The Official Amazon Associates Blog

Earn 6% on Amazon Gift Cards, Just in Time for Back to School

Help send your favorite scholar off to school with an Amazon.com Gift Card – and earn 6 percent referral fees on qualifying Amazon.com Gift Card purchases. Your readers can choose from two Back to School designs aimed at school kids and college students, and can e-mail or print them for immediate delivery, or schedule up to a year in advance.

There are 3 easy ways your readers can give Amazon.com Gift Cards to their favorite students:

1) E-mail a personalized gift card for immediate delivery.
2) Print a personalized gift card on your own printer. (Remember to have your credit card handy when you're ready to print).
3) Schedule an e-mail gift card up to 12 months in advance.

Build Links & Earn Money
To link to the Gift Card page and earn referral fees on subsequent qualifying purchases, use the following link format replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00067L6TQ/?tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

We also have Amazon.com Gift Card Banners available to you in Associates Central.

Also, did you know you can get paid in Amazon.com Gift Cards? Take yourself shopping on Amazon.com (and avoid check processing fees) when you receive your referral fees as an Amazon.com Gift Card! Simply go to your "Account Settings" in Associates Central and change your payment method.

Promote Pet Goods with Amazon in August

Happy summer! Amazon continues to offer a broad selection of brands found in specialty pet stores for low prices. Amazon has an expansive range of pet products from carriers and crates, to food and treats, to health care supplies and more.

Below are just a few of the featured programs we wanted to share with you to help boost your referral fees. Remember, you can earn up to 8.5% for all qualified purchases of Amazon pet products!

Amazon Pet Products: New Banner Ads

We are pleased to showcase a new set of banner ads that you can use to promote Amazon’s broad selection of pet products. It's easy to advertise Amazon products by using our high-impact graphical banners. When you add these banners to your web page and visitors click on them from your page, you can earn up to 8.5% on all qualified purchases made during their shopping sessions.

- Many standard banner sizes and shapes available.
- Easy to add.
- Add Banners Now.

Build Links & Earn Money – Amazon Pet Store gets a face lift

Are visitors to your website interested in a specific type of pet? As the Amazon’s selection of pet products has increased, we have made it easier to locate the products for a specific type of pet.

To link directly to the promotions mentioned above and earn referral fees on subsequent qualifying purchases, copy the link format replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID:

Dogs: http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=492846011%2C12923371&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Cats: http://www.amazon.com/b/?ie=UTF8&node=492845011%2C12923371&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Fish & Aquatic Pets: http://www.amazon.com/b/?ie=UTF8&node=492847011%2C12923371&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Birds: http://www.amazon.com/b/?ie=UTF8&node=492840011%2C12923371&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Small Animals: http://www.amazon.com/b/?ie=UTF8&node=492874011%2C12923371&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Also, save 30% on pet toys right now. From dogs to birds, all pets love to play. Save up to 30% everyday on our top-selling pet toys:

Pet Toys: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000409631&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Top Deals in Pet Products

Display the hottest deals from Amazon on your web page with the Deals Widget. You can narrow your selection by choosing “Pet Supplies” within “Home and Garden.” Start by selecting the widget size and the type of deals to display. Learn more.

To create a Pets Products Top Deals Widget, select “Deals by Category” with the following category selection: All Categories --> Home & Garden --> Pet supplies.

Amazon Movies & TV Sales: Art House, International DVDs, and Blu-ray

The Amazon Movies & TV Team is offering several special sales during the month of August.
First is our Art House & International Sale with DVDs as low as $5.99, from Aug. 3 through Aug 31, 2009, while supplies last.

To link directly to the Art House & International Sale page and earn referral fees on the subsequent qualifying purchases, use the following link format, replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID:

http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=672574011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Next is a great opportunity to build your Blu-ray collections with our Blu-ray 2 for 1 Sale. From Aug. 11 through Aug. 21, 2009 if you buy 2 Blu-ray discs from the sale selection you get one additional free Blu-ray disc while supplies last:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000413281&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

We are also celebrating our friends across the pond with savings of up to 50% off British TV & Movies on DVD. Sale dates are Aug. 4 – Sept. 1, 2009, while supplies last:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000193711&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

And finally we are offering up to 60% off DVDs of our favorite funny TV families from July 28 through Aug. 17, 2009, while supplies last:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000404741&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

And as always we have great everyday savings on new TV and Movies releasing on DVD and Blu-ray. This month’s offerings include I Love You, Man, Gossip Girl: The Complete Second Season, Flight of the Conchords: The Complete Second Season, Hannah Montana The Movie and many more:

http://www.amazon.com/b/?&node=404332&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

And we have NEW DVD Banners available to you in Associates Central, so check them out.
Take advantage of these limited time promotions, but please be sure to remove the links at or before the conclusion of each event (11:59:59 pm Pacific on the day each promotion expires). We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate or modify the promotions described here.

Amazon Associates to attend Affiliate Summit Aug 9-11, 2009

Amazon Associates will be attending the Affiliate Summit East Conference (affiliatesummit.com) in New York from August 9-11.  We will be holding a table at the Meet Market on Sunday, Aug. 9, where two representatives will be available to help answer your questions. 

In addition to the table, we will be leading a session called “How to Monetize Your Site with Widgets” on Monday, Aug. 10 at 11:30am.  This presentation will discuss how to enhance your site using various widgets, what works and what doesn’t, and how effective different widgets may be on your site.  Please stop by and say hello!

