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Marketplace News:
AbeBooks:
Posts 11.8% increase in sales YOY. AbeBooks reports e-commerce sales of $190 million last year, up from $170 million in 2006. They also announced that they will begin testing a new coupon program. [Read more]
Alibris:
Adds delivery confirmation to order reports. Earlier this month, Alibris added a delivery confirmation field to order fulfillment files. We have not yet integrated this feature, but do plan on making the change within the next couple of weeks. To read the announcement from Alibris, click here.
Alibris moves forum. Alibris has a new forum provider and has enhanced this tool for users. Click here to read the announcement from Alibris.
Amazon:
New Chargeback FAQ. Amazon has updated their Chargeback FAQ. For more details, click here.
Thirteen is a lucky number for Amazon. The 13th Holiday season was the busiest ever for Amazon.com. Read some interesting statistics here.
Barnes & Noble:
11% increase in online holiday sales. Online sales rose to $129.4 million at BarnesandNoble.com over the 9-week holiday season, up from $116.7 million in 2006. Click here for the full story.
Booklovers:
The World Book Market and Booklovers.co.uk merge. The World Book Market and Booklovers.co.uk have merged to form a single bookselling entity. Inventories from each venue will be combined. To read the announcement, click here.
eBay:
President and CEO of eBay steps down. Meg Whitman, announced she will step down on March 31, 2008. John Donahoe, current head of eBay Marketplaces, will replace Whitman. [Read more]
Changes to pricing structure. eBay will be announcing a reduction in Insertion Fees and an increase in Commission Fees for auction, fixed price and Store listings. The new fee structure will go into effect on February 20, 2008. eBay will also be discounting Final Value Fees based on Detailed Seller Ratings (US and Canadian sellers only) as of April. eBay will no longer allow fixed price listings that are less priced below $1.00. [Read more]
Sellers banned from leaving negative feedback. Sellers will no longer be permitted to leave negative or neutral feedback for buyers. [Read more]
Facebook:
MyWhuffie launches "Textbook Connect". Textbook Connect is a new textbook marketplace for the Facebook platform. If you're a Facebook user and are interested in exploring a new sales channel, contact support@mywhuffie.com. To find out more about Textbook Connect, click here.
New Features on FillZ:
Order Export Report: We added the Cost and Source fields to the order export report. Note: This feature is currently not available to sellers with ISBN consolidation enabled. Click here to read our announcement.
New Supported Marketplace: The latest supported venue is eCampus. FillZ can list inventory and retrieve orders from this market, but sellers will still need to confirm orders directly on eCampus. To read the full announcement, click here.
Amex now accepted: In addition to Visa, MasterCard and PayPal, we now accept American Express for subscription payments.
Beta-server live: Last week we started moving volunteers to our beta-test server. We'd like to thank these sellers for their support and input as we begin to roll out new trial features. These sellers will be the first to use new features and will have a direct impact on the development of new seller tools for all of you.
International Sellers. For FillZ sellers residing outside of the USA, we have added USA to the packing slip to better identify the shipping destination. Note: All packing slips, regardless of the seller's location will include the Country of Destination. We will be updating this feature to allow sellers to enable or disable if they wish.
Upcoming Features:
Edit Custom and Chrisland Marketplaces. You'll be able to modify these settings to display the actual Marketplace name in order confirmation emails and packing slips. Watch the forums for an announcement early next week!
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