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[1]The IndieBound.org Affiliate Program [1] is unique in that it links to not one, but hundreds of independent bookstore websites. And this week the program, which pays generous commissions to bloggers, authors, and other website owners on sales their sites refer to independent bookstores, launched the first of several planned enhancements.
"The IndieBound.org Affiliate Program is the best way for bloggers to express their commitment to free speech, diversity, and shopping local," said ABA Chief Marketing Officer Meg Smith.
"Many prominent bloggers are reconsidering where their links for book sales go," added IndieBound Outreach Liaison Paige Poe. "A lot of them have recently signed up for IndieBound's Affiliate Program."
IndieBound.org Affiliate Program improvements introduced this week include:
Future improvements will include:
The IndieBound Affiliate Program passes sales through IndieBound.org to bookstore websites participating in the ABA E-Commerce Solution. "In order for the affiliate to receive credit for any sales that result, the bookseller's site must track the affiliate's data and report it back to IndieBound.org," Web Content Coordinator Matt Supko explained. "Currently, ABA E-Commerce Solution sites are the only websites capable of doing this."
Visitors to IndieBound.org who do not follow affiliate links also have the option to buy through other e-commerce-capable independent bookseller websites [3]. All ABA Member stores appear, along with links to their websites, on the Indie Store Finder map [4], in the site search, and elsewhere on IndieBound.org.
Questions about the affiliate program should be addressed to Project Manager Patti Neske at patti@bookweb.org [5] or (800) 637-0037, ext 6653. Questions about IndieBound should be addressed to Paige Poe at paige@bookweb.org [6] or (800) 637-0037, ext 6668.
Links:
[1] http://www.indiebound.org/affiliate
[2] http://www.indiebound.org/linking-and-logo-downloading
[3] http://news.bookweb.org/read/6360
[4] http://www.indiebound.org/indie-store-finder
[5] mailto:patti@bookweb.org?subject=affiliate program
[6] mailto:paige@bookweb.org