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Is it possible to return Amazon orders without the original box and reciept?
So I bought something on Amazon a little while back, and stupidly I threw away everything except for what I bought. I later realized that the item was missing something important. I want to return it now, but is that possible without the original box and such?
Answer: Contact the seller first. But you can do an amazon A-Z claim if it was not described properly.
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How to purchase off of Amazon with a Borders gift card?
Ive been having trouble using a gift card on Amazon. When I tried to enter my gift card info and press continue on the second step of the process, it says that I need to enter my credit card number. The only dotted options are for credit cards and money orders, so the default option on that page is always selected as a credit card, even though theres a blank window to enter your gift card number. I know the card has 25 dollars and is more than the book Im buying costs. If someone could help me I would really appreciate it.
Answer: Even if the gift card covers your whole purchase, you still have to enter your credit card info, but Amazon will not charge it in your case. There should be a field in the next step of the checkout for you to enter your gift card number.
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How long does it take amazon to complete bank account payment?
I recently ordered a desktop and monitor from amazon using my checking account and the transaction has yet to appear on my online banking account. I ordered them March 23rd, and the monitor has already shipped, but the transaction hasnt shown up on my account summary. Has anyone used theyre checking account on Amazon, and if so, how long should it take for the transaction to appear on your bank account? Thanks.
Answer: Amazon doesn't bill till the merchandise is shipped. If the shipment was just recently, you will likely see the charge show up soon. Just consider the money spent even if the transaction hasn't shown up yet.
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Appeals Court Reinstates Patent Suit Against Google
Google must face a Wisconsin companys lawsuit over a toolbar feature that generates Web links from search data, a federal appeals court decided in a ruling posted on Wednesday. The United States Court of Appeals for the federal circuit in Washington revived part of a lawsuit filed by HyperPhrase Technologies, throwing out a lower court ruling that - Appea2 - By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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How soon after an amazon wishlist purchase will tracking information appear in my account?
This is my first time dealing with amazon. Do I get a notification that an item has been purchased from my wishlist? If so, how soon after the purchase is made?
Answer: I am not sure about wishlist purchase will tracking but Amazon has always been a major player in the e-commerce industry. There are a huge variety of product categories listed on their website, with in-stock products numbering in the millions. Along with all these products come several ways to save money while shopping on Amazon. You can find the perfect deal on Amazon. You can track prices for tens of thousands of the most popular items on Amazon.com.
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STATE OF THE ART; The Pogies: Innovation Rewarded
Good evening, and welcome to the third annual Pogie awards! Lets hear it for Rico and the band! As you know, this award was created to celebrate the tiny glints of cleverness and innovation that sometimes appear in consumer electronics. We award 10 Pogie trophies -- not to products, but to individual features within them. These are the small - David Pogue State of the Art column on third annual Pogie awards created to celebrate tiny glints of cleverness and innovation that sometimes appear in consumer electronics; honors are not awarded to products, but to individual features within them; drawing; photos (L) - E-mail: pogue@nytimes.com - By DAVID POGUE
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How do you get Amazon to add published editorial reviews (not customer reviews) to a book listing?
My mothers book, listed on Amazon, has been reviewed by several newspapers and magazines. Only a short sentence from the Columbia Journalism Review is listed. How does she get Amazon to list more editorial comments, for example, from the Kansas City Star? Please note: An "editorial review" from a published source is different from a "customer review." Yahoo answers to a similar question confused a customer review, which is relatively easy to post, with the more difficult task of how to get Amazon to post comments from published sources. THANKS!
Answer: I have a feeling the type of review you're referring to gets posted on Amazon only as part of a marketing strategy. Does your mother have an agent or a publicist? She should ask her publisher or agent to work on this for her; let them earn their percentage of her sales.
Category: Books & Authors
Amazon to Sell Warner Music Minus Copy Protection
In the recording industrys latest move away from its reliance on digital locks to reduce piracy, the Warner Music Group said on Thursday that it would sell songs and albums without anticopying software through Amazons fledgling digital music service. The shift by Warner Music is another step in the decline of copy-protection software, which has - Warner Music Group will sell songs and albums without anticopying software through Amazons fledgling digital music service, move away from its reliance on digital locks to reduce piracy; shift is another step in decline of copy-protection software, which has led to consumer confusion over jumble of incompatible schemes governing use of digital music players and downloaded songs (M) - By JEFF LEEDS
How can Amazon protect your purchase if the publisher is unauthorized to distribute to a Third Party?
