The Official Amazon Associates Blog

Earn on Grocery and Gourmet Sales and Special Offers

The Amazon.com Grocery & Gourmet store has a number of great limited-time promotional discounts for Back to School and September of which you can make your readers aware.

To send your readers to the Grocery Sales & Special Offers, link to the Grocery Back to School page by replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID in this link:

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=52129011&tag=YOUR_ID-HERE-20

Some of our top promotions are listed below. You can link to specific promotions using the following links, again replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID:

 

• General Mills Groceries: Save up to 30% on select General Mills breakfast, baking, snacks and boxed meals brands such as Chex, Cheerios, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fruit Roll-ups, Hamburger helper and more – http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000526101&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20
• Popchips: Save up to 30% on select Popchips sold by Amazon.com – http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000525791&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20
• Annie’s Homegrown: Save up to 30% on select Annie's Homegrown boxed meals, snacks, cereals and dressings sold by Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000525971&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20
• Nong Shim Noodles: Save up to 30% on select Nong Shim noodles and snacks sold by Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000525931&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20
• Organic Valley Milk: Save up to 30% on select Organic Valley organic milk sold by Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000526881&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

 

More Grocery Promotions

The back to school offers run through September 11, 2010. We will have other offers that run through September 30, 2010. When you link to the Grocery Sales & Special Offers page on Amazon.com, your readers can click through to offers that are kept fresh with the best deals in the store. Take advantage of these promotions but please remove the links at or before 11:59:59 p.m. on the dates they expire.

As always, we also have Grocery Banners available to you in Associates Central.

 

Earn 6% on Amazon.com Gift Cards for Back to School

Earn 6 percent advertising fees on qualifying Amazon.com Gift Card purchases. Amazon.com Gift Cards never expire and are redeemable for millions of items storewide -- for everything they need (or forgot to buy) for Back to School.

4 ways your readers can give Amazon.com Gift Cards:

1) E-mail a personalized gift card for immediate delivery or schedule up to a year in advance.

2) Print a personalized gift card on your home or office printer now.

3) Mail a personalized gift card with a free greeting card for delivery in 5 to 7 days (shipping is free, of course).

4) Add a gift card in preset denominations – or a box of them! – to your Amazon.com shopping cart and get free next-day shipping.

Build Links & Earn Money

To link to the Gift Card page and earn advertising 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

As always, we 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 advertising fees as an Amazon.com Gift Card! Simply go to your "Account Settings" in Associates Central and change your payment method.

Reminder: Select Magazines: 2 years for the price of 1

Through August 31, 2010, select magazine subscriptions will be promoted as 2-years for the price of 1.  It’s a great chance to lock in a low subscription price for 2 years.   With bestsellers like Esquire, Redbook, Popular Science, Marie Claire and more, there’s sure to be a magazine for every reader.

 

Build Links & Earn Money

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

http://www.amazon.com/magazines/b/?node=2276987011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

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

Earn on Clothing Back to School Sales

Now through September 17,  2010, your readers will find great savings on clothing at Amazon:

Send them back to school in style.  During our Back to School Sale, get $10 off qualifying orders of $50 or more or $25 off qualifying orders of $100 or more when you shop kids’, juniors’, and young men’s clothing sold by Amazon at Amazon.com's Clothing Store.  Now through August 31, 2010. 

To link directly to the sale page 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?ie=UTF8&node=2354223011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

 

Upcoming Promotions

- This Labor Day, save even more on summer clearance. Get an additional 20% off summer clearance for men, women, and kids clothing sold by Amazon .   Between September 1-7, 2010.  Certain restrictions apply.
 
 - For the new mom or mom-to-be, our Baby & Maternity Sale will feature great savings, including 10% off baby clothing and 20% off maternity clothing sold by Amazon. Certain restrictions apply. From September 8-17, 2010.

As always, we have Apparel Banners available to you in Associates Central.

Now Earn 15% on Watches on Endless.com

Now through October 31, 2010, earn 15% on Qualifying Purchases from the Watches store  on endless.com. The endless Watches store offers styles from casual to luxurious for men, women, and children from dozens of great brands including Citizen, Bulova, Seiko, Movado, Casio, and AK Anne Klein. 

Build Links and Earn Money
To link directly to the Watches store and earn advertising fees on subsequent Qualifying Purchases, copy the link format below, replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID:

http://www.endless.com/Bags-Accessories-Watches/b/2238212011?YOUR_ID_HERE-20

As with other ASINs you can also use the format below to build links directly to endless.com items. Simply replace the corresponding endless.com ASIN from the product detail page for "XXXXX" and your Associates ID for "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" in the format below:

http://www.endless.com/dp/XXXXX/?tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20 

Building links to the Watches store on endless.com is easy. To build a Product Link, simply visit the  Product Links page in Associates Central and select “Endless.com” in the drop down menu.

