A Scary Message With Halloween just around the corner, I thought I'd share a scary message that Amazon sent out recently. Keep reading to find out more. Many European Amazon sellers, including those on Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.it, received a notification titled, "Failure to Disburse Funds." Dear Seller, Your...

Lang Law Once upon a time in France there was a law that set a fixed price for books. It was called Lang Law and was created in 1981 as a necessity to protect independent bookshops in France against competition from larger chains. Lang Law changed everything for booksellers...

Amazon recently announced that they have decided to validate UPCs for 300 brands in hardlines, softlines and consumables. Download the full list here. Why the Change? Amazon's catalog is a true resource and helps customers (and sellers) find just what they're looking for. A well-organized catalog is essential to...

Q: When does FBA not make sense? A: Everyone loves FBA! It makes selling on Amazon easy! But, it isn't always the best choice. In our last Q&A, I mentioned that orders for fragile, high value items, like rare books, might be better to fulfill yourself. That's because you...

Why Add-ons?If you already know what an add-on product is, you probably already hate them. Why the heck did Amazon come up with the add-on program in the first place and what is it? Best we can figure it, here's why we think Amazon started the Add-on program:The Amazon...

Last week in the SellerEngine Newsletter, I asked for questions about selling on Amazon. I got tons of great questions! So many in fact, that I have to split it up between two blog posts. You'll get the next batch of  Amazon questions and answers next week. And if...

Everyday, I hear from Profit Bandit users who are confused by Sales Rank. Today is the first in a series of posts on Sales Rank and we're going to start with the 5 most important things that you need to know about Amazon Sales Rank. 1. Sales Rank Changes Over...

Go Global! Amazon Services Europe will be hosting a webinar on international sales opportunities in Europe on September 11th at 11AM Eastern time. In this webinar, you'll learn how Amazon Services can help expand your business to Europe and the UK. You'll learn how to reach new customers across...

Even though it might still be 80 degrees in some parts of the country, the Christmas selling seasons is right around the corner. If you’ve never sold on Amazon during Q4, get ready to hold onto your hat. It’s a wild ride and one that you don’t want to miss...

On Monday afternoon, Amazon.com was down for nearly an entire hour. And it wasn't just Seller Central this time. The entire Amazon.com site was offline. That means no orders coming in, no new items being added to the 200 million+ item catalog. What did the outage cost Amazon and...