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Linking Methods

2. Link to us with an Amazon.com Associates Search Box.
By placing a search box using the Associates Search Box linking format on your Web site, visitors to your site can use our powerful search engine to find any item they may want. Visitors to your site can even specify a book, music, or video search! You earn 5 percent referral fees on every item they purchase. Don't forget to grab the Associates Search Box graphic from the following example. Just place the pointer over the Amazon.com graphic in the search box linking example and save it on your computer's hard drive. Refer to your Internet service provider's online documentation for instructions on uploading graphics to your Web pages.

Here's an example of how the Amazon.com Associates Search Box link should look:

<FORM METHOD="get" ACTION="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search">
<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<TR>
<TD BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" align="center" valign="middle">
<font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="-1"> <b>Search:</b></font>
<SELECT NAME="mode">
<OPTION VALUE="books">Books
<OPTION VALUE="music">Popular Music
<OPTION VALUE="classical-music">Classical Music
<OPTION VALUE="video">Video
</SELECT>
</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="2" VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center" BGCOLOR="#ffffff">
Enter keywords...<br>
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="keyword" SIZE=20 VALUE="">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=tag VALUE=your_associates_id><br>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" BORDER=0 VALUE="Search" NAME="Search">
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" BGCOLOR="#000000">
<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/your_associates_id">
<IMG width=125 height=60 SRC="logo.gif" BORDER="0" VSPACE="0" ALT="Amazon.com logo"></A>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</FORM>

Replace "your_associates_id" with the unique Associates ID that you will be assigned. You will receive an e-mail containing your unique Associates ID after you fill out the online application.

*Copy this graphic to your webfiles for use in your search box.

 Search: Enter keywords...

Amazon.com logo

(Enter keywords to see how it works.)

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