WordPress & Amazon.com
I discovered the WP-Amazon plugin last week when I was looking for an easy way to insert Amazon links into blog posts. Inserting affiliate links from the Amazon Associates program is one of the most tedious and slow tasks there is. I was certain there had to be a faster way. WP-Amazon supports Amazon stores from six countries including: Canada, France, Great Britain, Germany, Japan and the United States. Adding your Amazon Associates ID is optional, and the plugin will work perfectly fine without the ID, you just won’t get paid anything if people click through those links and buy something.
The plugin makes it easy to insert images and/or product text links to Amazon. Just install the plugin, go to write a post. When you want to insert a link to an Amazon product, click the little Amazon button 
on the top right hand corner, do a search for the product and simply click and drag the image and link. Adding links to Amazon just got a lot easier. Here is a video of the plugin in action.
When I installed the plugin last week I had some issues with it not being compatible with WordPress 2.3.3, but a quick look through the WP-Amazon Google Group gave me a solution to the problem. I notice that the plugin has actually been updated since I installed it to be compatible with WordPress 2.3+. If you do have any problems getting the plugin to work a quick search through the Google Group and maybe a post will probably solve your problem.
Whether you run a niche blog talking about a specific product or you just like to talk about the latest books/cds/dvds that you bought the WP-Amazon plugin will save you a lot of time adding in those Amazon links. The WP-Amazon plugin will also help you to diversify your blogs income sources so you are not relying on only one or two ad sources. The Amazon Associates program is one of my favourite programs. Amazon is a brand that has a high level of trust by consumers and that can help convert to a sale.
Photo by Robert Scoble
Comments
Sue @ TameBay
Oh, fantastic!! You're so right about it being a long and tedious process to post the links into posts.
Lee Robertson
Glad you find it useful. I could not believe it took me this long to find this plugin. It saves a lot of time, and you don't have to go digging around the Amazon Associates website to create the links. I think it should get plugin of the year.
Curt
I had no idea this plugin was available. I'm glad I came across your post. I've bookmarked the plugin site and will go get it tomorrow and try it out. Thanks!
Lee Robertson
I was surprised I had never seen it before either. It has been around for a while from what I can tell, but I guess not very many of the a-listers talk about it so it has not made the big headlines. I don't make a lot of money personally from the Amazon program but I make enough to buy the books, movies and music I want so I can't complain. The plugin will sure help in making links and maybe my sales will go up.
MindBlogger
Wow! This is so awesome. Thanks for sharing. I used to run Amazon Widgets a while back in my blog. But then I realized they perform well in only product-focused blogs. So I had to give it up. But will sure keep this bookmarked for my next blog.
Lee Robertson
No problem. It works great for product blogs. It also makes it easy to just add those Amazon links on a personal blog as well. Talking about the latest book you are reading, boom give them a link to buy it.
Farnoosh
The WP-Amazon does not work with Wordpress2.7. Have you had any luck? I have been trying so hard to find any plugin that can meet the needs of putting those amazon ads on my website with no luck.
LGR
This is quite possible. I have not used the plugin yet with WP 2.7. If I get a chance I will take a peek around and see if there is a way to fix it.