The Official Amazon Associates Blog

Introducing FREE Two-Day Shipping on Health & Personal Care and Beauty Items

We’re excited to introduce FREE Two-Day Shipping with a $25 purchase of select Health & Personal Care or Beauty products sold by Amazon.com.

Let your readers know they can skip their next trip to the store and save with low prices and FREE Two-Day Shipping on over 50,000 everyday essentials, from soap, paper towels and batteries to shampoo, lotion and razors.

Build Links & Earn Money
To link to the Health & Personal Care or Beauty pages and earn advertising fees on subsequent qualifying purchases, use the following link format replacing "YOUR_ID_HERE-20" with your Associates ID: 

Health & Personal Care:  http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=3760901&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Beauty: http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=3760911&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

We have also created a new selection of banner graphics in Associates Central.

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Amazon Kindle Now Only $189, Earn Up To 8.5%

We’re excited to announce that Kindle, Amazon’s bestselling product, is now only $189, down from $259. With this exciting new low price, summer reading just got a lot more fun!

Kindle is the 3G wireless reading device that allows you to think of a book and start reading it in 60 seconds. Easy to read even in bright sunlight, the 10.2 ounce Kindle is light enough for one-handed reading. Even though it's a 3G wireless device, Kindle has no monthly fees or annual contracts.

The Kindle Store now has over 600,000 books and the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read, including 109 of 112 recent New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases from $9.99. Since its release, Kindle has been the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.

Build Links & Earn up to 8.5%

We’d like to invite you to browse through our new Kindle page in Associates Central which gives you an overview of all the tools you’ll need to easily build links and earn money on everything Kindle related, all in one place! 

Amazon pays up to 8.5% in advertising fees on each qualifying Kindle device sale the Associate refers. This includes both Kindle and Kindle DX. There are several simple ways to earn advertising fees on Kindle: 

• Link directly to the Kindle detail page using the following link format, replacing “YOUR_ID_HERE-20” with your Associates ID: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015T963C?tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20
• Display Kindle banners – New Rotating Kindle banners are available in various sizes
• Visit product links and select “Kindle Store” from the drop down menu

In addition to being eligible to earn advertising fees on the newly priced Kindle, Associates may also earn advertising fees on qualifying sales of Kindle books, accessories and magazine, newspaper, and blog subscriptions.

Earn up to 8.5% on Amazon Summer Reading Favorites

The Amazon Books team invites you and your readers to dive into a great new book this summer. Our Summer Reading Store features the latest bestsellers, beach reads, paperbacks, classics, and more to keep you kicked back and carefree all summer long.

Build Links and Earn up to 8.5%
To link to the 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=341154011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE

Also, be sure to check our new Books banners—including a suite featuring some of our editors’ favorite books from 2009—available in Associates Central:

Earn 6% on Amazon.com Gift Cards for Father's Day

Wish Dad a Happy Father’s Day and earn 6 percent advertising fees on qualifying Amazon.com Gift Card purchases. Your readers can select from a variety of Amazon.com Gift Card designs for Father’s Day that they can e-mail for immediate delivery (or schedule for later), print out from any printer, or mail with a FREE greeting card. They can also buy gift cards by the box.

 

There are 4 easy ways your readers can give Amazon.com Gift Cards in time for Father's Day: 

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.
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.

Earn on Father's Day Deals

This Father’s Day, help your readers celebrate Dad with gifts to fit any budget at www.amazon.com/fathersday. We’ve made gift shopping easy, with ideas sorted by personality, discount, and category.

Plus, for the first time ever on the Father’s Day page, we’re running a three-day Lightning Deals event with gifts for Dad on Monday, June 7, through Wednesday, June 9, 2010, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Pacific Time. Lightning Deals are limited-time promotions in which a limited number of discounts are offered on a single item for a short period of time. For this special Father’s Day event, the deals will feature items from Electronics, Sports & Outdoors, Tools & Home Improvement, and more.

Don't forget other favorites:

• Amazon Kindle: Give Dad the #1 Bestselling, #1 Most-Wished-For, #1 Most-Gifted Product on Amazon. Get FREE two-day shipping in time for Father’s Day.
• Give Dad a little help with the yard work — find the perfect gift in the Patio, Lawn & Garden Store.

Build Links and Earn Money

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

Father's Day: http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=502661011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015T963C?tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

Patio, Lawn, & Garden: http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=286168&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

We have also created Father's Day Banners available to you in Associates Central, like the ones shown below: 

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Introducing AmazonWireless: Earn $65 Bounty

Amazon is excited to announce AmazonWireless - a new website by Amazon specializing in cell phones and wireless service plans. Starting today until August 31, 2010, Associates can now earn $65 per unit in advertising fees on AmazonWireless cell phone with service purchases--with no limit to the number of items on which advertising fees are earned. AmazonWireless offers more than 140 bestselling phones from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless--with more carriers and additional features coming soon. 

What is AmazonWireless?
AmazonWireless (http://www.amazonwireless.com) is a new website by Amazon.com that offers cell phones and wireless plans, easy shopping without rebate hassles, and FREE two-day shipping. 

AmazonWireless makes it easy for customers to upgrade their phone if they already have a plan, or if they want to establish new cell phone service, has tried to make it simple to find the right phone, service plan, and options.

Customers can shop for phones by carrier, phone feature, price, color, and brand. The site's shopping cart will guide them through each stage of the purchase process, where they’ll find familiar Amazon features like bestseller lists, detailed product descriptions, and customer reviews. 

AmazonWireless is owned and operated by Amazon.com. Customers can shop securely with their Amazon.com account on AmazonWireless, and benefit from Amazon's world-class service and security.

Build Links and Earn Money
Building links to AmazonWireless.com is no different than other products on Amazon.com. To build a Product Link, simply cut/paste the below link url and replace “YOUR_ID_HERE-20” with your Associates ID. 

http://wireless.amazon.com/?tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

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

http://wireless.amazon.com/dp/XXXXX?ie=UTF8&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE-20

We have also created a new selection of banner graphics, like this one shown below:

Learn More
To learn more about AmazonWireless, please visit the About Us page on AmazonWireless.com. 

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