Amazon.co.uk Associates Blog

Important Changes to Amazon Associates Programme

The Associates Programme Operating Agreement has been changed and the updated Operating Agreement will become effective on September 10, 2010.  To read the updated Operating Agreement with which all Associates need to comply from September 10, 2010, click here. 

To read an outline of the recent changes to the Operating Agreement, click here.  A number of these changes affect Programme participants that are in the Comparison Shopping Engine category and have asked for or have an Associate ID to advertise the Amazon DE Site.
For your reference we have also provided German and French translations of the updated Operating Agreement.  However, please note that the English language version of the Operating Agreement governs your participation in the Programme and controls over any inconsistent terms in the translated versions.  Your continued participation in the Associates Programme on or after September 10, 2010 constitutes your acceptance of the updated agreement, so please be sure to review the updated Operating Agreement carefully. 

Amazon.co.uk Kindle Content Store Launched‏

Amazon.co.uk have now launched the UK Kindle Store with the biggest selection and lowest prices of any e-bookstore in the UK. Over 400,000 books are now available from the UK Kindle Store, including 84 of the 100 Nielsen UK Bestsellers.

The UK Kindle Store features a vast selection of titles - including New Releases and Bestsellers - from UK authors including Terry Pratchett, Ian Rankin, Martina Cole, Sophie Kinsella and Ken Follett. The selection includes exclusives to the Kindle Store such as contemporary classics from the Wylie Agency's new Odyssey Editions imprint including Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, John Cheever's The Stories of John Cheever, Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead, and Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man.

Over 170 top UK and international newspapers and magazines are also available in the UK Kindle store for single purchase or subscription. UK titles in this selection include The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The Economist, The Independent, The Financial Times and The Evening Standard. Kindle customers can also subscribe to over 9,000 blogs. All subscriptions are auto-delivered wirelessly to Kindle and start with a free 14-day trial.

On July 29, Amazon.co.uk started taking pre-orders for the all-new Kindle featuring a new electronic-ink screen with 50 percent better contrast than any other e-reader, a new sleek design with 21 percent smaller body than the previous Kindle, while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area, and a 15 percent lighter weight at just 247 grams (8.7 ounces). The all-new Kindle with Wi-Fi is available for £109 and with Free 3G wireless and Wi-Fi for £149.

Show your site visitors the new UK Kindle Store now at www.amazon.co.uk/kindlestore.

Your site visitors can discover full details and pre-order the new Kindle and Kindle Wi-Fi at www.amazon.co.uk/kindle3G and www.amazon.co.uk/kindleWi-Fi.

To advertise the Kindle Store to your users we've created a set of banners for you to display on your website; product links, widgets, aStore by Amazon.co.uk and more will follow soon.

Clothing Summer Clearance - Up tp 70% Off

Show your site visitors the Amazon.co.uk Clothing Summer Clearance sale and help them save £££'s whilst earning referral fees for yourself.

There are many ways of advertising products and promotions with the Amazon.co.uk Associates programme, including product links, site stripe, widgets and aStore.

Available for Pre-order, the New Generation of Amazon Kindle

The all-new Amazon Kindle is now available for pre-order in the UK and you can earn referral fees by promoting the new generation Kindle to your site visitors.

The new Kindle has an electronic-ink screen with 50% better contrast, and offers 20 percent faster page turns, up to one month of battery life, a twofold storage increase to 3,500 books, built-in Wi-Fi, a new graphite colour and more - all for only £149, and still with free 3G wireless - no monthly bills or annual contracts.

Amazon has also introduced a new addition to its family of portable reading devices - Kindle Wi-Fi.   Readers who don’t need the convenience of free 3G wireless can now enjoy the new generation Kindle for the lower price of only £109.

And for the first time, Kindle devices are available at Amazon.co.uk. The all-new Kindle and Kindle Wi-Fi are now available for pre-order at www.amazon.co.uk/kindle3G and www.amazon.co.uk/kindleWi-Fi, and will be dispatched from the U.K. to customers from August 27.

Kindle has been the bestselling product on Amazon.com for two years running, and is also the most-wished-for and most-gifted items on the site. With the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read – not to mention the lowest prices of any e-bookstore in the UK - Amazon will launch the new UK Kindle Store on August 27.  Customers will be able to choose from over 400,000 books, including New Releases and 87 of 100 Nielsen UK Bestsellers.  Over 1 million free books are also available to read on Kindle.

