Dear Seller,
In the coming months, we will make several changes to features and fees relating to the sale of Media items on the Amazon Marketplace at Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it and Amazon.es. We are introducing a number of changes which will further improve customer experience and provide you with increased flexibility and the potential for higher visibility of your products.
Seller-set shipping rates – Set your own shipping rates for Media Items
Effective August 1st 2017, you will be able to set your own shipping rates (including offering free shipping where legally permitted) for books, music, video and DVD products and set different shipping rates by region for expedited delivery or by country for international delivery. No changes will be made to your shipping rates without your action.
Win the Buy Box for books in new condition
From Q3 2017, Sellers will be able to win the Buy Box for books in new condition. Please click here for information on how you can increase your chances of winning the Buy Box.
Changes to Selling on Amazon fees for Media items
We will be making two changes to how Selling on Amazon fees* are charged for Media products (including books, music, video, DVD, software, and video games). These fee changes will not take effect until August 1st 2017 to give you time to plan accordingly.
a) Variable Closing Fees (VCF): The VCF charge in Media product categories (books, music, video, DVD, software, and video games) will change as per the table below. This charge will appear as a Closing Fee (CF) instead of as a VCF to avoid confusion, as it will be a fixed fee rate and not variable.
b) Referral fees: Currently, the referral fee for Media products is an applicable percentage of an item’s sales price (excluding any shipping or gift wrap charges). Effective August 1st 2017, the referral fee will instead be calculated on the total sales price (the total amount paid by the Customer including the item price and any shipping or gift wrap charges).
Changes to Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) fees for Media items
Effective August 1st 2017, we will align fulfilment fees for Media items with the fulfilment fees for non-Media items. Full details can be found here.
Regards from the Amazon Seller Services Team
*All fees are exclusive of VAT and other taxes that are payable by the merchant. |
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