Amazon has a comprehensive system for creating text links or banner links to any item in their massive inventory.

But building links can be a bit cumbersome using Amazon's website, so here's how you can make a quick and easy text link to an item in the Amazon store.

Start off with

"http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/"

then add the ASIN or ISBN code for your item, plus a trailing slash:

"0340896280/"

then add your Amazon Associates ID (or better still, add mine)

"findoutabout-21/"

You should end up with link the one below.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0340896280/findoutabout-21/

That's it! The easy way to make a simple text link to an Amazon product. This kind of link is deal for dropping into emails and forum/blog postings. It also makes it easier to dynamically generate links if you have a list of ISBNs in a database.