Note: This is another installment in my ongoing Amazon Fundamentals series. -JDWhat are MAP agreements?As you continue your Amazon journey, you may start to develop relationships with product manufacturers or distributors, that allow you access to new products. However, many manufacturers require sellers to abide by MAP regulations. MAP stands for Minimum...

This week in Amazon news, a new Kindle Fire is (maybe) on the way, Amazon.com isn't always the lowest price, a pro skateboarder gets a new sponsor and much more! Walmart Beats Amazon Prices - A recent study found that on a variety of 36 items' (DVDs, books, groceries,...

In last week's news round-up, we mentioned that Rite Aid had opened an Amazon.com storefront. As of this writing, they have almost 60 feedbacks! 60 feedbacks in under a week is a lot of sales. If they're getting a feedback for every 10 sales (a decent rule of thumb) that's 600...

The French Won't Stop Buying Books - Ebooks only make up 1.8% of publishing sales in France, compared to nearly 6.5% in the United States. For whatever reason, be it nostalgia, culture, or something else entirely, the French seem determined to hang on to paper books as long as...

I know lots of sellers who focus on Sales Rank when scouting. And this can be a great way to tell an item's current ranking. But remember how susceptible Sales Rank is to recent sales. It's very easy to be fooled by an item with a Sales Rank that...

I'm back with another week's worth of Amazon news. I'm still seeing lots of stories about Amazon agreeing to collecting sales tax in a new state, but I'll try to avoid boring you with those. Instead, this week we have my thoughts on the Kindle Fire, a major retailer...

Note: This is another installment in my ongoing Amazon Fundamentals series. -JD We've written about the dangers of shipping meltable items before. As you may know, Amazon won't accept certain types of meltable items for FBA fulfillment  during the summer months due to the difficulty of keeping the products cool and...

When sending FBA inventory to Amazon, your shipments are distributed throughout Amazon's fulfillment centers. This means that some products may go to Indianapolis, others to Charlotte and still more to Phoenix. For many sellers, even a specific SKU might be split and sent to two or more distribution centers....

Weekly News Round-up Arizona to Consider Online Sales Tax Issue - Another week, another state starts to implement plans to collect sales tax from online merchants (namely Amazon). This time, it's Arizona and while they haven't made any concrete plans yet, it seems like this is another step towards the...

We just updated our Essential Resources for Amazon Sellers page and added a really cool duty calculator.     It's a good way to estimate the import duty and fees that your customers will be responsible for on any international shipments. Note that it's not perfect, however, so just...