Amazon credit where it's due

Two people just asked me for a quick way to credit a friend or a blog for an Amazon purchase — that is, they want the friend to get Amazon affiliate compensation for the item even though they didn't follow a direct link from the friend to the item.

This is straightforward with bookmarklets, so here you go: Amazon Credit.

To install: drag that link to your bookmark/favorites bar.

To use: find the item you want on Amazon. When you're on the item page, click the bookmarklet, and the page should reload, giving the friend credit for the recommendation. That's all there is to it.

If you have a problem with this bookmarklet, just let me know. It'll be easier for me to fix, though, if you give me as much information as possible (your browser/version, your OS, what item you were looking at, what you expected to happen, what did happen, etc.).

Want to provide this bookmarklet to others, personalized for your blog? See where the code starts with amazonID='chalcedonyconsulA'? Just change the value in quotes to be your associate ID instead, and place the bookmarklet (the whole thing, not just that snippet!) as a link on your blog with these same instructions (a link back to here would be appreciated as well).

Running late with your holiday shopping? Remember that an Amazon Gift Certificate can be sent via email, and is always the right size…