Received: from smtp-out-174-137.amazon.com ([207.171.174.137]:19397) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SDS9I-0008QO-VS for treasurer@lojban.org; Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:05:21 -0700 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=iomuJ7XyAwnTXJM0gZ3WaqwwCySQxFlH1R0FGYSjo8Qm6YvpupCTbJaa FQ9eHkg73hEak0WCECQS5agTbTmshQ==; Received: from mktomail.com ([172.28.0.48]) by amazoneu-rel.mktdns.com (StrongMail Enterprise 4.1.1.6(4.1.1.6-56715)); Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:36:05 -0500 X-VirtualServer: eu-vsg49-amazoneu, amazoneu-rel.mktdns.com, 172.28.5.49 X-VirtualServerGroup: eu-vsg49-amazoneu X-MailingID: 1297406673::amazoneuBetacust-3803-15673-1-5719-prod-18633::18633::0::2102761865-634::4941 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: 000326-000757-003803-000000-011446 X-Report-Abuse: Please report abuse here: http://www.marketo.com/policy Reply-To: no-reply@amazon.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <1297406673.4941@amazon.com> Subject: FBA Newsletter March 2012 Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:36:05 -0500 To: treasurer@lojban.org From: "Fulfillment by Amazon" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Spam_score: -4.0 X-Spam_score_int: -39 X-Spam_bar: ---- ------=_NextPart_001_AEA6_74B0DC51.19495CFF Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -------------------- From the editor -------------------- Greetings from Fulfillment by Amazon, This month we have great news about a new feature that's been high on many sellers’ wish lists for some time. A big thank you goes out to those sellers who have been testing the beta version of our FBA Label Service. In this issue, learn how FBA has helped EasyLunchBoxes quadruple their sales in one year and helpful DOs and DON’Ts for when you're creating your next shipment. -------------------- FBA News -------------------- Let us label for you This month we launched the FBA Label Service, where we label your qualifying products on your behalf. If you enable the FBA Label Service, we will label qualifying Units in your future shipments, and a fee of $0.20 will be charged for each Unit that we label. You can still choose to label Units yourself, and won't be charged for labeling those Units. To get started, go to your Fulfillment by Amazon Settings page and enable the FBA Label Service. You can disable the FBA Label Service at any time and changes will apply to shipments you create after you change your settings. Learn more about the FBA Label Service (http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200685690) -------------------- Seller Success -------------------- Singing CEO's surge in sales due to Amazon's shipping capabilities Kelly Lester bills herself as the “Singing CEO” and promotes her popular EasyLunchBoxes with a buoyant blend of songs, dancing, blogging, and speeches on the joys of being a mom entrepreneur. But when the economy took a down turn, she turned to Amazon and FBA and quadrupled her sales. "When my customers found out they could get free shipping with their Prime subscriptions, the lunchboxes began selling like crazy." Kelly Lester, CEO and Mom Read the EasyLunchBoxes success story (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000773691) -------------------- Tools & Tips -------------------- The DOs and DON'Ts of shipping inventory to a fulfillment center Accuracy is critical to streamlining your processes for getting your inventory into Amazon's fulfillment centers. Following these tips can help remove barriers to getting your inventory checked in, stocked up, and out the door to customers. DO... ...verify that the quantity you are shipping for each SKU is equal to the quantity that you entered online for your shipment. ...print labels on the appropriate size paper using a laser printer to ensure a quality image that will not blur or smudge. ...affix a label to each individual Unit using the PDF file provided by Amazon or Scan & Ship. Note: This does not apply to stickerless inventory. ...make sure the labels you affix to the Units match the title and condition of each Unit. ...label each box you ship your Units in, placing the label next to the carrier’s label. ...use a carrier that can provide a tracking number, so Amazon can track the progress. Note: Shipping confirmation is not the same as a tracking number. ...enter tracking numbers into the shipping workflow under Provide Details. DON'T... ...ship Units without labels unless they qualify for stickerless, commingled inventory. ...print Unit or shipment labels using an inkjet printer. ...affix shipment labels to seams where the label can be ripped, cut or distorted making it unscannable. ...include unauthorized marketing materials with your packages. ...ship packages greater than 50 pounds without proper warning labels. ...combine Units from different shipments in the same package. Note: Unit quantities must match shipment quantities in the Shipping Queue. ...ship more Units than the quantity you entered online for the shipment. ...leave old shipping labels visible on packages from previous shipments. Visit Shipping and Routing Requirements (http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200243260) for more information. -------------------- 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

