Amazon Operating Agreement Update - RE: Free Kindle Books
There are a few additions, but this one in particular bothers me...
----------------------------------
Associates Program Advertising Fee Schedule - Limitations on Advertising Fee Rates for Certain Products
March 1, 2013 version
The following is added at the end of the sub-section:
"In addition, notwithstanding the advertising fee rates described on this page or anything to the contrary contained in this Operating Agreement, if we determine you are primarily promoting free Kindle eBooks (i.e., eBooks for which the customer purchase price is $0.00), YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO EARN ANY ADVERTISING FEES DURING ANY MONTH IN WHICH YOU MEET THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
(a) 20,000 or more free Kindle eBooks are ordered and downloaded during Sessions attributed to your Special Links; and
(b) At least 80% of all Kindle eBooks ordered and downloaded during Sessions attributed to your Special Links are free Kindle eBooks."
----------------------------------
Why on earth would Amazon implement this new rule?
I send about 50,000 clicks a month to free Kindle books - traffic that Amazon otherwise wouldn't of had.
Many of these visitors go on and buy other Kindle books or other products earning revenue that Amazon otherwise probably wouldn't of had.
Am I right in thinking that affiliates are permitted to send MORE than 20,000 free Kindle book downloads as long as more than 20% of total book downloads have been paid?
If so, how can you see how many free downloads have happened via your special link?
James
I like to keep an open mind, but not so open that my brains fall out
[Free] Learn How to Crush Web Traffic with Kenster