{"id":880,"date":"2023-07-07T16:45:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T16:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/?p=880"},"modified":"2023-09-07T14:56:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:56:42","slug":"kobo-affiliate-program-commission-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/kobo-affiliate-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobo Affiliate Program + Commission Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"880\" class=\"elementor elementor-880\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddd8212 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddd8212\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3c3e19\" data-id=\"a3c3e19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c905c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1455 elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image\" data-id=\"c905c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KoboAffiliateProgramSupport.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1113\" alt=\"Kobo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KoboAffiliateProgramSupport.png 638w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KoboAffiliateProgramSupport-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d28f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06d28f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>We are excited to introduce support for the Kobo Affiliate Program! Headquartered in Canada, Kobo is the second largest e-reader and ebook retailer in the world. Kobo boasts a catalog of over 5 million ebooks across 77 languages and a curated collection of audiobooks. They also manufacture their own product line of eReaders which are available online and at select retail stores. With the Kobo + Geniuslink integration, it\u2019s easier than ever to build Kobo affiliate links and earn commissions!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb23f76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb23f76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-654e1d3\" data-id=\"654e1d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f260051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f260051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/kobointro-1-1024x508.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-881\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/kobointro-1-1024x508.png 1024w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/kobointro-1-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/kobointro-1-768x381.png 768w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/kobointro-1.png 1112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4602572 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4602572\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21c66ce\" data-id=\"21c66ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db7d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2db7d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4c2825 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4c2825\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73fb053\" data-id=\"73fb053\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9586450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9586450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back in 2009, the Canadian bookstore chain \u2018Indigo Books and Music\u2019 launched a cloud eReading service known as \u2018Shortcovers\u2019. Ten months later this service grew into an independent company and rebranded as Kobo. A few years after that, in 2012, Tokyo-based Rakuten acquired the company and has been managing it ever since.\u00a0<\/p><p>Staffed by a high council of bookworms, Kobo strives to embody a digital representation of your favorite local bookshop. Knowing that stories shape the very essence of who we are, they work to bring the power and joy of reading to everyone.\u00a0<\/p><p>Kobo designs its own product line of award-winning eReaders, which are acclaimed by product reviewers. One model (the Aura H20) is even water resistant, which is a blessing on any night you spend sudsed to the gills in a bubble bath\u2014glass of Chardonnay in hand\u2014devouring the final installment of a shaper reverse harem romance trilogy.<\/p><p>Kobo.com snags the 6th spot in the Books and Literature subcategory, according to SimilarWeb.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f35c430 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f35c430\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baa16fb\" data-id=\"baa16fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5c2a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea5c2a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Kobo Affiliate Program\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dd8772 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dd8772\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c796a08\" data-id=\"c796a08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e190e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e190e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Kobo Affiliate Program is a strong alternative for authors, publishers, and bibliophiles interested in expanding their affiliate portfolio above and beyond the Amazon Associates program. This deep-rooted affiliate program has always been managed by Rakuten Advertising, ever since its inception back in 2011.\u00a0<\/p><p>In our Quantifying the Affiliate Landscape Blog (written in 2018), Kobo\u2019s affiliate program ranked 38th\u2014above AliExpress!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d80448 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d80448\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af1d54a\" data-id=\"af1d54a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eafb13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eafb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commission Rates and Cookie Windows<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb510a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb510a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be84c01\" data-id=\"be84c01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2fe97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e2fe97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kobo affiliate links will earn you 5% commission on ebooks, audiobooks, and eligible device purchases. But if you manage to refer any sales on device accessories (eReader covers and styluses) you\u2019ll take home 10% on those.<\/p><p>Amazon\u2019s own rate for eBook purchases is 4%, the same rate they award for sales of their Kindle eReaders\/Tablets. Kobo is a marginally stronger choice in these categories if you\u2019re basing the decision solely on commission rate.<\/p><p>Where Kobo really shines by comparison is the affiliate cookie window. You can earn commission from Kobo affiliate links up to 14 full calendar days after the click, or\u2014as highlighted in the Moment affiliate program announcement\u2014half a moon\u2019s turn. By comparison, Amazon\u2019s meager 24-hour cookie window simply can\u2019t compete.