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Lend an eBook to a friend with Amazon’s Kindle Book Lending Program (Writer, Reader & Retailer Perspectives)

by T. W. Seller | Jan 4, 2011 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 2 |

Some really exciting news out of Amazon in the last few days: You can now let a friend borrow one...

eBay Partner Network offers additional incentives for referrals during the holidays (Good news for bloggers & sellers)

by T. W. Seller | Nov 9, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Social Networking and Blogging, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 2 |

(Writing this blog post has been on my To Do List since the end of Oct and I kept forgetting to write about it. Sorry! Senility, it can apparently happen to young people.) The eBay Partner Network (who I make fun of constantly...

The Holiday Retail Forecast: You should assume the worst. It’s for the best.

by T. W. Seller | Sep 29, 2010 | Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 1 |

Without looking at a single article or listening to a single pundit, I can tell you something for sure: There will be experts that claim we are in a terrible recession and are heading for the worst holiday retail season in...

Why I turned down my book deal: on eBooks, printed books and pricing (Guest post from author Gary Ponzo)

by Guest Whiner | May 26, 2010 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 6 |

Today’s Guest post is about something I know many readers, writers and publishers will be...

Changes to eBay Bucks reward program: variable earning rate for big retailers?

by T. W. Seller | Mar 22, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 4 |

I am a member of the eBay Bucks reward program and I am a big fan of it as a member and as a...

From eBay frustrations to eCrater success: a marketplace review from a seller on both platforms

by T. W. Seller | Feb 17, 2010 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 18 |

Of all the new platforms and marketplaces out there, the one that caught my fancy the most recently was eCrater. The biggest selling point is that they are 100% free with no fees. Think of them as a craigslist style posting...

The 3 Rs of getting ready for the upcoming holiday retail season

by T. W. Seller | Nov 10, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

If you’re like me right now, the holiday retail season is already off and running and your...

Customer Service: FAIL (never deprive a comedian of his shampoo)

by T. W. Seller | Mar 13, 2009 | Misc | 0 |

For a little bit of fun on this Friday, I wanted to share with you a customer service experience gone horribly wrong. This CS nightmare revolves around an order of shampoo from The Vitamin Shoppe and, unfortunately for The...

Publishing your content on Amazon’s Kindle eBook Reader

by T. W. Seller | Mar 9, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD | 0 |

With everyone buzzing about the new Kindle 2 and the new Kindle iPhone app, you may be wondering...

Of course customer satisfaction is down. Everyone’s satisfaction is down!

by T. W. Seller | Feb 19, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

A quickie, I promise. Information Week published an article about how customer satisfaction has dropped slightly this year with eBay taking an especially big hit but even darlings like Amazon and Newegg going down. You can read...

Happy New Year! So, how was your holiday?

by T. W. Seller | Jan 12, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

In 1997, Jim Carrey took the stage at the Golden Globes to present an award and said with a huge smile, “How was your weekend? Mine was good.” This got a huge laugh from the crowd because that room was full of...