Received: from smtp-out-174-136.amazon.com ([207.171.174.136]:8657) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1S21Y4-00047B-BE for treasurer@lojban.org; Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:27:42 -0800 DomainKey-Signature: s=rte02; d=amazon.com; c=nofws; q=dns; h=Received:X-VirtualServer:X-VirtualServerGroup: X-MailingID:X-SMHeaderMap:X-Destination-ID:X-SMFBL: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:X-PVIQ: X-Report-Abuse:Reply-To:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Subject: Date:To:From; b=YETTjIR6FDUn9u7tQx4TEqGbaqI9exQBa1jNCgLUbX7jmyAv/8rHkzeH m8vLHWPo+JwECLjfCEGljw9yuEEWTg==; Received: from mktomail.com ([172.28.0.48]) by amazoneu-rel.mktdns.com (StrongMail Enterprise 4.1.1.6(4.1.1.6-56715)); Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:03:33 -0600 X-VirtualServer: eu-vsg49-amazoneu, amazoneu-rel.mktdns.com, 172.28.5.49 X-VirtualServerGroup: eu-vsg49-amazoneu X-MailingID: 1297403390::amazoneuBetacust-3507-13997-1-5167-prod-15970::15970::0::2102761865-177::4983 X-SMHeaderMap: mid="X-MailingID" X-Destination-ID: treasurer@lojban.org X-SMFBL: dHJlYXN1cmVyQGxvamJhbi5vcmc= Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_AEA6_74B0DC51.19495CFF" X-PVIQ: 000326-000757-003507-000000-009200 X-Report-Abuse: Please report abuse here: http://www.marketo.com/policy Reply-To: no-reply@amazon.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <1297403390.4983@amazon.com> Subject: FBA Newsletter February 2012 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:03:33 -0600 To: treasurer@lojban.org From: "Fulfillment by Amazon" X-Spam-Score: -0.1 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.1 X-Spam_score_int: 0 X-Spam_bar: / ------=_NextPart_001_AEA6_74B0DC51.19495CFF Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline FBA News for February 2012 From the editor Greetings from Fulfillment by Amazon, In this issue, find out how you can globalize your business using FBA Export with Multi-Channel Fulfillment, learn how to automate the removal of unsellable inventory, and get a better understanding of how we calculate Dimensional Weight for Oversize orders. ----------------- FBA News ----------------- Go global with FBA Export for Multi-Channel Fulfilment We are pleased to announce the ability to deliver off-Amazon Media orders to global customers. With Multi-Channel Fulfillment, FBA sellers can choose to use their inventory in Amazon’s fulfillment centers to fulfill part or all of their orders originating from their own website, other third-party platforms, catalogs, or even in-store sales. Until now, Multi-Channel Fulfillment was limited to domestic shipping for all products. Now Multi-Channel Fulfillment has become an international service for Media, and you can offer customers who order from outside the United States a smooth and reliable delivery almost anywhere in the world using Amazon’s world-class supply network. Check out our supported countries . Note: FBA Export to Canada includes shipments of music, video and DVD products only. Books are not included. Once you submit a Multi-Channel Fulfillment order, you will see the estimated delivery date, which you can share with the customer. Through FBA you now have the option and flexibility to fulfill domestic and international on- and off-Amazon Media orders from one domestic inventory pool. Learn more about FBA Export fees FBA Export and . ----------------- Seller Success ----------------- FBA helps Thrift Recycling shift the focus from operations to growth Thrift Recycling Management, Inc. has become one of the largest sellers of used books on Amazon.com. Using Fulfillment by Amazon has allowed Thrift Recycling to reduce man hours in the operations department and refocus 45% of these hours to other growth areas within the company. "We were able to increase our sales, without having to increase man hours with it. Even more than that, we were able to transfer extra man hours to departments that are working to help our business grow." Jeff McMullin, President Thrift Recycling Management, Inc. Read the Thrift Recycling success story ----------------- Tools & Tips ----------------- Automate removals of unfulfillable inventory Tired of hunting for your unfulfillable inventory so you can have it returned or disposed of? Did you know you can have unfulfillable Units in Amazon fulfillment centers removed automatically? You choose the method (return or dispose) and the frequency (choose from twice a month, monthly, or every 90 days). After you create an automated removal order, we will send you an automated e-mail notification with the removal order ID to the e-mail address you designate in your Automated Unfulfillable Removals Settings. You can enable Automated Unfulfillable Removals by going to the Shipping Queue and clicking the FBA Settings button . (Sign in required) Learn more about the Automated Unfulfillable Removals . ----------------- Understanding Dimensional Weight With the changes to FBA fulfillment fees on February 1, 2012, we introduced the concept of Dimensional Weight for Oversize orders on Amazon.com. If you have ever used Multi-Channel Fulfillment for products that are large but light, then you are probably familiar with this concept. But if you deal strictly with orders on Amazon.com, this might be new to you. Here's an explanation of how Dimensional Weight is determined and calculated. To begin, Dimensional Weight only applies to Oversize Units. However, not all Oversize Units will be billed according to the Dimensional Weight. The industry standard for carriers is to use the dimensional weight when the size of a package is disproportionate to the weight. For instance, a package of bubble wrap might weigh 4 pounds, but the volume of the packaged product could take up as much room as another product that weighs 10 times as much. The industry standard takes into account the total volume when charging for the weight. FBA calculates Dimensional Weight if the packaged volume of a Unit (length x width x height) exceeds 5,184 cubic inches. For products sold on Amazon.com, the Dimensional Weight is calculated by dividing the volume in cubic inches by 166. The formula is as follows: Dimensional Weight = Length x Width x Height / 166 If Dimensional Weight is greater than the packaged Unit Weight, then the Dimensional Weight is used to calculate the Weight Handling fee, and if not, the Unit Weight is used to calculate the Weight Handling fee. The largest a Standard-Size Unit can be is 18" x 14" x 8" or 2,016 cubic inches, which is less than half the minimum volume (5,184 cubic inches) to require Dimensional Weight. To give you a general idea, a cube measuring 17.31" on all sides is approximately 5,186 cubic inches, which exceeds the minimum volume. Example: A printer that weighs 26.95 pounds with packaged dimensions of 20.6" x 20.5" x 12.9" has a volume of 5,447.67 cubic inches, which exceeds the minimum of 5,184 cubic inches. If the Dimensional Weight is more than 26.95 pounds, we will use the Dimensional Weight. In this case, the volume (5,447.67 pounds) divided by 166 equals 32.81 pounds, so the Dimensional Weight will be used. Refer to Oversize Media and Non-Media order fulfillment fees for more information . ----------------- Regards, The Fulfillment by Amazon Team We hope you found this message to be useful. However, if you'd rather not receive future e-mails of this sort from Amazon Services, please opt-out here: http://www.amazonservices.com/content/unsubscribe.htm (c) 2012 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Amazon, Amazon.com and the Amazon.com logo are registered trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Amazon.com, 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210 - ------=_NextPart_001_AEA6_74B0DC51.19495CFF Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline FBA Seller Update