We have also created a new Watches Banner available to you in Associates Central:

Back-to-School Clothing Sale: Get $10 off $50, $25 off $100

It’s that time of year!  Save on everything they need to go back to school in style. Get back to basics with cool denim and graphic tees.  Start layering up with cardigans and hoodies.  Between August 11-31, 2010 get $10 off your $50 purchases or $25 off when you spend $100 on kids’, juniors’, and young men’s clothing. 

To link to this promotion 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/b?ie=UTF8&node=2354223011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Promote Patio, Lawn & Garden End-of-Season Markdowns in August

Happy summer! Amazon continues to offer a broad selection of products for the patio and garden. We have recently expanded the Patio, Lawn & Garden Store  to include pools and supplies, outdoor power equipment, generators, and snow-removal products. As always, we continue to offer our customers broad selection and low prices.

Below are just a few of the featured programs we want to share with you to help boost your advertising fees. Remember, you can earn up to 8.5% for all qualified purchases of Amazon Patio, Lawn & Garden products! 

Amazon Patio, Lawn & Garden 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 outdoor products. It's easy to advertise Amazon products by using our 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 session.

-Add Patio, Lawn & Garden banners now like this one shown here: 

In addition to banners showcasing our full selection, we also have a selection of banners for our Pools, Spas & Supplies Store . Our store has everything a person or family might need to set up and maintain a pool in the backyard as well as a full selection of pool parts, accessories, and chemicals for the industry professional.

-Add Pools, Spas & Supplies banners now .

Maximize Your Associates Potential with Seasonal Promotions
The Amazon Patio, Lawn & Garden Store has year-round seasonal products for your home. From gardening in the summer to snow removal in the winter, customers can find products that fit their outdoor needs. As we head towards fall, we are promoting our end-of-season markdowns on our summer products. Customers looking for deals on products during this time will find low prices on thousands of outdoor products, including lawn mowers, gardening tools, patio furniture, pools, and grills. To link directly to our markdowns 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/s/?ie=UTF8&rh=n%3A172145011%2Cn%3A286168%2Cp_6%3AATVPDKIKX0DER&bbn=172145011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Amazon Offers Free Shipping on Grills
Did you know that Amazon offers FREE Super Saver Shipping on eligible grills and smokers? This means big savings for customers, in addition to our already low prices. (Note: Applies only to products sold by Amazon.com. Does not apply to products sold by third-party merchants and other sellers through the Amazon.com site.) See details.

Let visitors to your site know they can save on shipping when purchasing a grill or smoker from Amazon. To link directly to our grill and smoker selection 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/s/?ie=UTF8&rh=n%3A328983011%2Cp_6%3AATVPDKIKX0DER%2Cp_76%3A1249155011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Earn up to 8.5% on Amazon's Best Books of 2010... So Far

We’re excited to share the Best Books of 2010… So Far—the Amazon Books editors’ picks for the best new releases this year from January through June. Browse their selections for the top 10 must-read books of the year so far, and discover the best 10 reads in fiction, nonfiction, and books for kids and teens.

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/gp/feature.html?docId=1000398531&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE

Also, be sure to check our new Books banners like this one shown here:

Select Magazines: 2 years for the price of 1

For the month of August 2010, select magazine subscriptions will be promoted as 2-years for the price of 1.  It’s a great chance to lock in a low subscription price for 2 years.   With bestsellers like Esquire, Redbook, Popular Science, Marie Claire and more, there’s sure to be a magazine for every reader.

 

Build Links & Earn Money

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

http://www.amazon.com/magazines/b/?node=2276987011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

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

Hit TV Seasons from ABC Available in HD on Amazon Video On Demand

Summer TV is finally here and Amazon’s got the hottest shows from Burn Notice to Dexter  in HD, commercial-free. And, just in time for the new Summer TV line-up, let your readers know that they can now instantly watch their favorite shows from ABC such as Lost  and Grey’s Anatomy on Amazon Video On Demand.

We created a new ABC banner for you, available in Associates Central: 

 

Go Digital; Earn up to 10%
The latest way to watch Amazon Video On Demand on your TV is also a great way to earn advertising fees. Starting this month, Amazon customers can now instantly access over 75,000 movies & TV shows on shows on compatible connected TVs and devices. Earn advertising fees by helping your customers turn their living room into a digital entertainment center.

To link directly to Amazon Video On Demand and earn up to 10% in advertising fees on subsequent qualifying purchases, copy the link format replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID:

http://www.amazon.com/b/?&node=16261631&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

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