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Q&A: Why is Amazon selling copies of my book at insane prices?

By Steve Weber | Published: March 14, 2010

QUESTION: I sell my book, the Slick Move Guide, on Amazon and my Web site for $12.99 retail. But I don’t understand why there are additional listings priced at $69 and $70. Is this a mistake, or are people really willing to pay those amounts for the book? Who benefits from this, and why does [...]

Amazon drops Colorado affiliates

By Steve Weber | Published: March 9, 2010

Amazon doesn’t like to collect sales tax, so when Colorado began requiring the company to report sales to customers in its state, Amazon canceled the Amazon Associates affiliate accounts based in that state. The affiliates collect a small commission when clicks from their Web site result in a sale at Amazon’s site. So, this isn’t [...]