If, Amazon list unauthorized publishers and outdated ISBN arent they basically promoting illegal activity? If the publisher is Print to Order and sells books would not the Third Party be on their own? Also, Where is the money going? Who then is Amazon obligated to? Their Authors or the Third Party?
Answer: ooooooh! Back up there fellow - AMAZON doesn't sell anything - they represent people, or publishers, or promoters who retail their merchandise to the public through the AMAZON website. If a book dealer or private party sells any "unauthorized material" then you report them.
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How does the amazon affiliate program work for foreign countries?
When I use the amazon affiliate program to link people to products I link them to the UK site. If I were to link someone from the USA to the UK site, will they be redirect to the USA version of the product? If so, will I still get my commission?
Answer: The link will not redirect because is generated at the "associates central". IE: http:/www./astore.amazon.com/greatfashion-20
Also, if the item is bought from your link, commission is expected to be paid.
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Apple Making Deals for Web Video Rentals
Apples sputtering efforts to be a major purveyor of video downloads may get a boost in 2008 from an agreement with 20th Century Fox for digital movie rentals. Apple has been trying to interest a number of Hollywood studios in an iTunes rental service, and several people familiar with the negotiations said that more than one studio would appear - Apples sputtering efforts to be major purveyor of video downloads may get boost in 2008 from agreement with 20th Century Fox for digital movie rentals; Apple has been trying to interest number of Hollywood studios in iTunes rental service; Apple and Fox decline comment on agreement (M) - By JOHN MARKOFF
The Amazon Future | TechCrunch
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How does shipping work on Amazon as a seller?
If I sell something on Amazon, how do I ship it? Since the buyer pays the shipping, how do I actually send the package through the post office without paying for it?
Answer: The buyer sends you the money for shipping. Or more specifically, buyer pays shipping fee to Amazon, and Amazon pays you the sale price less commissions plus the shipping fees
But the Post Office does not know that. And the Post Office did NOT receive the payment straight from the buyer
Since it is you who received the payment, then you pay the PO when you mail the item. It will be YOU who will pay the post office; after all, you already received the shipping fee
Be careful though when doing international shipping. I've had instances when the shipping fee collected by Amazon from the buyer was insufficient because it was a heavy book. However, in the email from Amazon notifying you of the sale, they state that you are obligated to send the item -- EVEN if the shipping fee is insufficient.
Shipping fee is a flat rate, so if you exceed that fee, you cover the deficit
I never shipped international after that. Priority, yes, but never international
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ESSAY; You Are What You Read
In 1605, Francis Bacon observed that some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Today, as we supersize our burgers and abridge our books, reading and eating continue to provoke symmetrical anxieties. Surveys now diagnose too little of one, too much of the other; regression analysis correlates - Leah Price essay on annual report on Americas reading habits by National Endowment for the Arts; notes that today we supersize our burgers and abridge our books, that we are not first generation to invest reading with miraculous powers and that before radio and TV dethroned the book, social reformers warned about reading too much, not too little; drawing (M) - Leah Price is a professor of English at Harvard and the author of The Anthology and the Rise of the Novel. - By LEAH PRICE
How can i buy something on amazon with only amazon gift cards?
Ok i have around 10$ in amazon gift cards redeemed already from a free site. When i go to place my order, the message that always comes up is that my funds are insufficient and that i have not entered a credit card number. Do i absolutely need to give a credit card number or will the gift card suffice? (the item i am buying is a very low price and with shipping included the total is around 6$.) Why is my order not being processed, and how can i fix this?
Answer: Nope. I have YEARS using Amazon gift cards and it is no problem. First of all... do you have an Amazon account? if you do, (this is important) do the credits for the gift cards are showing in your account? If it says ZERO, you have to check what's going on with that card of yours.
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Amazon Floats the Notion of Delivery Drones - NYTimes.com
On “60 Minutes” Sunday night, Jeff Bezos of Amazon showed a video of a tiny helicopter seizing a package from a warehouse and airlifting it to a house.
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Besides amazon and ebay what are some and safe good sites to buy things on?
I love amazon and dont really like ebay, but I was wondering are there any other good and safe websites to purchase products? Just like amazon where you can choose to buy certain things?
