> I don't know why they can't set up a guest userid for
> public libraries that offer Lynx access.
> 
> Dana Noonan
> Metronet
> http://www.metronet.lib.mn.us/
> 
Thanks Dana! That's works. Sheesh, does access boil down to
cookie-tracking ability now? BTW, I don't want to give the impression
that our member libraries actually order things via B&N. Their interest
is in their book catalog (like Amazon.com--the poor man's BIP) and in
their book publicity material.
				Jerry Kuntz
				Ramapo Catskill Library System
				jkuntz at rcls.org