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Amazon Introduces Video On Demand

September 16, 2008 by John Dilbeck
Filed under: Affiliate Marketing, Amazon, Movies, TV 

In early September, Amazon announced the availability of Amazon Video On Demand.

Now, you can instantly watch movies and television shows commercial-free on Macs or PCs.

You can enjoy instant playback of hit Hollywood movies and the latest TV shows.

This new movie and TV streaming service offers a wide range of movies, TV seasons, and individual TV episodes.

Of course, to take full advantage of this service, you’ll need a broadband connection to the Internet.

To make it even easier for you to decide to rent or purchase a movie or TV show, the first two minutes of videos automatically play at no charge when you visit the detail page for that video. At any time during this 2-minute viewing period, you can choose to purchase or rent the video to watch it in its entirety.

If you are an Amazon.com affiliate, you can earn up to 10% referral fees on movie and television show purchases. Amazon makes it easy to link to the Video On Demand section of their massive store and you can link to individual videos using standard product links or the versatile movie and TV show preview widget.

NetFlix – an alternative to Amazon

I live in an area where high-speed broadband access to the Internet is not available. So, video on demand, no matter how reasonably priced and convenient, is simply not an option.

I have been a very satisfied NetFlix customer for several years and enjoy watching movies and TV shows by selecting them on the NetFlix website and then receiving the DVDs in the mail. After I’m done watching the video, and re-watching the best, it’s a simple matter of inserting the DVD in the postage-paid envelope and dropping it into the mailbox. A few days later, the next video in the list of shows I have selected is automatically sent to me. There are no late fees and you can keep a DVD until you have the time to watch it and are ready to return it.

Lately, I’ve been watching entire TV shows in order, episode by episode, year by year.

Currently, I’m on season 3 of Star Trek Enterprise, and last month I watched season 3 of Stargate Atlantis and the Stargate Continuum movie.

I’m getting a chance to watch shows I never had time to watch, before.

Netflix lets you rent, watch and return DVDs from home – Try free for 2 weeks

In addition to renting videos on DVD, some are available for instant viewing, so NetFlix may be a convenient alternative to Amazon.

One advantage that NetFlix has is a fixed price. I subscribe to the plan where I can have up to 3 DVDs out at any one time and pay less than $20 per month. Most months, I can watch about 15 DVDs, and some have four to six TV episodes on them.

Today, for instance, I’m supposed to receive the next two DVDs of Star Trek Enterprise season 3, and that will include four episodes per disc, for a total of eight episodes.

I live on a strange schedule and work whenever I feel like it – an advantage of working at home – so I may watch a video during the day, evening, or even the middle of the night. It’s completely up to me. I can watch the good shows more than once, if I want.

Last month, when I rented Stargate Continuum from NetFlix, I watched it three times before returning it.

I mainly watch science fiction, but over the last few months, I rented the first three seasons of Little House on the Prairie, and Mom loved watching shows that she understood and enjoyed much better than the sci-fi flicks I love.

Currently, I have over 100 DVDs in my NetFlix queue, including the first two seasons of Boston Legal, and I’m considering watching the entire production of The West Wing.

It is convenient and cost-effective to watch videos in your own home. For the price of one or two movies at the theater, you can watch a dozen or more in your home. And, both Amazon and Netflix have many thousands of videos from which to choose.

Plus, for people like me – and possibly you – they both have an affiliate program and you can earn nice commissions for referring people to their services.

All work and no play…

I enjoy working, but there is also a lot to say for entertainment.

I am 100% satisfied with my multi-year experiences with Amazon and NetFlix. I am happy to recommend them to you.

Take a break. Watch a video today. Enjoy yourself.

Act on your dream!

JD

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6 Comments on Amazon Introduces Video On Demand

  1. Jeff Atkinson on Tue, 16th Sep 2008 6:37 am

    2. I found your site on Google and read a few of your other entires. Nice Stuff. I’m looking forward to reading more from you.

  2. John Dilbeck on Tue, 16th Sep 2008 7:42 pm

    3. Hi Jeff,

    Welcome to 21st Century Affiliate Marketing.

    I hope you found the information interesting enough to subscribe via email or the RSS feed.

    Come back any time and please feel free to comment on anything I write – as long as it adds to the conversation.

    Act on your dream!

    JD

  3. www.BondDVD.com on Mon, 2nd Feb 2009 1:15 pm

    4. I see things like this signaling the end of companies like BlockBuster!

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  4. John Dilbeck on Wed, 4th Feb 2009 5:04 pm

    5. Good afternoon.

    I agree, for the most part.

    There are still a lot of people who prefer going to a video or DVD rental store and browse the aisles for what they want to see.

    Over time, however, I believe that video on demand will become the prevailing method for delivery, especially as faster broadband becomes more readily available.

    Act on your dream!

    JD

  5. watch full movies online on Wed, 18th Mar 2009 6:07 pm

    6. Yes I agree that features like Amazon Video on Demand and NetFlix are greatly superior and have surpassed and will continue to surpass traditional video rental stores. The ability to watch what you want at your own convenience is worth the negligible price that you pay for these services. Neighborhood video rental stores have already all but closed down, and I believe that Blockbuster and Hollywood Video are next. They just dont offer the comfort and convenience that the other services offer.

  6. watch movies free online on Mon, 30th Mar 2009 2:39 pm

    7. Great post, lots of good information and commentary. I like the way video rental companies are moving towards instant viewing. I believe each of these companies offers their own unique advantage on the video rental process. Amazon being that you have instant playability, and you pay on a per video basis. Netflix being that you have a set price per month, can watch DVDs as many times as you want, and have a large queue so that movies just keep on coming in without having to do much work. Then the appeal of Blockbuster is that they have the online service with queue the same as Netflix, but users also have the option of going in the physical store to return movies, rent new ones, and experience the physical nature of video rentals. I don’t see this as the end to Blockbuster as it still offers a unique advantage in comparison to the other companies.

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