Answer: I think Amazon and eBay are best but you can also try other websites. I have provided link for Alexa which rates websites. So, if sites on alexa list then it's genuine and worth a try. You can search sites as per categories on link. Hope you have good time.
Happppppy shopping!!!!
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Holiday Online Receipts Are Strong, but Reflect a Decline in Rate of Growth
The latest mixed-bag of news for retailers hails from cyberspace: holiday e-commerce sales were robust, but showed their slowest-ever growth, industry analysts projected. The sales growth of 19 percent, while enviable for traditional retailers, was down sharply from the 25 percent to 30 percent growth rates of recent years. Retail industry analysts - Holiday e-commerce sales were robust, but showed their slowest-ever growth; sales growth of 19 percent, while enviable for traditional retailers, was down sharply from 25 percent to 30 percent growth rates in recent years; comScore projects American consumers will have spent around $29.5 billion at Internet shops; Shop.org is projecting Internet sales will be up 18 percent over all in 2007, compared with around 25 percent in recent years; photo (L) - By MATT RICHTEL
How to order several books from amazon but only pay one delivery charge?
I have ordered a range of books from Amazon. But they all have £2.80 delivery charge how to merge this into one delivery charge? By that I mean pay only one delivery charge for the loads of books. I tried one click but that still charged me £20.00. Thanks.
Answer: Amazon shipping charges have two components:
1. A per-item charge
2. A per-shipment charge
Customers pay both, unless they take advantage of Free Super Saving Shipping on items and orders that qualify.
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Can I transfer an Amazon gift card to a different account?
So I am 14 and I got two Amazon gift cards for my birthday. I put them on my account to buy something, but then I realized that my dad has a Prime account on his Amazon, so instead of waiting 3-5 days and spending $10.00, I could get it to my house in 2 days for free. But I already put the gift cards on my account. Is there a way I could transfer the gift cards over to my dads account?
Answer: Unfortunately you cannot. Gift card already redeemed in one Amazon account cannot be transferred to another. You can see official information in the last question on the page below:
http://www.amazon.com/b/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&node=682500011&tag=ama3zon-20
Since gift cards have no expiry date, you may keep your gift card balance, and just ask your dad to help order and pay first. You can help him to buy something back later? See if you can buy some under free super saver shipping, so you can save up the shipping cost.
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How does Amazon find a package that was delivered to the wrong house?
I bought a tablet from Amazon and supposedly the UPS guy delivered it to the wrong house. I contacted Amazon about this and they said give them 24 hours to investigate it. How do they find it? Because even when I called UPS they couldnt direct me to the courier to find out which house it was left at. I know I can get a replacement but my house is hard to find as its down a long driveway and with no house number so replacement will be lost too. So yeah, again, how do they find the package?
Answer: From a legal standpoint, that's not your concern.
Amazon resolves thousands of shipping problems every day. They know how to work with UPS and UPS isn't about to piss off their biggest customer.
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How long does amazon take to deliver items?
So, I bought a videogame from amazon on Monday.Its Friday now and I still havent received it, should I be expecting it soon?
Answer: You have to look to see WHO is actually providing the product. Even though you order through Amazon, it may actually be provided by a 3rd party merchant. You order it on Monday, the order is verified, filled and shipped on Tuesday. Then it's up to the shipper which can be up to an additional 7 days unless you request overnight shipping.
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THE MEDIUM; Artists Only
About a year ago, a college senior and Facebook veteran taught me how to share intimate information on social networks. His first rule was ironclad: You gotta be transparent about your love life. On his campus, its axiomatic. When you get serious or even unserious with someone, or go through a breakup, you revise your Facebook stats. That - Virginia Heffernan column on quarterlife, dramatic series about young artists that is shown on social-networking Web site called quarterlife.com but is slated to appear on NBC next February; photo (L) - By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN
Wal-Mart Pulls Plug On Movies Via the Web
Nearly a year ago, Wal-Mart Stores grandly announced plans to enter the movie download business. It has exited with much less fanfare. Wal-Mart posted a short message on the Web site of its movie download service saying that operation had closed as of Dec. 21. The move went largely unnoticed for a week, an unmistakable sign that the service had not - Wal-Mart Stores discontinued movie download business on Dec 21; says it ended business because Hewlett-Packard, chief technology partner, decided to discontinue essential infrastructure for service (M) - By MATT RICHTEL and BRAD STONE; Laura M. Holson contributed reporting from New York.