<\/p><p>To give you an idea of what to expect out of your Kobo affiliate links, Skimlinks reports an average commission of 5.5%, a $0.01 EPC, a conversion rate of 1.85% and an average basket size of $10.92. Sovrn Commerce reports similar but slightly lower metrics, claiming an average commission rate of 4.89% and a $0.008 EPC. These affiliate aggregator platforms remain a convenient way to participate in tens of thousands of affiliate programs with a single application, but you\u2019ll always take home more of your earnings by working directly through Rakuten.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fa871c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fa871c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5b763a\" data-id=\"f5b763a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec5f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ec5f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the Kobo Affiliate Program handles international traffic<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-763f571 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"763f571\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebaad7e\" data-id=\"ebaad7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f0912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70f0912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kobo.com is localized into 14 languages and shoppers from all over the world can easily purchase eBooks and eReaders directly.\u00a0<\/p><p>There are presently five affiliate programs for Kobo listed on the Rakuten dashboard: US, Canada, the EU, Brazil, and Australia. However, registering for only one of these programs will allow you to earn affiliate commissions from all the other regions as well. Your Partner ID and Merchant ID for just one program can be applied to Kobo affiliate links built for any of these programs.<\/p><p>Kobo.com has its own built-in language\/region detection logic. This means that when you build an affiliate link to the UK listing for a particular book, any readers based elsewhere will be prompted to switch to their local currency\/language when they arrive at Kobo.com. If the shopper elects to switch their region settings in this way, your affiliate tracking cookie will remain intact ensuring that you earn commission from any qualifying purchases they make.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d341a44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d341a44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0aca02\" data-id=\"b0aca02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908f56b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"908f56b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kobo Affiliate Program + Geniuslink<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-779c345 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"779c345\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-822188c\" data-id=\"822188c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f002db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f002db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the Rakuten Advertising dashboard is a solid platform for generating affiliate links and banners of all kinds, at times it can be laborious to throw together an affiliated book link for Kobo.com. With the introduction of our support for Kobo\u2019s affiliate program, you can easily create an affiliate link with Geniuslink alone. All you\u2019ve got to do is provide us with a raw product URL from Kobo.com, and we\u2019ll speed your workflow up by converting it into an affiliate link for you.\u00a0<\/p><p>We dubbed this process \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/features\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">auto-affiliation<\/a>\u201d and it\u2019s simple to configure. All you\u2019ll need is to grab your Partner ID and Merchant ID from the Rakuten dashboard and input them both into the Affiliate page of the Geniuslink Dashboard, after selecting \u201cKobo Int. (Rakuten)\u201d. Once we\u2019ve got those two values in our system, any time you build a geni.us link to a Kobo.com product, we\u2019ll make sure your affiliate parameters are included automatically as part of the redirect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2b71f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2b71f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66e00a1\" data-id=\"66e00a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b555fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b555fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/koboaffGLdash.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/koboaffGLdash.png 563w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/koboaffGLdash-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdcd8b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdcd8b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-519faa5\" data-id=\"519faa5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06211a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06211a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please note that you can also monetize Kobo links through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/monetize-all-of-your-links\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">VigLink or Skimlinks<\/a>, thanks to the Geniuslink + Affiliate Aggregator support that we offer for both of those platforms. There are plenty of benefits to using Sovrn\/Commerce (formerly Viglink) or Skimlinks, but you\u2019ll likely earn a bit more through Rakuten directly. You\u2019ll keep 100% of the commissions you generate through your Kobo links (as opposed to the roughly 75% that you take home when using an affiliate aggregator) by signing up directly with Rakuten and adding your Partner ID\/Merchant ID into the Geniuslink dashboard.<\/p><p>Ready to get started? Next we\u2019re going to highlight a few approaches to help you get the most out of combining Geniuslink with the Kobo Affiliate Program. You can easily diversify your affiliate revenue streams by supplementing your Amazon affiliate links with Kobo affiliate links. Just follow these simple steps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61fe177 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61fe177\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88cb27d\" data-id=\"88cb27d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982080e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"982080e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choice Pages\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd006ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd006ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52f7202\" data-id=\"52f7202\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b9e1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83b9e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now more than ever, curation and choice are beneficial for your shoppers and, by extension, you!