Honestly there could be a better way by reaching out to other companies that work with you and form some sort of partnership agreement. Then you could give amazon "the finger" simultaneously...if you so desire.
There are other book vendors who've reached out to offer their affiliate programs, but I'm not sure any of them are worth it.
From the short time I was on Amazon, the lion's share of my affiliate revenue came from items other than books that were purchased using cookies that my app had set.
Without those non-book items, I would've made very, very little money (e.g., ~$5 instead of ~$300).
Books don't cost very much, but Persian rugs do! And there aren't many other booksellers out there who also sell Persian rugs...
One idea could be to partner with publishers and maybe 10% of the time a user opens a new tab, the book placement is sponsored. Charge based on impressions, click-throughs, or by some other arrangement.
For users, it keeps the tool free and ideally—if the sponsored placements are good—introduces them to cool new books.
From the short time I was on Amazon, the lion's share of my affiliate revenue came from items other than books that were purchased using cookies that my app had set.
Without those non-book items, I would've made very, very little money (e.g., ~$5 instead of ~$300).
Books don't cost very much, but Persian rugs do! And there aren't many other booksellers out there who also sell Persian rugs...