If you're thinking of promoting Kindle 2 ......

mrdanderson · 02-15-2009, 09:38 AM

If you have been seeing the hype for the new Kindle 2 coming Feb. 24, you may have thought about getting on the Amazon affiliate program and running with that 10% of $359.

Looks good, but be careful. I jumped on it, bought a website with the Kindle name, put up a landing page offering a $10 rebate, and ran Google Adwords with the Kindle name in the ad.

Well, it started to take off slowly, and my costs were not bad...then BAM!
Google says I can't use the Kindle name because of trademark issues, and the same day, Amazon says I can't use the Kindle name in my ads or have a domain with the Kindle name, OR offer rebates!

I thought I would post my experiences here, just in case anyone else was thinking along this line. I guess I should have known better. I was trying to apply what I have learned about keyword relevancy, and completely forgot about trademark issues. That never crossed my mind.

Is anyone else having success with Kindle?

entri3 · 02-15-2009, 11:31 AM

Wow thats a bummer
Im going to try to promote it in an article im writing and ill let you know the results

02-15-2009, 09:38 AM	#1
mrdanderson Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SouthEast Posts: 25 Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking Contact Info	If you're thinking of promoting Kindle 2 ...... If you have been seeing the hype for the new Kindle 2 coming Feb. 24, you may have thought about getting on the Amazon affiliate program and running with that 10% of $359. Looks good, but be careful. I jumped on it, bought a website with the Kindle name, put up a landing page offering a $10 rebate, and ran Google Adwords with the Kindle name in the ad. Well, it started to take off slowly, and my costs were not bad...then BAM! Google says I can't use the Kindle name because of trademark issues, and the same day, Amazon says I can't use the Kindle name in my ads or have a domain with the Kindle name, OR offer rebates! I thought I would post my experiences here, just in case anyone else was thinking along this line. I guess I should have known better. I was trying to apply what I have learned about keyword relevancy, and completely forgot about trademark issues. That never crossed my mind. Is anyone else having success with Kindle?
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02-15-2009, 11:31 AM	#2
entri3 The Ninja War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,188 Thanks: 64 Thanked 48 Times in 40 Posts Contact Info	Re: If you're thinking of promoting Kindle 2 ...... Wow thats a bummer Im going to try to promote it in an article im writing and ill let you know the results