 

FBA Merchant Update
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  reminders

FBA Export for Multi-Channel Fulfillment

Multi-Channel Fulfillment is now an international service for eligible media products; you can offer customers who order from outside the United States a smooth and reliable delivery to many places in the world using Amazon’s world-class fulfillment 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.  

  useful links

From the editor

Greetings from Fulfillment by Amazon,

This month we have great news about a new feature that's been high on many sellers’ wish lists for some time. A big thank you goes out to those sellers who have been testing the beta version of our FBA Label Service. In this issue, learn how FBA has helped EasyLunchBoxes quadruple their sales in one year and helpful DOs and DON’Ts for when you're creating your next shipment.

  FBA News

Let us label for you

This month we launched the FBA Label Service, where we label your qualifying products on your behalf. If you enable the FBA Label Service, we will label qualifying Units in your future shipments, and a fee of $0.20 will be charged for each Unit that we label. You can still choose to label Units yourself, and won't be charged for labeling those Units.

To get started, go to your Fulfillment by Amazon Settings page and enable the FBA Label Service. You can disable the FBA Label Service at any time and changes will apply to shipments you create after you change your settings.

Learn more about the FBA Label Service

 

  Seller Success

Singing CEO's surge in sales due to Amazon's shipping capabilities

Kelly Lester bills herself as the “Singing CEO” and promotes her popular EasyLunchBoxes with a buoyant blend of songs, dancing, blogging, and speeches on the joys of being a mom entrepreneur. But when the economy took a down turn, she turned to Amazon and FBA and quadrupled her sales.

"When my customers found out they could get
free shipping with their Prime subscriptions,
the lunchboxes began selling like crazy."

Kelly Lester, CEO and Mom

Read the EasyLunchBoxes success story

  Tools & Tips

The DOs and DON'Ts of shipping inventory to a fulfillment center

Accuracy is critical to streamlining your processes for getting your inventory into Amazon's fulfillment centers. Following these tips can help remove barriers to getting your inventory checked in, stocked up, and out the door to customers.

DO...

...verify that the quantity you are shipping for each SKU is equal to the quantity that you entered online for your shipment.

...print labels on the appropriate size paper using a laser printer to ensure a quality image that will not blur or smudge.

...affix a label to each individual Unit using the PDF file provided by Amazon or Scan & Ship. Note: This does not apply to stickerless inventory.

...make sure the labels you affix to the Units match the title and condition of each Unit.

...label each box you ship your Units in, placing the label next to the carrier’s label.

...use a carrier that can provide a tracking number, so Amazon can track the progress. Note: Shipping confirmation is not the same as a tracking number.

...enter tracking numbers into the shipping workflow under Provide Details.

 DON'T...

...ship Units without labels unless they qualify for stickerless, commingled inventory.

...print Unit or shipment labels using an inkjet printer.

...affix shipment labels to seams where the label can be ripped, cut or distorted making it unscannable.

...include unauthorized marketing materials with your packages.

...ship packages greater than 50 pounds without proper warning labels.

...combine Units from different shipments in the same package. Note: Unit quantities must match shipment quantities in the Shipping Queue.

...ship more Units than the quantity you entered online for the shipment.

...leave old shipping labels visible on packages from previous shipments.

Visit Shipping and Routing Requirements for more information.

Regards,
The Fulfillment by Amazon Team
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