I got another PM today about how to make a buy now link. here is the code to make a buy now/add to cart link.
Code:
<a href="' . zen_href_link( $_GET['main_page'], 'products_id=' . $product_id .'&action=buy_now') . '">' . zen_image_button(BUTTON_IMAGE_BUY_NOW, BUTTON_BUY_NOW_ALT) . '</a>
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