Amazon URLs (was: NLP followup)

[Dave Cross]

Quoting Dave Cross <dave at dave.org.uk>:

> Quoting "Ismail, Rafiq \(IT\)" <Rafiq.Ismail at MorganStanley.com>:
>
>> How about:
>> http://www.amazon.com/Grow-Up-Nina-Laden/dp/0811837610/ref=pd_bbs_3/103-
>> 4100613-4499858?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194960854&sr=8-3
>
> A little tip. Amazon like to make their URLs as long as pointless as
> possible. Most of the rubbish in an Amazon URL can safely be removed.
>
>   http://www.amazon.com/Grow-Up-Nina-Laden/dp/0811837610
>
> Or even better
>
>   http://www.amazon.com/Grow-Up-Nina-Laden/dp/0811837610

That second one should be

   http://www.amazon.com/dp/0811837610

Dave...