To advertise Kindle devices to your users we've created a set of banners for you to display on your website; product links, widgets, aStore by Amazon.co.uk and more will follow soon.

Thank you for your continued participation on the Amazon.co.uk Associates programme.

Best regards,
Your Amazon.co.uk Associates Team

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

More than a decade in the making, the world's favourite real-time strategy game is finally returning. The original is still played by millions but this sequel makes the whole experience accessible and relevant to a whole new generation of players.

Show your site visitor's one of this years most highly anticipated games now. There are 2 versions available:

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac/PC CD)

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty - Collector's Edition (PC & Mac)

There are many ways of advertising products and promotions with the Amazon.co.uk Associates programme, including product links, site stripe, widgets and aStore.

Weekly Amazon Recommended Products and Offers

Greetings Associates,

Please find attached excel files that include hand selected products and hot offers for this week (week starting Monday, July 26th):

• Download DVD
• Download Electronics_Photo
• Download Kitchen_housewares
• Download Lighting
• Download Music
• Download PC_VideoGames

Amazon Voucher code Alert!

Show you site visitors that they can claim 10% Off any Sonos product sold by Amazon.co.uk using voucher code 'IOOFFSON'

Until 23:59 BST on Wednesday July 29th 2010, Amazon.co.uk customers can claim an additional 10% off the site price of any of the Sonos products listed on this page. This offer begins at 00:00am BST Monday 26th July 2010 and is only applicable to any of the Sonos products on this page sold by Amazon.co.uk.

Textlink: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000427853&tag=your_Associate_ID_here

Please remember the change you_Associate_ID_here with your actual Associates ID.

Thank you once again for your continued participation in the Amazon.co.uk Associates program. 

Your Amazon.co.uk Associates Team

Weekly Amazon Recommended Products and Offers

Greetings Associates,

Please find attached excel files that include hand selected products and hot offers for this week (week starting Monday, July 19th):

• Download Books
• Download DVD
• Download Electronics_Photo
• Download Kitchen_housewares
• Download Lighting
• Download Music
• Download PC_VideoGames
• Download Software

Amazon Voucher code Alert!

Amazon.co.uk is offering a voucher code on a wide range of TV’s until 23:59 BST on Wednesday the 21st July. The landing page for these offers is here.

Show your site visitors how to claim 5% off any TV sold by Amazon.co.uk on these pages using voucher code 'TVDISCO5'.

Full details of this great offer can be seen here.

Thank you once again for your continued participation in the Amazon.co.uk Associates program. 

Your Amazon.co.uk Associates Team

Amazon.co.uk 48-hour Watches Sale--Up to 75% off

For 48 hours only, help your site visitors get up to 75% off selected watches. Hurry, these offers end 23:59 on July 9th 2010. Subject to availability. Please click here to see the full Terms and Conditions.

Visit the Amazon.co.uk Watches store for more great offers to share with your site visitors.

There are many ways of advertising products and promotions with the Amazon.co.uk Associates programme, including product links, site stripe, widgets and aStore. As an example, see the below Slideshow widget:

Great deals on Reebok Fitness Equipment

Show your site visitors the great deals Amazon.co.uk are currently running on various Reebok fitness equipment:

• Reebok i-Run Music Treadmill
• Reebok i-Run Treadmill
• Reebok i-Bike Exercise Bike
• Reebok i-Trainer Elliptical Cross Trainer

There are many ways of advertising products and promotions with the Amazon.co.uk Associates programme, including product links, site stripe, widgets and aStore. As an example, see the below Slideshow widget:

Weekly Amazon Recommended Products and Offers

Greetings Associates,

Please find attached excel files that include hand selected products and hot offers for this week (week starting Monday, July 5th):

• Download DVD
• Download Electronics_Photo
• Download Jewellery
• Download Kitchen_housewares
• Download Lighting
• Download Music
• Download PC_VideoGames
• Download Software
• Download Tools
• Download Watches

Amazon.co.uk Voucher code Alert!

Until 23:59 BST on Sunday July 11th, Amazon.co.uk customers can claim £30 off the site price of any of the notebook PCs listed in the link below:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000424723&tag=your_store_ID

(Please remember to replace your_store_ID in the URL with your own Associate tracking ID)

Voucher code:  LAPTOP3O
Expiry:             11th July 2010

Thank you once again for your continued participation in the Amazon.co.uk Associates program. 

Your Amazon.co.uk Associates Team