I'm about to finish a couple of ebooks, and I'd like to offer money to those who get sales. I've been to clickbank and a few others that deal in digital products, but I didn't like what I saw. I'd also like to offer super-quick payment to those who get sales via paypal, something other programs don't seem to offer. Has anyone done this before? Are there any laws (or tax implications) that prevent me from doing this in the US?
Anyone? I'd really like some info about this. As I said, I'm selling ebooks. I'm a developer, so setting up the actual affiliate program mechanisms should be pretty simple, as would be getting it to work with paypal. Most affiliate programs I've seen require tax ID numbers, and I'd rather just work by paypal email addresses. I'm just unsure about the legality of doing this in the US (and getting people outside the US to become affiliates for that matter).
Both ebooks are related to web development. Paydotcom looks nice, but they have a set amount they pay affiliates. I'd like to do more than their $1-2, and pay on a weekly basis. It's just a simple PHP script that tracks sales and uses the paypal API to distrubute payment.
You can try approaching some other networks as an advertiser, or just put together your own affiliate program as some have said. Though for your product, clickbank probably is going to be your best bet.