I'm a little disappointed with the number of Amazon news stories out there this week! Maybe it's just a summer lull and things will pick up as we get closer to Q4. Online Sales Tax is Coming - So far, all of the online sales tax articles that I've...

After hearing for a few months that there would be no Amazon representation at SCOE 2012, we heard yesterday that Amazon will be sending several Seller Support reps! I'm really looking forward to seeing if they agree with my Best Practices for Writing to Amazon Seller Support or if they...

Happy Friday the 13th! This week in Amazon news, there are talks of job opportunities in Detroit, the ramifications of same-day delivery and the possibility of price wars caused by repricing tools. Also this week, we announced our partnership with Profit Bandit! We're really excited about it and from...

The week of July 4th is usually a slow time for new (especially here in the US) so I didn't have high hopes for much in the way of Amazon news. But just this morning there was an exciting announcement about a smartphone possibly coming from Amazon. Plus a...

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,...

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...

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...

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...