The Official Amazon Associates Blog

Earn 10% on Diapers, Wipes, and Formula

Starting tomorrow, on all qualifying purchases of select Diapers, Wipes, and Formula sold by Amazon in our Diapers Store that are completed in the month of April 2010, Amazon Associates can earn a 10% advertising fee!

Amazon offers new parents the easiest way to buy baby essentials and save with:

•    Free 2-Day Shipping on all diapers, wipes, and formula sold by Amazon

•    An additional 15% savings through Subscribe & Save, our auto-delivery program

•    Favorite brands like Pampers, Seventh Generation, Huggies, and Similac

Build Links & Earn Money
To link directly to the Diapers Store and earn advertising fees on subsequent qualifying purchases, copy the link format replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID: 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000491591&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

We have also created several Diapers Banners available to you in Associates Central, like this shown here: 

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Introducing New Amazon Homepage Rotating Banner Campaign

We introduced a new revenue opportunity through the creation of Rotating Banner Campaigns last winter and have now added a new Rotating Banner Campaign for you to put on your site. It is available to you in three standard sizes.

As a reminder, Rotating Banner Campaigns allow multiple banner ads to rotate within the same placement on your pages. Amazon will optimize these banners to ensure the best performing creatives get more visibility. This means that you can install banners that will give your viewers fresh and engaging content by displaying multiple creative assets without added manual effort from you.

Amazon Homepage: New Addition to Rotating Banner Campaigns
We're excited to share the latest Rotating Banner Campaign- generic Amazon Homepage banners. These banners are not category specific, so it can be relevant to almost anything on your site. Here is an example of what they look like:  

These have been added to the two initial campaigns that currently exist: Electronics, and Music & Entertainment. 

Banners included in the Rotating Banner Campaigns each have proven historical performance and over time, we will optimize the performance of these campaigns by rotating in new creative to drive the best results for your site — helping to drive clicks and referral fees.

How can I get started?
Placing a Rotating Banner Campaign on your site is no different than publishing our existing banners. Browse through the banner sets and sizes, and choose one you’d like to use. Simply select one Rotating Banner Campaign and the banners within each set will refresh with a different creative. 

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Amazon Movies & TV Spring Promotions

Amazon Movies & TV is pleased to announce our Spotlight Deals Event which will run from March 9 through April 5, 2010, while supplies last. This event will feature select DVDs and Blu-ray discs with savings of up to 56% off, including:

• Over 200 Classic TV DVDs including I Love Lucy, M*A*S*H, Three’s Company, Saturday Night Live, and more.
• Over 350 kids & family DVDs and Blu-ray discs just in time for Easter gift-giving with many items under $7.49.
• Over 500 TV shows including Food Network favorites, Disney hits, and more.

To link directly to this Deals Event and earn advertising 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=12917411&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

And as always, Amazon DVD has everyday savings on TV and Movies new releases on DVD and Blu-ray. March’s hot new releases include: The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Up in the Air, Mad Men: Season Three, The Princess and the Frog, The Blind Side, Sherlock Holmes, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel, and more. 

We also have DVD Banners available to you in Associates Central. 

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Amazon Spring Dresses & Denim Sale

Amazon is offering savings on two fashion fundamentals, jeans and dresses.  From March 12-22, 2010 your readers will get $20 off $100 Amazon.com orders for men or women, and $10 off $50 Amazon.com orders for kids.  It’s a great time to gear up for spring with new select jeans from Levi’s, Lucky, Diesel, Paige Premium Denim, 7 For All Mankind, and other select brands, as well as dresses for every occasion on the calendar sold by Amazon.com.

We've created a couple new banners for you like this one shown below:

To link directly to the 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=2241669011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Start Making Money with Amazon Associates on Google Blogger

It has been several months since we introduced the integration of Amazon and Blogger and we wanted to remind you of all the great features you will have access to once you save your Associates ID on your Blogger Account.

Don’t have a Blogger Account yet? You can sign up for free right here and start earning right away!

This new integration allows you to monetize your content by adding relevant Amazon products to your blog posts without interrupting the blog writing process.

Monetize Your Blog with Dynamic Features
1) Search the Amazon Product Finder for products and add affiliate links and images to your blog post without leaving the blog posting page. Easily insert a link or image to that product which includes your Associates ID, enabling you to earn up to 15% in advertising fees: 

2) Enhance your blog with our sidebar gadgets, including gadgets with MP3 clips from our DRM-free music store, Amazon Deals, Contextual Product Ads, and an Amazon Search box:

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Earn Advertising Fees on Microsoft Office Products, Including Office 2010

As you may know, Microsoft will soon release Office 2010, the newest version of its essential productivity software. We are pleased to share an announcements about Office 2010 with you and your readers:

Customers who purchase and activate qualifying Office 2007 products between March 5 and September 30, 2010 can receive a free download of the corresponding Office 2010 product when Office 2010 is released, or purchase a product disc for a fee. Full offer details are available here.

Build Links & Make Money
To link directly to this offer and earn advertising fees on subsequent qualifying purchases, copy the link format below replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID:

Buy Office 2007 qualifying products today and download Office 2010 for free:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?ie=UTF8&docId=1000485441&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

We have created a new banner, available to you in Associates Central, shown here:

For complete details, visit www.office.com/techg.

Earn up to 8.5% on Amazon Best Books of the Month Store

The Amazon Books team invites you and your readers to discover the best new books to read every month. Our Best Books of the Month Store features editors’ picks and reviews of the best new reads in fiction, nonfiction, and books for young readers, available at 40% off all month long.

Build Links and Earn Money
To link to this page and earn advertising fees on subsequent qualifying purchases, just copy the following link format, replacing “YOUR_ID_HERE” with your Associates ID:

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=390919011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE

We also have several new Books banners for you in Associates Central, including a suite featuring some of our editors’ favorite books from 2009:




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Associates Program Operating Agreement Update

The Associates Program Operating Agreement has been updated effective March 1, 2010.  In addition to structural changes that make the information you want more accessible, some terms of the agreement have changed.  For examples of those changes, click here and to read the updated Operating Agreement, click here.  Your continued participation in the program on or after March 1 constitutes your acceptance of the updated agreement, so please be sure to review the updated Operating Agreement carefully.