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Amazon Unbox on Tivo

A few weeks ago we posted that Associates can now earn 10% in referral fees (up to $1.50 per item) on Amazon Unbox Video Downloads.  Now there is a new way to earn 10% in referral fees--refer your site visitors to purchase or rent Unbox videos so the videos can be downloaded and played back on their Tivo DVRs.

After a simple one-time registration process to link their TiVo and Amazon.com accounts, TiVo users will be able to select a TiVo DVR as a RemoteLoad™ download destination for each purchase or rental.  In addition, if you register your Tivo DVR for Unbox on TiVo by April 30th you can receive $15 in free videos. 

Because the videos are still purchased on the Amazon.com website, this represents a great way for Associates to take advantage of the large number of Tivo DVRs already in use.  To learn more about these great offers, please visit our Unbox on Tivo page.

Download Unbox on Tivo graphics today from Associates Central, or begin supplementing your DVD recommendations with links to Unbox videos!

-Sean, Associates Program Marketing Manager

Super Bowl Fan Gear Promotion

With all of the hoopla surrounding the Super Bowl, our Sporting Apparel team wanted to make you aware of a great promotion.

You might not be Manning or Urlacher, but you can still gear up with NFL Fan Gear and official Super Bowl merchandise on Amazon.com. Spend $50 with FansEdge, Champs, or Eastbay on Amazon and get Free Shipping now through February 11, 2007!

Oh, and at the risk of alientating our invaluable Indiana-based Associates and all of my Seattle co-workers, GO BEARS!

- Sean, Amazon Associates Product Marketing Manager

Unbox Video Downloads

The Associates program is excited to announce that Associates can now earn 10% in referral fees on Unbox Video Downloads!

What is Unbox?

Amazon Unbox allows you and your site visitors to purchase or rent your favorite movies and TV shows to download and watch on your PC – all in DVD quality. Amazon Unbox even stores all of your purchased videos in Your Media Library for re-download, so your videos don’t have to take up all your hard drive space.

High-quality video downloads are the next big thing and Amazon Associates can be a part of this exciting innovation.

If you are interested in trying out Amazon Unbox for yourself, you can download a TV show for free with the purchase of any DVD from Amazon.com.

Earnings

Associates are eligible to earn 10%, 1.5% above the highest earnings tier, on all Unbox referrals (up to $1.50 per item). There is no limit to the number of items on which referral fees are earned.

Building Links

Building links to Amazon Unbox downloads is no different than other products on Amazon.com. To build a Product Link, simply visit the Product Links page in Associates Central and select "Unbox Video Downloads" in the search menu. We have also made general Unbox banner graphics available to you in Associates Central.

Just as with other ASINs you can also use the format below to build links directly to Unbox products. Simply substitute the corresponding Unbox ASIN for "B000LEIOOY" and your Associates ID for "assocblog-20."

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LEIOOY/?tag=assocblog-20

Learning More

To learn more about Unbox, please visit the FAQ.

Questions or comments?

Join us on the Associates discussion boards!

Woody
Associates Tech Product & Program Manager

Amazon.com Magazines Promo

The Amazon.com Magazines category has just started a limited-time, unprecedented sale event in the Magazines store.

Here are the details you can pass on to your site visitors:

• Over 500 magazine subscriptions on Amazon.com will come with a bonus $5 coupon code.
• The magazines featured are many of our top-selling titles such as O: The Oprah Magazine, People, Wired, Lucky, and Mental Floss.
• Your site visitors will receive a $5 code for each magazine title they purchase. So, the more they buy, the more $5 codes they will receive!  Each code will be redeemable on a future Amazon.com purchase.
• This offer is only available to customers who purchase the magazines featured here from November 15, 2006 – January 15, 2007.

To assist you in driving traffic to the Magazines store current Associates may download banner graphics from Associates Central.

Toys Promotion

The Amazon.com Toys team is getting a head start on the holidays, and they're hoping you will join them!  Between now and November 12th, when your site visitors spend $100 on Toys at Amazon.com they will receive a $20 gift certificate that can be used on any Amazon.com order placed in the month of December.

 

As Darth Tater can attest, the Toys store has a huge selection of the holiday season's hottest products.  If you would like some ideas on what products to feature on your site, check out the Kids Gift Guides.  Or pop over to our discussion boards to discuss with other Associates how they are ramping up for the holiday season.