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February 2007
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Dear Seller,

Welcome to the second edition of "Get Your FillZ," our monthly news bulletin. We have some very exciting news to deliver to you this month! Some Highlights include: news about Book Shows and Fairs FillZ will be attending, new feature announcements and our latest FillZ Seller Profile!

We are also calling on all FillZ sellers who live in British Columbia to send an email to 
news1@fillz.com. We will be conducting live interviews with our BC sellers and we will also be distributing a survey to a larger sample to collect your feedback about the FillZ user interface.

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Come See Us!

Shaun Jamieson, FillZ' Business Development Manager, will be attending CAMEX, March 23-27, 2007.

http://www.camex.org/

Drop by AbeBooks' booth #718 and say hello to Shaun!


New Site Features
Our Technical Team has been very busy implementing the following exciting New Features:

  • Buyer and Seller Notes in Order Export:  On January 25, 2006, we implemented a new feature that allows you to review these two fields in a spreadsheet format. For more information, please click here.

  • Adjusted eBay Template: Late in January, we discovered that eBay no longer supports Author and Publisher for non-catalog items. We adjusted our default template to include both of these fields. To read more about steps you should take to ensure these fields are included in your non-catalog listings on eBay, please click here.

  • Order Time Stamps: On February 5, 2007, we added the ability for you to view the following time stamps on your orders:

      *When an order was placed on the market.
      *When the order was created in FillZ.
      *When the order was last modified.

    To view the forum posting, please click
    here.

  • Improvements to Listings on eBay: We made a change that would allow more listings to take advantage of eBay's photos and bibliographic data. Please click here for more information. 

  • Change to Custom Images on Amazon: Amazon has reconfigured its image processing system. Please click here to find out how your photos are being handled by Amazon.

    FillZ Presents: Jenson Books 

    Steve Jenson runs two successful accounts with FillZ and began his association with us in May 2004. He is the owner/operator of Jenson Books and Bookfriends Inc and runs both accounts single-handedly. He has been selling exclusively online for about 7 years now.
     
    Before tackling his bookselling venture, Steve was working for a Market Research company and stumbled into bookselling almost by accident. 
    It all started with a trip to the library where Steve was doing some research and ended up purchasing a $.50 book about how to make bread.  He listed the book on Half.com for $5.00 and then forgot all about it.  A few months later he received an email notifying him that the one listing he loaded had been purchased.  He immediately went back to the library and purchased several other books and the start of a very successful business was underway. 

    Initially, he listed books on Half.com and then eventually added Alibris. At the time, he was hoping to begin listing with Amazon, but was discouraged by the labour involved with managing inventory and sales on three separate sites. 
    A fellow bookseller recommended FillZ and Steve joined shortly thereafter.  He was with FillZ briefly and was curious about other inventory and sales management solutions. After switching to a competitor for a short period of time, Steve returned to FillZ.  He was happier with FillZ' web-based product, lack of start up costs, low commission fees, free customer support and user-friendly features, such as our order processing and inventory management tools.   

    Currently, Steve manages an inventory of just over 20,000 books and receives roughly 100 orders a day through FillZ on multiple markets:eBay, AbeBooks, Alibris, Amazon, Biblio, Half, TextbookX and Valore. During our Interview, Steve expressed how happy he is that FillZ has enabled him to "get on so many venues and also offer international exposure" to his business.
     

    In his own words
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    "FillZ has been a great asset to my business. Having exposure on multiple venues has drastically increased our bottom line, which easily negates the associated costs. Having all of my orders from all venues in a central location is crucial in keeping my business stream-lined and efficient. The bottom line is FillZ simplifies order management, makes shipping easier, provides top-notch support, delivers, great reports and most importantly increases profits. FillZ has helped me move more books."

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    Upcoming Features

    What are we working on right now?

  • Auto-repricing for ALL markets.
  • Automatic weight estimate for catalog items.
  • A FillZ Demo video for new users.
  • Completion of integration with Barnes & Noble.
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    Common Questions
    How Do I Print Postage?
  • Do you have an Endicia Premium account?
  • Follow the instructions on this page and learn how to configure your FillZ account.
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    Did You Know?

    FillZ Has A Referral Program?

    FillZ rewards clients who refer our business to their friends and associates. Here's how it works:

  • You spread the word about FillZ.
  • A new client references your FillZ user name or store name at sign-up.
  • We credit your account in the amount that the new client pays to FillZ after the trial period has elapsed. 

    It's that easy!

    FillZ offers Support via Live Chat?
    We would like to encourage you to try using our Live Chat.
  • The support hours have been extended to serve you from 8:00am to 4:00pm, PST, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
  • For more information about our Live Support, please click here.
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    Reminder

    Selling on Amazon.de & .uk!
    Are you interested in selling on international marketplaces, but don't know where to start?

    Most venues require a domestic bank account upon registration.
     
    We are referring a third-party service called World First. They can assist you in setting up escrow bank accounts in the UK and Germany.
     
    For more information about World First please click
    here.

    Read Steve Weber's blog to see what Shaun Jamieson had to say about international exposure through FillZ!

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    Forum

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  • Tell us about your favourite forum! If you don't post on the forums but do follow blogs, e-zines or other online media related to selling, send us an email to tell us what your favourites are: news1@fillz.com

    Please click here to visit our Seller Forum.
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    Get Profiled!

    Would you like your business to be featured in an upcoming "FillZ Presents" article?
    Send us an email at news1@fillz.com.


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