ADVERTISING; Shifting Coupons, From Clip and Save to Point and Click
COUPON lovers, take heart. The era of waiting, scissors in hand, for the Sunday newspaper circular is over. On Jan. 3, Valassis Communications, which distributes paper coupons for products like Eggo waffles and Dr Pepper cola, will take a giant leap onto the Internet by introducing a portal for coupons called RedPlum.com. Until now, Valassis had - Valassis Communications, distributor of paper coupons, on Jan 3 will introduce portal for coupons called RedPlum.com; will focus on promoting RedPlum brand, using its traditional paper circulars to direct people to Web site; photo (M) - By DAN LEVIN
Amazon Reveals It Wants To Deploy Delivery Drones. No Joke.
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What are requirements to sell on Amazon and whats good about selling there ?
I want to start selling on amazon, what are the requirements to be a seller?
what is the payment process like? whats good about selling on amazon?
Im an old ebay seller, Frankly im fed up with them.
Also what type of fees are associated with selling on amazon?
thanks
Answer: Amazon's great. You basically find the item on their site, click the "Sell yours here" button, and you basically just put in the condition of the item/how much you want to charge for it. No photos! Amazon does the item description/photo stuff if you need. You have to set up an account and give them your direct deposit info so that they can verify your account etc. Then you get automatic deposits every two weeks or so (you can request sooner deposits if you have money in your payments account).
I know ebay charges for listings, but Amazon charges off of your profit (the percentage depends on what item, generally around 10-20%), You don't have to keep relisting your items though, Amazon keeps it until it sells. They also give you a standard shipping credit (based on how fast the person wants it to be sold-standard is 3.99) which is charged to the customer (sometimes you win/lose on that though with what actual shipping costs)
I think it depends on the items though. Like I sell my textbooks all the time on Amazon, whereas I wouldn't necessarily say you can sell EVERYTHING on Amazon (like clothes, etc.) but you can sell quite a bit of decent stuff on there. For example, I randomly bought this clock somewhere with nature sounds etc. thinking it had a radio and it didn't. I think a lot of time passed/lost the receipt etc. so I couldn't return it to the store. I randomly found it on Amazon one day and decided to list it, not expecting it to be sold but I figured, what's the risk? Randomly, all of a sudden I received an email that it'd been sold! And I think I basically recouped all that I'd paid for it.
Basically, Amazon's great, and I highly recommend it compared to ebay (cause you can put something up and not be sure it's going to sell/what you're going to get)! Here's another site which may help you:
http://www.skipmcgrath.com/articles/amazon-vs-ebay.shtml
Hope this helps!
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In the DVD War Over High Definition, Most Buyers Are Sitting It Out
What if nobody wins the high-definition DVD format wars? That increasingly looks to be the situation for the next-generation DVD technology, which is available to consumers in two incompatible formats. A little more than 18 months after their introduction, the two systems -- Blu-ray, developed by Sony, and HD DVD, from Toshiba -- have sold around - Most buyers are sitting out DVD war over high definition; little more than 18 months after their introduction, two systems--Blu-ray, developed by Sony, and HD DVD, from Toshiba--have sold around one million stand-alone players combined; winner of format wars could be determined by which company has most content; both formats offer about 400 movies; studios allied with Blu-ray camp include Columbia, Disney, Fox, Lionsgate, Miramax, New Line and Sony; in HD DVD camp are DreamWorks, Paramount, Universal, Weinstein Co, and several smaller TV and motion picture companies; Warner Brothers releases movies for both systems; photo (L) - By ERIC A. TAUB
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How exactly does amazon or ebay work?
I want to sell a couple books and I figured why not embrace technology and try amazon or ebay. However I have no idea how to do this, how do you get the money once someone buys your item? Are there certain qualifications for the items youre selling? Do I get to decide how to price the books? Do I have to pay for shipping?
If you have used one of these sites to sell anything could you please let me know about youre experiences? Thank you for your answers!
Answer: 5 steps:
1. Upload Your Product Inventory
2. Customers See Your Products on Amazon
3. Customers Purchase Your Products
4. You Deliver Products to Customers
5. You Receive Payment
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My week as an Amazon insider | Technology | The Observer
With questions being asked about its treatment of employees, what is it like to work at Amazon? Carole Cadwalladr lands a job in one of its giant warehouses.