Greene Teapot maintains an affiliate relationship with Amazon and displays contextual links by Google Adsense. I select Amazon links, but Google ads are determined solely by Google.
If a web visitor purchases an item from Amazon after going to the Amazon web site via an affiliate link on this site, I would receive a small commission. Some items, such as Kindle eBooks, are excluded from Amazon's affiliate program, and purchase does not result in payment.
Google pays a small amount for total page impressions and click-throughs.
No marketing e-mail is ever sent to visitors of this website.
No free review copies of books, media, or products are received through these relationships. Text or image links to selected books or other products available at Amazon may appear in some blog posts and may be featured in the blog sidebars. I base my selections on one of more of the following criteria:
- I purchased the book for my personal library.
- I am familiar with the author or publisher and trust the quality of their titles from personal experience.
- I have searched for items on Amazon and have selected items that other customers review favorably.
This notice is posted in compliance with Federal Trade Commission Final Guidelines on Endorsements and Testimonials, October 5, 2009, which states:
"The notice incorporates several changes to the FTC’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, which address endorsements by consumers, experts, organizations, and celebrities, as well as the disclosure of important connections between advertisers and endorsers. The Guides were last updated in 1980." (Italics added)
Affiliate links are swept into the definition of "endorsements" by this ruling, according to FTC Targets Affiliate Programs at All Things Digital. There is more information in Understanding the New FTC Guidelines at Blogging Basics 101.
