Affiliate disclosure

Last updated November 5, 2026

Where the links are

• A “Go deeper” shelf below the description on some watch pages: one to three items, each with a one-line reason, such as the textbook a lecture follows or a model kit that makes a topic click.
• “Recommended books” on some subject and channel pages.
• Never on top of or next to the video player, never as banners or popups, and never with “deals” or countdowns.

How they work

• Each link goes straight to the product page on amazon.com with BrighterTube's Associates tag. They're plain links, not cloaked or shortened, and they're marked as sponsored for search engines.
• If you buy something after following one, Amazon pays BrighterTube a small commission. It costs you nothing extra.
• We don't see who bought what, only totals in Amazon's reports.
• We don't show prices, because they change and we'd rather not show stale ones.

How items are picked

Every item is chosen by hand for its subject: well-regarded textbooks, books by the creators themselves, and tools that genuinely help you learn. Each one was checked against its Amazon page. A video with no truly relevant item shows nothing; we'd rather leave the space empty than fill it.

They never decide what's listed

Commissions have no effect on which videos or channels are on BrighterTube, or where they appear. Nobody can pay to have a video listed, ranked or kept. Products aren't endorsed by the creators whose videos they appear under, unless the item is the creator's own book.

Sponsors

If BrighterTube takes sponsors, they'll be named only on the homepage or the About page, clearly labelled as sponsors. They won't appear on watch pages, in search or in the catalog, and they get no say over which videos are included.

This disclosure follows the US Federal Trade Commission's guidance on endorsements and the Amazon Associates Program rules. Questions? Get in touch.