Books Direct: How it Works

1. Customers select a specified number of books at a highly discounted price, e.g 6 books for 1p each on World Books.


2. They pay nothing upfront.


3. By joining the club, they commit to join a set number of books - usually 4 - during their first year of membership, all with at least 40% discount on the RRP.


4. The customer pays for the books after they have received them.


5. Customers receive 10 days free home trial on every book.

As an affiliate, all you have to do is get customers to sign up. As long as they are accepted as a member (we decline duplicate applications and previous poor payers) then you receive commission. We pay £8 commission per new member.

Books Direct: PPC Guidelines

Like many companies, Books Direct run our own in-house PPC campaigns. However, we understand the value that affiliates can add in this area. Therefore we are happy for you to bid on our brand terms.

However, we ask that you don't use our club display URLS, with the exception of http://www.booksdirect.co.uk/ which has been reserved for affiliate use. Our club display URLs are:

http://www.worldbooks.co.uk/

http://www.booksforchildren.co.uk/

http://www.fsf.co.uk/

http://www.mysterythriller.co.uk/

http://www.railway.co.uk/

http://www.historyguild.co.uk/

http://www.etsp.co.uk/

http://www.militarybookclub.co.uk/

Variations on our URLs (e.g http://www.worldbooks.offer.co.uk/) are fine.

We are happy to provide assistance with the development of landing pages, and have a vast library of images and copy which can be provided on request.

We are also able to help suggest suitable keywords based on our best-selling authors and book titles.

Books Direct: Our Clubs Explained

Books Direct is the gateway to each of the 8 different book clubs. Send your customers here if you want to offer them the full range of clubs via one link. NB Books Direct isn't a club itself

World Books is our most popular club, with general appeal, a great brand, and an introductory offer of 6 books from just 1p each.

Books for Children is our next biggest club, with a great range of kid's books available. Customers can take 5 books from just 50p each

World of Mystery & Thriller sells bestsellers at great prices. Take 5 books from just 5p each, including James Patterson, Jeffrey Deaver and Ruth Rendell.

TSP offers the best in current reading, all chosen for their literary merit or special interest. Choose 6 Books from only 1p each.

The Fantasy & Sci Fi club (FSF) is a the largest of our niche market clubs, offering 5 books from just 50p each, from authors such as Terry Pratchett and Stephen King.

The Military & Aviation Society offers a number of special interest titles about aviation, the armed forces, military history, model making and memorabilia. Get 4 books from just 99p each.

The Railway Book Club is specially designed for transport and railway enthusiasts and offers 4 books from 99p each. Quality of applicants is very high with low reject volumes.

The History Guild offers 4 books from 99p each, covering everything from the Ancient Egyptians to the war in Iraq to appeal to history and general knowledge enthusiasts.