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Q&A: What's the difference between Amazon Advantage and regular seller accounts?

By Steve Weber | Published: March 26, 2007

QUESTION: I’m an independent publisher. What’s the difference between Amazon’s Advantage program and selling books on Marketplace using a Pro-Merchant account? I know that with the Advantage program, Amazon lists publishers’ books for free and charges 55 percent commission. Pro-Merchant sellers pay only 15 percent commission plus a $39.99 monthly fee. Why, then, would anyone [...]

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Q&A: How can a bookseller undercut my price on Amazon?

By Steve Weber | Published: March 12, 2007

QUESTION: I just noticed that a third-party Amazon seller has my book listed for sale as “new” on Marketplace for $1.05 less than my list price! My book is sold only on Amazon. I can’t understand this, since I’m the only one with copies of the book! ANSWER: Anyone with a copy of your book (or [...]