Amazon Affiliate Program On Mobile Apps
There is a lot of buzz about placing Amazon affiliate links inside mobile applications in order to create an income. However, I have just been through the Amazon Associates USA policy where it says;
"Mobile Applications
If you wish to include Special Links (defined below) in a software application designed and intended for use on mobile phones, tablets, or other handheld devices (a "Mobile Application"), you must create an Amazon developer account at the Amazon Mobile App Distribution Portal. You should refer to this page for additional details on building and submitting your Mobile Application for approval. In addition to this separate submission and approval process for Mobile Applications, the suitability and other requirements of this Section 2 will apply to Mobile Applications.
Content and Special Links may only be displayed in Mobile Applications that are Approved Mobile Applications. An "Approved Mobile Application" means a Mobile Application that we have approved for distribution and that is developed and distributed to end users by Associate through the Amazon Appstore, and also includes substantially similar versions of such Approved Mobile Application that are distributed through channels other than the Amazon Appstore, such as Google Play. For clarity, currently only Mobile Applications that are distributed via the Amazon Appstore (or Android Mobile Applications that are distributed via another channel, but are substantially similar to a version distributed via the Amazon Appstore) are eligible for approval."
In other words, you should not place an Amazon affiliate link inside your mobile app but use their SDK to integrate it, instead. This means that if you go ahead and link from within your app then there is at least a chance that you will have your Amazon associates account deleted and you will not receive payment.
What has been your experience regarding this?
Secondly, is it acceptable within the Amazon Associates policy to create a mobile friendly website which is displayed within an app screen? Or is this also in contravention of their policy?
"Mobile Applications
If you wish to include Special Links (defined below) in a software application designed and intended for use on mobile phones, tablets, or other handheld devices (a "Mobile Application"), you must create an Amazon developer account at the Amazon Mobile App Distribution Portal. You should refer to this page for additional details on building and submitting your Mobile Application for approval. In addition to this separate submission and approval process for Mobile Applications, the suitability and other requirements of this Section 2 will apply to Mobile Applications.
Content and Special Links may only be displayed in Mobile Applications that are Approved Mobile Applications. An "Approved Mobile Application" means a Mobile Application that we have approved for distribution and that is developed and distributed to end users by Associate through the Amazon Appstore, and also includes substantially similar versions of such Approved Mobile Application that are distributed through channels other than the Amazon Appstore, such as Google Play. For clarity, currently only Mobile Applications that are distributed via the Amazon Appstore (or Android Mobile Applications that are distributed via another channel, but are substantially similar to a version distributed via the Amazon Appstore) are eligible for approval."
In other words, you should not place an Amazon affiliate link inside your mobile app but use their SDK to integrate it, instead. This means that if you go ahead and link from within your app then there is at least a chance that you will have your Amazon associates account deleted and you will not receive payment.
What has been your experience regarding this?
Secondly, is it acceptable within the Amazon Associates policy to create a mobile friendly website which is displayed within an app screen? Or is this also in contravention of their policy?