Stripping Affiliate Information from a URL

GtrsRGr8 · 04-27-2014, 03:55 PM

I just ran across a one-click $10 credit for Audible that I want to post on this forum. It requires the person to visit a certain webpage (the website does not appear to be malicious--i just went to it a few minutes ago, clicked on the link for the offer, and was taken to the Audible page where a $10 credit almost instantly appeared). I need to find out 1) how to recognize if there is affiliate information embedded in the URL, and 2) if there is, how to strip the affiliate information, so I get a "clean" URL and post the URL with the promotion on this forum. Thanks.

GA Russell · 04-27-2014, 03:56 PM

I need to know this too! I accidentally posted an affiliate link the other day (from BookBub).

peachiekene · 04-27-2014, 04:10 PM

It depends on the site. Usually there is some sort of "ref=" thing at the end.

ie: amazonDOTcom/Flat-Stanleys-Worldwide-Adventures-Rushmore-ebook/dp/B0026772MO/?_bbid=11229&tag=bookbubemailc-20
You just delete the red and bold and you get a clean link.

Usually for kobo and B&N I don't bother with that because it's actually easier to search for the book name manually.

GA Russell · 04-27-2014, 04:40 PM

Thanks peachie!

Loosheesh · 04-27-2014, 05:01 PM

I did a Google search and got $10.00 credit (

) but I can't tell if the link has an affiliate tag or not. I don't know if it's acceptable to at least mention the name of the site without linking to it

Loosheesh · 04-27-2014, 05:03 PM

Looks like someone posted a link in the Audiobook deals thread. I didn't click since I aleady got the deal.

GtrsRGr8 · 04-27-2014, 06:19 PM

It would have been better if I had made my post on the audiobook deals thread, but I forgot about its existence. Sorry.

Anyway, it is nice to find out a little bit about affiliate information within an URL. I, too, have accidentally posted an URL with affiliate information. Most of the time now, which is when I am posting a book or book sale deal, I make sure that I have a "clean" URL by doing a search on the website for the book or book sale, copying the resulting URL from the address box (there's a proper name for it, but I've forgotten what it is), and then pasting it into my post. Maybe this is unnecessary effort based on peachie's information.

koland · 04-27-2014, 08:04 PM

For Audible, the affiliate tag generally is this form:

&source_code=AVSOR9006WS102813

Note that some offers are tied to the affiliate (large sites, usually), so stripping it out may make the link invalid.

04-27-2014, 03:55 PM	#1
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Stripping Affiliate Information from a URL I just ran across a one-click $10 credit for Audible that I want to post on this forum. It requires the person to visit a certain webpage (the website does not appear to be malicious--i just went to it a few minutes ago, clicked on the link for the offer, and was taken to the Audible page where a $10 credit almost instantly appeared). I need to find out 1) how to recognize if there is affiliate information embedded in the URL, and 2) if there is, how to strip the affiliate information, so I get a "clean" URL and post the URL with the promotion on this forum. Thanks.

04-27-2014, 04:10 PM	#3
peachiekene Fanatic Posts: 572 Karma: 1972282 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hampton Roads, VA, USA Device: kobo aura one, htc 10, kobo glo hd	It depends on the site. Usually there is some sort of "ref=" thing at the end. ie: amazonDOTcom/Flat-Stanleys-Worldwide-Adventures-Rushmore-ebook/dp/B0026772MO/?_bbid=11229&tag=bookbubemailc-20 You just delete the red and bold and you get a clean link. Usually for kobo and B&N I don't bother with that because it's actually easier to search for the book name manually. Last edited by peachiekene; 04-27-2014 at 04:13 PM.

04-27-2014, 05:01 PM	#5
Loosheesh Wizard Posts: 1,680 Karma: 3137505 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jianghu Device: PW1, PW5, iPhone SE 2016, iPhone 13 Pro, iPad Pro 9.7, iPad Pro 2021	I did a Google search and got $10.00 credit () but I can't tell if the link has an affiliate tag or not. I don't know if it's acceptable to at least mention the name of the site without linking to it

04-27-2014, 06:19 PM	#7
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	It would have been better if I had made my post on the audiobook deals thread, but I forgot about its existence. Sorry. Anyway, it is nice to find out a little bit about affiliate information within an URL. I, too, have accidentally posted an URL with affiliate information. Most of the time now, which is when I am posting a book or book sale deal, I make sure that I have a "clean" URL by doing a search on the website for the book or book sale, copying the resulting URL from the address box (there's a proper name for it, but I've forgotten what it is), and then pasting it into my post. Maybe this is unnecessary effort based on peachie's information. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 04-27-2014 at 06:25 PM.

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04-27-2014, 03:56 PM	#2
GA Russell Ticats win 4th straight Posts: 7,694 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I need to know this too! I accidentally posted an affiliate link the other day (from BookBub).

04-27-2014, 04:40 PM	#4
GA Russell Ticats win 4th straight Posts: 7,694 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Thanks peachie!

04-27-2014, 05:03 PM	#6
Loosheesh Wizard Posts: 1,680 Karma: 3137505 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jianghu Device: PW1, PW5, iPhone SE 2016, iPhone 13 Pro, iPad Pro 9.7, iPad Pro 2021	Looks like someone posted a link in the Audiobook deals thread. I didn't click since I aleady got the deal.

04-27-2014, 08:04 PM	#8
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	For Audible, the affiliate tag generally is this form: &source_code=AVSOR9006WS102813 Note that some offers are tied to the affiliate (large sites, usually), so stripping it out may make the link invalid.

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