affiliate programs that involve search button

amazon is an example of one, what are the others?

[lli2k5]

What are some affiliate programs that can pay you through a searchbox?

Amazon is an example of one because you can include a search to amazon on your website and it will pay you through the associate tag.

What are some others?

[markwelch]

There are many dozens (probably hundreds) of affiliate programs that let you put their search box on your web site and derive affiliate earnings from folks who use it. As you noted, Amazon allows this, and Google AdSense for Search is another strong opportunity.

Even if a merchant doesn't offer this as a published "option" for affiliates, it may be available as an option if you ask -- and in some cases, you can figure out how to create a working affiliate searchbox even if the merchant isn't able to help.