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/choice-pages\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Choice Pages<\/a>\u00a0enable you to promote a single product across multiple storefronts, and our Product Suggestions feature makes it easier than ever to create them! Providing your visitors with alternate retailers will improve their shopping experience, and you will\u00a0monetize the sale no matter which storefront they go with\u00a0. You can find more info on how to set up a Choice Page in our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kb.geni.us\/choices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Knowledge Base<\/a>.<\/p><p>You can check out an example by clicking this link\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/KlaraSun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">https:\/\/geni.us\/KlaraSun<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f8e600 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f8e600\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8df3b2a\" data-id=\"8df3b2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2909b2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2909b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/kobochoice-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-883\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/kobochoice-1.png 655w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/kobochoice-1-263x300.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fbecef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fbecef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d879ef\" data-id=\"2d879ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb2248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb2248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a Choice Page, you can promote Amazon and Kobo affiliate links along one another in a clean, intuitive way and diversify your affiliate revenue\u2014which from our research helps\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/case-study\/armando-ferreira\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">increase your affiliate earnings<\/a>! Additionally, to help make creating a Choice Page even more simple and straightforward, our\u00a0Product Suggestions\u00a0feature allows you to easily find products across multiple storefronts, including Kobo!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb2c0f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb2c0f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba0d781\" data-id=\"ba0d781\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c778a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c778a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A\/B Split Links<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a4c53f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a4c53f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54d76f7\" data-id=\"54d76f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff04f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ff04f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Affiliates know that the Amazon.com Associates program is one of the more popular ways to monetize US-based traffic. However, we\u2019d encourage you to\u00a0run a <a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/ab-test-affiliate-links\/\">controlled experiment<\/a>\u00a0to learn if it\u2019s truly the best option for your audience and recommended products. The A\/B Split Test links provide a methodology to compare the performance of two or more affiliate programs using just one link!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a295764 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a295764\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55d389b\" data-id=\"55d389b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc7a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dc7a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/koboabtest-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/koboabtest-1.png 665w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/koboabtest-1-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fc95fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fc95fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf9ada8\" data-id=\"cf9ada8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2918eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2918eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you wanted to evaluate the benefit of replacing your Amazon affiliate links with another affiliate program, you could use A\/B Split test link. This kind of test link allows you to compare the performance of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/amazon-affiliate-guide\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Amazon\u2019s Affiliate Program<\/a>\u00a0to the Kobo Affiliate Program so you can make an informed decision on how heavily to promote each retailer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c760228 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c760228\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8acb00c\" data-id=\"8acb00c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff7b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fff7b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8f6f80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8f6f80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-609eb2e\" data-id=\"609eb2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296ec2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"296ec2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the addition of the Kobo Affiliate Program hosted by Rakuten, we have now increased our total affiliate program support to 33 different affiliate programs! Additionally, now that our Suggestions feature\u00a0(which automatically fetches Kobo product links) is making assembling multi-retailer Choice Pages even faster, we\u2019re very eager to continue to expand our roster of supported affiliate programs. So be sure to keep an eye on our blog over the next few months so you can always stay up to date as we add support for even more great affiliate programs!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to introduce support for the Kobo Affiliate Program! Headquartered in Canada, Kobo is the second largest e-reader and ebook retailer in the world. Kobo boasts a catalog of over 5 million ebooks across 77 languages and a curated collection of audiobooks. They also manufacture their own product line of eReaders which are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,32],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[46],"class_list":["post-880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-programs","category-affiliate-marketing","author-jesse-lakes"],"authors":[{"term_id":46,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"jesse-lakes","display_name":"Jesse Lakes","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bio-jl-a.jpeg","url2x":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bio-jl-a.jpeg"},"first_name":"","last_name":"","user_url":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/author\/jesse-lakes\/","facebook":"","twitter":"","instagram":"","linkedin":"","description":"Jesse is a Native Montanan and the co-founder and CEO of Geniuslink - or, as he likes to say, head cheerleader. 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