Extra 20 to 50% Off Clearance Pumps and Flats

From now until Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, take advantage of big savings in flats and pumps. Choose from hundreds of brands and save an extra 20 to 50% on the best pumps and flats from Nine West, Clarks, Jessica Simpson and more.

To link directly to this page and earn referral fees on subsequent qualifying purchases, copy the link format below replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID:

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&node=672123011&sort=-launch-date&keywords=extraonpumpsandflats&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

New Deals for Back to School

School shopping is starting to heat up and so are the deals at Amazon. Students of all ages (and their parents) will find new savings now at the Back-to-School and College pages, including:

•    A 16-inch Toshiba laptop for just $649.99
•    A stock up and save promotion on Study Snacks
•    $10 off select denim orders over $50

Plus, new stores devoted to Bags and Backpacks and Backpack Bundles Prefilled with School Supplies and Learning Tools make it easy to find the perfect pack. They'll also want to check out Amazon's Office Products Store which offers school shopping by grade and the Textbook Store which offers everyday low prices: up to 30% off new and up to 90% off used textbooks.

Build Links & Earn Money

To link directly to these promotional pages and earn referral fees on subsequent qualifying purchases, copy the link formats below replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID:

College Essentials: http://www.amazon.com/b/?&node=668781011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Back-to-School Savings: http://www.amazon.com/b/?&node=1065840&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Toshiba Laptop: http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-A505-S6973-16-0-Inch-Laptop/dp/B002BDU8TW?tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Study Snacks: http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=235692011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

$10 off select denim orders: http://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Savings-Apparel/b/?ie=UTF8&node=291195011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Bags and Backpacks: http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=2053609011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Backpack Bundles: http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html/?node=1297489011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

School Shopping by Grade: http://www.amazon.com/b/?ie=UTF8&node=1259269011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Textbook Store: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/465600?tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

We have also created new Back to School Banners available to you in Associates Central.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard now available for preorder

Beginning July 31, 2009,  Mac OS X Snow Leopard will be available for preorder exclusively at Amazon.com.  Current Mac OS 10.5 Leopard users are eligible to upgrade to Snow Leopard at the very low price of $29.

Snow Leopard is a truly exciting addition to the Mac OS X line, with half the footprint of previous versions, great new features in Expose & Stacks, quicker Time Machine backup, and faster wireless network interaction.  It’s the world’s most advanced operating system, finely tuned.  Releasing in September 2009, your customers will be able to preorder Snow Leopard only at Amazon.com.

Build Links & Make Money
Amazon Associates are eligible to earn up to 8.5% on all qualifying purchases of Snow Leopard. There is no limit on the number of items on which referral fees are earned.
To link directly to the Snow Leopard landing page and earn referral fees on subsequent qualifying purchases, just copy the following link format, replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID: 

 http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000410511&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

We have also created Snow Leopard Preorder banners available to you in Associates Central, including those shown below:

 

Save up to $199 on Waterslides

Amazon.com Toys is offering hot savings on everything needed for outdoor fun, including waterslides, water toys, and games.  Let your readers know they can enjoy summer savings on our selection of outdoor toys and save up to $199 on waterslides, as well as up to 40% on outdoor and water toys.

Also, don’t forget to visit our Toys Outlet every week for newly discounted toys and games.

Build Links and Make Money

To link directly to these pages and earn referral fees on subsequent qualifying purchases, copy the link formats below replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID:

Outdoor Fun:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000376141&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Toys Outlet:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/?rh=n%3A165793011%2Cn%3A!241200011%2Cn%3A!251272011%2Cn%3A1259521011&bbn=1259521011&ie=UTF8&qid=1248813318&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Invitation to Hawaii Associates to Re-Enroll in the Amazon Associates Program

Earlier this month, Governor Linda Lingle vetoed the unconstitutional tax collection scheme passed by the Hawaii legislature in HB 1405. Because the effective date of that bill preceded both her veto and the legislature's veto override session, we had little choice but to end our advertising relationships with all Hawaii-based participants in the Amazon Associates Program. Now that the override session is over, and the legislature did not override Governor Lingle's veto of HB 1405, we would like to invite all Hawaii Associates whose accounts were closed due to the pending legislation to re-enroll in the Associates Program.

To do so, please click here. When asked to sign in, please use the same account username and password that were previously associated with your Associates account. To make your return to the Program as seamless as possible, when you re-enroll, your account information (login, store-ID, etc.) will be the same as it was prior to termination. For further information about re-enrollment, please click here for FAQs.

We appreciate your patience during this time and hope that you will re-enroll in the Associates Program. We look forward to working with you and other Hawaii-based Associates again.

Introducing the Computer Accessories & Peripherals Store

We would like to invite you to visit our newest electronics page, the Computer Accessories & Peripherals Store. Show your readers our new one-stop shop for all of their computer product needs—the best prices on webcams, mice, external hard drives, laptop stands, keyboards, speakers, and more.

Netbooks, desktops, laptops — we’ve got the products that every computer needs. Check out all the great deals on Amazon.com.

To link directly to these deals and earn referral fees on subsequent qualified purchases, copy the link formats below replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID:

Computer Accessories & Peripherals Store: http://www.amazon.com/b/?&node=172456&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Computers & Accessories Bestsellers: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/541966?tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Computers & Accessories Outlet: Sort by "Computers and Accessories"- http://www.amazon.com/b/?&node=301793&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Today’s Deals: Computers: http://www.amazon.com/Deals-Computers/b?ie=UTF8&node=759498&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

We also have Computers and Accessories banners available to you in Associates Central.