 

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FBA Fulfillment Fees changed February 1, 2012

On February 1, 2012, our fulfillment fees and how we calculate weight for Units sold on Amazon.com changed. FBA storage, order handling, optional services, and Multi-Channel Fulfillment fees were not affected by these changes.

The following fees went into effect on February 1, 2012:

The Pick & Pack per Unit fee is $1 for all Standard-Size Units ordered on Amazon.com.

The Pick & Pack per Unit fee for Oversize Units ordered on Amazon.com is $6.00.

We will use the Outbound Shipping Weight rounded up to the nearest pound to calculate the Weight Handling Fee and decrease the per-pound fee from $0.40 to $0.37.

For Oversize Units, we will use either the weight of the Unit or the Dimensional Weight of the Unit to determine the Outbound Shipping Weight.

For full details, please review the help section Fulfillment by Amazon Pricing Changes.

FBA Inventory Placement changes effective February 25, 2012

Effective February 25, 2012, inventory may be assigned to multiple fulfillment centers at the ASIN level during the shipment creation process to better enable product availability at the customer’s preferred shipping speed. We anticipate that both you and customers who purchase your products will benefit from this change, including for the following reasons.

Products located in multiple fulfillment centers can gain a competitive advantage over products located in a single fulfillment center. Order cut-off times for Prime and expedited shipping can be extended by as much as three hours with inventory in multiple fulfillment centers, so your offers will more likely be available for last-minute orders in more locations.

Products can be available for fulfillment to customers sooner than if you shipped them to one fulfillment center, and we then transported them to other fulfillment centers.

The impact of regional and local events on your products will be reduced. Events such as snowstorms, flooding, and earthquakes can disrupt transportation in a region or local fulfillment center. Having your inventory in multiple locations increases our ability to ship orders to customers on time even if this type of event occurs.

Please visit Inventory Placement for more information. If you still have questions, please contact Seller Support.

