Frequently asked questions

Relinks.me began as a personal project — my wife is an author, and I wanted one link and QR code that would send her readers to the right storefront in their country. I've been a web developer since the 90s, and it's remained a one-person project ever since: every line of code, update, and feature built by me.

A universal relink and QR code that detects a reader's location and sends them to the correct Amazon or Apple Books storefront — for author pages, books, Kindle books, Audible titles, and audiobooks.

Yes. Creating a relink and QR code is completely free, and no account is required.

Relinks.me has been completely free to use since its launch in 2013, and I’ve kept it ad-free from day one — no banners, no tracking, no monetizing clutter. We participate in the iTunes affiliate program for Apple Books, but it accounts for less than 1% of relinks created — it doesn't affect your earnings from Amazon or Apple either way. If you find it helpful, you can support development through Buy Me a Coffee — never expected, always appreciated.

We update our database weekly to stay aligned with Amazon and Apple Books. We aim for maximum accuracy, but when a reader's location can't be determined, relinks.me falls back to the .com storefront.

18 Amazon storefronts and Apple Books across 51 countries — more are evaluated regularly.

Our current server maintains 99.9% uptime. As with any internet service, 100% can't be guaranteed.

ISBN (International Standard Book Number) identifies paperback and hardcover books. ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number) is a 10-character code used for Kindle books and other Amazon products — Kindle ASINs usually start with "B0".

A unique numeric identifier used for items in Apple Books.

A scannable code that opens a link when read by a phone or tablet camera. relinks.me generates one automatically for every relink you create.

Yes — paste any Amazon or Apple Books author page URL and relinks.me routes it the same way.

At this time, only author-related items.

Enter the ISBN/ASIN (Amazon) or Apple ID (Apple Books), or paste the full URL — from the home page or your account page. An account isn't required.

On your Amazon book listing page, under Product Details.

In iTunes Connect under My Books, or via Copy Link next to "Buy Book" in the iTunes app.

No — a relink keeps working once it's created. Create a free account if you want to manage or update it later.

Contact us for assistance.

Yes — every relink can use the rxe.me short address, and ASIN-based Amazon relinks also support an additional shortened format.

Not yet, but we're open to it if there's interest — send us a note.

We detect the reader's country when they click, then forward them to the matching storefront automatically.

No — an account just helps you keep track of your relinks.

Yes.

Add it from your account's home page. If it already exists in the system but isn't linked to your account yet, adding it will attach it.

Someone else may have already added it to theirs — contact us for assistance.

A list of your relinks with shortened (rxe.me) alternatives, stats, social sharing tools, and QR codes — everything you need to manage your relinks in one place.

Contact us for assistance.