Author Archives: Steve Weber
Amazon sends out sales tax notices | timesfreepress.com
Interesting story here from Tennessee, a state where Amazon doesn’t collect state sales tax. Buyers are getting an email with a tally of their purchases and a notification that they’re responsible for paying tax. Naturally, the result is mass confusion and outrage: Internet retailers such as Amazon don’t collect state sales tax on purchases, in [...]
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Woman Gets Probation After Peddling Library Books on Amazon: LAist
A woman in San Diego County is every librarian’s worst nightmare: she checked out thousands of books from the library that she re-sold on Amazon. Maria Nater, 45, of Vista pleaded guilty to felony burglary after checking out more than 2,000 books and DVDs from libraries in Carlsbad, Oceanside and San Diego, according to a [...]
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Free wireless scouting application and iPad giveway from FBA Power
Wireless scouting service provider FBA Power will debut a free app for Android mobile devices Friday morning, March 23. Details will be posted to this page, which will be updated at 9 a.m. Friday. The app will be free to download and use. The Android version will be released Friday, with an iPhone/iPad version to [...]
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Where should I sell my collectible books — ABE or Amazon?
QUESTION: I am a long retired bricks-and-mortar bookseller from 1988-1997. During the years of our operation I managed acquire 150 or so signed and/or inscribed first editions in a wide variety of genres. I have recently decided that I have reached a point at which I would find the money these books represent more useful [...]
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NY Cops Seize 3,000 Books in Village Sidewalk Vendor Raids
GREENWICH VILLAGE — Cops cracked down on illegal book vendors selling thousands of tomes from tables along Sixth Avenue, according to DNAinfo.Officers from the 6th Precinct confiscated upwards of 3,000 books between Waverly Place and Washington Place one early morning roughly a month ago because vendors broke city regulations, police said at a recent community [...]
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Q&A: What’s the best printer for FBA labels?
QUESTION: What is the best printer for Fulfillment by Amazon labels? The Dymo 450 looks nice, but of course won’t print the 4 X 6 labels for UPS. ANSWER: The little Dymos that spit out one label at a time look sweet, and are probably a big time-saver if you’re constantly listing one-off products. If [...]
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Want to win Amazon’s Buy Box? First you have to be a Featured Merchant – Amazon Strategies
Amazon doesn’t offer up too much information about the requirements for obtaining Featured Merchant Status—and offers no information about the specific category requirements—but through our experience grooming retailers to be the best Amazon seller they can be, we have put together some best practices for retailers. In general, qualifying for Featured Merchant Status requires you [...]
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Skip McGrath on Getting Exclusives to Sell Merchandise on Amazon | Auctionbytes
The Auctionbytes blog has a fascinating interview with Skip McGrath today. Skip is a longtime eBay and Amazon seller, and also a serious collector of nautical and maritime books. In his comments, Skip talks about his strategy of negotiating with product manufacturers to carry their product exclusively on Amazon through FBA, Fulfillment by Amazon. Some [...]
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