Amazon created some buzz on Wednesday afternoon when it posted a tweet inviting people to join Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos for a launch event on June 18. An accompanying link takes visitors to a page where they can fill out Read more
Consider for a moment Amazon.com’s roots, a seller of books at discounted prices that delighted bibliophiles and altered the bookselling industry. Now nearly twenty years after its founding, the company’s ongoing dispute with French publisher Hachetteovershadows what should be an interesting Read more
Sellers who use Endicia to manage their online postage tasks for their ecommerce orders can now more easily and quickly manage their Amazon orders. On Thursday, Endicia announced it has added Amazon integration to its shipping software’s capabilities. Before the Read more
Amazon is taking full advantage of the U.S. Postal Service’s commitment to extend its package delivery schedule to Sundays. In November, Amazon announced the availability of Sunday delivery to Prime customers located in two cities – New York and LA, Read more
When Amazon announced this week it was adding a feature for Twitter users to be able to place items in their shopping cart by replying to tweets with the hashtag #AmazonCart, we wondered if merchants and affiliates would benefit from the program. Read more
People catching up on the latest news on Twitter will be able to add products that show up in their feed to their Amazon shopping cart – without leaving Twitter. While many people reacting to the news agreed it was Read more
Etsy sellers of handmade goods were dismayed to discover their items for sale on Amazon.com without their knowledge or permission. What was puzzling to them was how one-of-a-kind items they listed for sale on Etsy could be for sale on Read more
Amazon launched a new micro specialty site to sell wearable technology, the latest fad in high tech gadgets. Products include devices such as activity trackers, smart watches and wearable cameras. An Amazon spokesperson said the new “store” features the largest Read more
Amazon pioneered product reviews, wisely betting they would help its shoppers feel more comfortable buying goods online, sight unseen. Last year, it introduced a new twist on product reviews called “Ask an Owner.” But Amazon wasn’t the first company to Read more
This July marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of a little bookselling website called Amazon.com. In 1997, three years after founding Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos wrote in a letter to shareholders that it was Day 1 for the Internet and, Read more
