AbeBooks: Affiliate Programme

Join the AbeBooks.co.uk Affiliate Programme to earn commission on textbooks, and new, secondhand, rare, and out-of-print books.

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2. Drive Traffic to AbeBooks.co.uk

We offer various methods to help promote AbeBooks on your site, including banners, promotional links, a custom link builder, data feeds, search boxes, and our inventory API - Search Web Services (SWS).
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3. Earn Commissions

Earn 5% commission on sales that occur within 90 days and track your progress with Commission Junction's reporting tools. Optimize your strategies by learning best practices.
FAQ

Who are we?

AbeBooks is an international marketplace for books. We work with thousands of independent booksellers in dozens of countries, and list millions upon millions of books. We offer a rich customer experience, and an enormous selection of textbooks and new, secondhand, and rare books at highly competitive prices.

Why will your buyers enjoy AbeBooks' offer?

Regular promotions: Free postage, sales, best buys, textbook season and more.
Shipping often cheaper than Amazon. Many textbooks ship for free.
Books available from USA, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Spain and over 50 more countries.
All books available to ship to all countries .

Why will you love working with AbeBooks?

90 day cookie tracking
Dedicated account manager
Robust inventory API: Add multiple books to basket, search multiple ISBNs, parse by shipping rate or star rating
Downloadable data feeds
Earn 5% commission

Questions?

If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

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Affiliate Tools

AbeBooks.co.uk offers numerous tools to ensure your success in the affiliate program, including:

Banners
Links
Search Web Services
Data Feeds
HTML Search Boxes

Search Web Services

Search Web Serices (SWS) is a search API that gives detailed, and real-time access to our inventory. Authorized affiliates can use the service to query our database, and immediately obtain detailed information about any of our listings. SWS is intended for the exclusive use of affiliates to drive traffic to one of the AbeBooks sites.

To gain access to SWS, please contact affiliate@abebooks.co.uk, subject line "SWS Application" and include the following information:

The IP address you'll use to make the requests
Your website's URL
Email Address
Technical Contact Name
Affiliate ID

Data Feeds

Our data feeds are large files that contain an organized, and filtered set of inventory listings. The feeds are updated twice weekly, and made available for download over FTP. Affiliates often use data feeds to facilitate a search of our inventory on a mass scale, and to drive traffic to appropriate listings on our site.

For more information, on data feeds, please email us at affiliate@abebooks.co.uk

AbeBooks.co.uk Affiliate Program FAQs:

Who are we?

AbeBooks is an international marketplace for books. We work with thousands of independent booksellers in dozens of countries, and list millions upon millions of books. We offer a rich customer experience, and an enormous selection of new, secondhand, rare books, and textbooks at highly competitive prices.

Why partner with us?

We offer:

Dedicated account management
5% commission
90 day cookie tracking
Robust affiliate tools, including:
- Search Web Services (our inventory API)
- Data Feeds
- Banners, links, search boxes

*The commission rate of 5% is paid on the first £275 of each successfully purchased item. For example, if a single item is sold for £450, we will pay the affiliate 5% commission on the first £275.

Is there a programme cost?

No. It is free to sign up for the AbeBooks affiliate programme through Commission Junction.

Are there any affiliate restrictions?

AbeBooks has a number of restrictions on PPC marketing:

1). PPC bidding on trademarked terms is prohibited. Trademarked terms include: abebook, abebooks, abe book, abe books, advanced book exchange, a b e books, abe com, abe's books, www.abebooks.com, abebooks.com, abebooks.co.uk, www.abebooks.co.uk, abe books, www.abebooks, etc.

Any word that contains the name AbeBooks or any misspellings is considered a trademark violation.

2). AbeBooks.co.uk does not allow direct linking from search engines.

Violation of these terms may result in reversal of commissions and/or commissions being set to zero and in some cases removal from the program.

What does AbeBooks look for in an affiliate site?

AbeBooks has a wide variety of affiliates participating in our program. Some of our most successful affiliates include price comparison sites, blogs, and shopping & promotion sites. We encourage diverse applicants to join, however we do not allow sites featuring objectionable material (including pornography, racist or sexist sites etc.) to be a part of our program.

When do I get paid?

Affiliates are paid through Commission Junction once a month.

How do you track purchases made by users from my web site?

When a visitor clicks on your AbeBooks.co.uk link, a cookie is placed in their browser. This cookie has a life of 90 days after the most recent click. If the visitor completes the purchase on AbeBooks.co.uk within the life of the cookie, the sale and commission will be attributed to you.

It is important to remember that the cookie may be overwritten if the visitor clicks on another affiliate�s AbeBooks link, for example:

A visitor arrives on AbeBooks.co.uk through Site A�s affiliate link, but does not complete the purchase. Then, that same visitor goes to Site B, and arrives on AbeBooks.co.uk through Site B�s affiliate link.

In this case, only Site B earns the commission as they had the last referring click.

Does AbeBooks.co.uk provide links, graphics, and banners?

Yes. Once you sign up with Commission Junction, you will be able to choose the creatives that are right for you. We are continuously updating our creatives so be sure to come back often to view our new choices. If you require other creatives than the ones provided, send us an email at affiliate@abebooks.co.uk.

What is Search Web Services (SWS)?

The AbeBooks Search Web Services (SWS) allows users to gain direct, real-time access to our inventory. Users can run queries on various parameters such as ISBN, author, title, keyword, or publisher to obtain information about book prices, shipping prices, images, vendor descriptions, and more. Users can also fine-tune their search results by applying filters such as vendor location, book condition, seller rating etc.

By building custom applications, users can essentially re-create our search functions on their own websites. With millions of books in our catalogue, including inventory from AbeBooks.com, AbeBooks.co.uk, AbeBooks.de, AbeBooks.fr, AbeBooks.it, and IberLibro.com, SWS makes it possible to promote books from all over the world, on any topic, via one simple process.

How do I apply for Search Web Services (SWS)?

Contact affiliate@abebooks.co.uk, subject line �SWS Application�, and include the following information:

The IP address you�ll use to make the requests
URL
Email address
Technical contact name
Affiliate ID

We will review your application, and respond with an invitation to SWS upon approval.

What if I live outside the U.S.A., or Canada?

AbeBooks.co.uk has affiliates who live all over the world. However, if you are targeting a primarily non-UK audience you may want to check out our other affiliate programmes as well.

What if I have multiple web sites or domains?

You can register as many sites as you choose with us.

If you have any questions, don�t hesitate to Contact Us.

Contact Us

At AbeBooks.co.uk, we are dedicated to working closely with our affiliates. If you haven't found what you are looking for, or if you have any questions, please email us at affiliate@abebooks.co.uk