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From the editor

Greetings from Fulfillment by Amazon,

In this issue, find out how you can globalize your business using FBA Export with Multi-Channel Fulfillment, learn how to automate the removal of unsellable inventory, and get a better understanding of how we calculate Dimensional Weight for Oversize orders.

  FBA News

Go global with FBA Export for Multi-Channel Fulfilment

We are pleased to announce the ability to deliver off-Amazon Media orders to global customers. With Multi-Channel Fulfillment, FBA sellers can choose to use their inventory in Amazon’s fulfillment centers to fulfill part or all of their orders originating from their own website, other third-party platforms, catalogs, or even in-store sales.
Until now, Multi-Channel Fulfillment was limited to domestic shipping for all products. Now Multi-Channel Fulfillment has become an international service for Media, and you can offer customers who order from outside the United States a smooth and reliable delivery almost anywhere in the world using Amazon’s world-class supply network. Check out our supported countries.

Note: FBA Export to Canada includes shipments of music, video and DVD products only. Books are not included.

Once you submit a Multi-Channel Fulfillment order, you will see the estimated delivery date, which you can share with the customer. Through FBA you now have the option and flexibility to fulfill domestic and international on- and off-Amazon Media orders from one domestic inventory pool.

Learn more about FBA Export and FBA Export fees.  

  Seller Success

FBA helps Thrift Recycling shift the focus from operations to growth

Thrift Recycling Management, Inc. has become one of the largest sellers of used books on Amazon.com. Using Fulfillment by Amazon has allowed Thrift Recycling to reduce man hours in the operations department and refocus 45% of these hours to other growth areas within the company.

"We were able to increase our sales, without having to increase man hours with it. Even more than that, we were able to transfer extra man hours to departments that are working to help our business grow."

Jeff McMullin, President
Thrift Recycling Management, Inc.

Read the Thrift Recycling success story

  Tools & Tips

Automate removals of unfulfillable inventory

Tired of hunting for your unfulfillable inventory so you can have it returned or disposed of? Did you know you can have unfulfillable Units in Amazon fulfillment centers removed automatically? You choose the method (return or dispose) and the frequency (choose from twice a month, monthly, or every 90 days).

After you create an automated removal order, we will send you an automated e-mail notification with the removal order ID to the e-mail address you designate in your Automated Unfulfillable Removals Settings.

You can enable Automated Unfulfillable Removals by going to the Shipping Queue and clicking the FBA Settings button. (Sign in required)

Learn more about the Automated Unfulfillable Removals.  

Understanding Dimensional Weight

With the changes to FBA fulfillment fees on February 1, 2012, we introduced the concept of Dimensional Weight for Oversize orders on Amazon.com. If you have ever used Multi-Channel Fulfillment for products that are large but light, then you are probably familiar with this concept. But if you deal strictly with orders on Amazon.com, this might be new to you. Here's an explanation of how Dimensional Weight is determined and calculated.

To begin, Dimensional Weight only applies to Oversize Units. However, not all Oversize Units will be billed according to the Dimensional Weight. The industry standard for carriers is to use the dimensional weight when the size of a package is disproportionate to the weight. For instance, a package of bubble wrap might weigh 4 pounds, but the volume of the packaged product could take up as much room as another product that weighs 10 times as much. The industry standard takes into account the total volume when charging for the weight.

FBA calculates Dimensional Weight if the packaged volume of a Unit (length x width x height) exceeds 5,184 cubic inches. For products sold on Amazon.com, the Dimensional Weight is calculated by dividing the volume in cubic inches by 166. The formula is as follows:

Dimensional Weight = Length x Width x Height
166

If Dimensional Weight is greater than the packaged Unit Weight, then the Dimensional Weight is used to calculate the Weight Handling fee, and if not,  the Unit Weight is used to calculate the Weight Handling fee.

The largest a Standard-Size Unit can be is 18" x 14" x 8" or 2,016 cubic inches, which is less than half the minimum volume (5,184 cubic inches) to require Dimensional Weight. To give you a general idea, a cube measuring 17.31" on all sides is approximately 5,186 cubic inches, which exceeds the minimum volume.

Example:
A printer that weighs 26.95 pounds with packaged dimensions of 20.6" x 20.5" x 12.9" has a volume of 5,447.67 cubic inches, which exceeds the minimum of 5,184 cubic inches. If the Dimensional Weight is more than 26.95 pounds, we will use the Dimensional Weight. In this case, the volume (5,447.67 pounds) divided by 166 equals 32.81 pounds, so the Dimensional Weight will be used.
Refer to Oversize Media and Non-Media order fulfillment fees for more information.

Regards,
The Fulfillment by Amazon Team
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