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Amazon.com Announces “Best of 2011” Lists

December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Amazon.com, Inc. today released its “Best of 2011″ lists, which include the best-selling, most wished for, most gifted, and most loved products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2011.

Best-selling Products of 2011

The following are the best-selling products on Amazon.com in 2011 (based on total units sold):

  • Electronics: Kindle Fire
  • Toys: Rory’s Story Cubes
  • Video Games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • Sports & Outdoors: Zumba Fitness Total Body Transformation System DVD Set
  • Home & Kitchen: Cuisinart SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender
  • Books: “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
  • Kindle Books: “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett
  • CD: “21” by Adele
  • Amazon MP3: “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga
  • DVD: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1”
  • Amazon Instant Video: “The Help”
  • Watches: Timex T5J151 1440 Sports Digital Watch
  • Jewelry: Designer Inspired Silver Heart Charm Toggle Bracelet
  • Clothing: Levi’s Men’s 501 Jean
  • Shoes: Crocs Classic Clog
  • Beauty: Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System
  • Health & Personal Care: Philips 7310 Norelco Men’s Shaving System
  • Tools & Home Improvement: Rayovac Sportsman Xtreme 300-Lumen LED Lantern
  • Automotive: Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Charger
  • Baby: Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether
  • AmazonWireless: Samsung Galaxy S II (Verizon Wireless)
  • Amazon Appstore for Android: Angry Birds Rio (Ad-Free)

Most Wished For Products of 2011

The following are products added to Wish Lists and registries most often by Amazon.com customers in 2011:

  • Electronics: Kindle Fire
  • Toys: Angry Birds: Knock On Wood Game
  • Video Games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • Sports & Outdoors: Emergency Fire Starter
  • Home & Kitchen: Cuisinart SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender
  • Books: “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
  • Kindle Books: “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett
  • CD: “21” by Adele
  • Amazon MP3: “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga
  • DVD: “Star Wars: The Complete Saga” (Episodes I-VI)
  • Amazon Instant Video: “Crazy, Stupid, Love”
  • Watches: G-Shock X-Large Military Series Watch
  • Jewelry: Sterling Silver Marcasite and Gemstone Colored Glass Heart Pendant
  • Clothing: Levi’s Men’s 501 Jean
  • Shoes: Chuck Taylor All Star Hi Top in Gold Metallic
  • Beauty: Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System
  • Health & Personal Care: Waterpik Ultra Water Flosser
  • Tools & Home Improvement: Smith’s PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener
  • Automotive: ResQMe Keychain Rescue Tool
  • Baby: Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether
  • Amazon Appstore for Android: Angry Birds Rio (Ad-Free)

Most Gifted Products of 2011

The following are popular products ordered as gifts by Amazon.com customers in 2011 (based on total units sold):

  • Electronics: Kindle Fire
  • Toys: Rory’s Story Cubes
  • Video Games: Just Dance 3
  • Sports & Outdoors: Zumba Fitness Total Body Transformation System DVD Set
  • Home & Kitchen: KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixer
  • Books: “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
  • Kindle Books: “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
  • CD: “21” by Adele
  • Amazon MP3: “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga
  • DVD: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2”
  • Watches: LEGO Kids’ Star Wars Darth Vader Mini-Figure Alarm Clock
  • Jewelry: 14k Yellow Gold Plated “A Mother Holds Her Child’s Hand For A Short While And Their Hearts Forever” Open Heart Pendant
  • Clothing: Gerber 5-Pack Onesies Brand One Piece Underwear
  • Shoes: Crocs Classic Clog
  • Beauty: Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System
  • Health & Personal Care: Philips 7310 Norelco Men’s Shaving System
  • Tools & Home Improvement: Smith’s PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener
  • Automotive: Wagan 12-Volt Heated Seat Cushion
  • Baby: Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether

Most Loved Products of 2011

The following are products that were reviewed most positively by Amazon.com customers in 2011:

  • Electronics: Kindle
  • Toys: Syma R/C Helicopter
  • Video Games: Portal 2
  • Sports & Outdoors: Black Mountain Products Resistance Band Set
  • Home & Kitchen: EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Kitchen Scale
  • Books: “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand
  • Kindle Books: “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
  • CD: “Il Volo” by Il Volo
  • Amazon MP3: “Born this Way” (Special Edition) by Lady Gaga
  • DVD: “Soul Surfer”
  • Amazon Instant Video: “Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead”
  • Watches: Casio AWG100-1A G-Shock Multi-Band Solar Atomic Analog Watch
  • Jewelry: Tungsten Carbide Comfort Fit Flat Wedding Band Ring
  • Clothing: Men’s Air Force A-2 Flight Leather Bomber Jacket
  • Shoes: ASICS Men’s GEL-Nimbus 12 Running Shoe
  • Beauty: NARS Orgasm Blush
  • Health & Personal Care: Finger Pulse Oximeter
  • Tools & Home Improvement: Rayovac Sportsman Xtreme 300-Lumen LED Lantern
  • Automotive: 3M Headlight Lens Restoration System
  • Baby: Fisher-Price Rainforest Jumperoo
  • AmazonWireless: Droid Razr 4G by Motorola (Verizon Wireless)
  • Amazon Appstore for Android: Quell

 

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Amazon Web Service Providers Announce Strategic Partnership

October 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

IT Lifeline and 2nd Watch announced that they have reached a strategic partnership that will benefit customers with enhanced access to solutions with major cloud providers. Both organizations are currently solution providers for Amazon Web Services™ (AWS).

The announcement confirms that IT Lifeline and 2nd Watch will be working in tandem on solutions for the market place. IT Lifeline will focus on Disaster Recovery managed services (DR) of midmarket companies with specialization in banking and healthcare while 2nd Watch will focus on Cloud enablement software and services for small and midsized companies.  Matt Gerber, CEO of IT Lifeline believes, “this agreement allows us to offer broader support of our customer’s needs as they evaluate Cloud opportunities”.

Kris Bliesner, CEO of 2nd Watch adds “We are very excited to partner with a firm with such a strong reputation for quality service. We are looking forward to helping customers leverage Cloud IT infrastructure to more efficiently manage their business.” 2nd Watch’s products include “Cloud Strategy Assessments” which helps companies and organizations navigate away from traditional physical infrastructure located on premises or in a regional centers to professional data centers like Amazon Web Services™ (AWS). 2nd Watch has successfully lowered IT costs for small and midmarket businesses by leveraging Cloud solutions for Email and Collaboration, Server and Storage provisioning and Application Hosting.

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Amazon Announces Digital Video License Agreement with NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution

July 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Amazon.com  today announced a licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution that will allow Amazon Prime members to stream select Universal Pictures movies through Prime Instant Video. This deal with Amazon will bring the total number of Prime instant videos to more than 9,000 movies and TV shows this summer.

“We are very excited to offer Prime members popular Universal films at no additional cost”

Amazon Prime customers will be able to instantly watch popular Universal movies at no additional cost to their membership. Universal titles available to Prime customers will include Oscar winners such as “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Elizabeth,” and “Gosford Park.” For the kids, there’s “Babe,” “Flipper,” and “Jetsons – The Movie,” as well as other favorites like “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” “Notting Hill,” “Being John Malkovich”, “Fletch,” and “Billy Elliott.”

“We are very excited to offer Prime members popular Universal films at no additional cost,” said Cameron Janes, director of Amazon Instant Video. “Our customers love movies and now we offer them more than 2,000 movies to choose from with Prime Instant Video.”

Amazon Instant Video is a streaming video service that offers customers more than 90,000 movies and TV shows available to purchase or rent, and with this Universal content included, will offer more than 9,000 movies and TV shows included at no additional cost with an Amazon Prime membership. Customers can instantly watch movies and TV shows from Amazon on a Mac, PC or directly on TV with any of the 300 compatible devices.

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BizAuctions Retail-Outlet Store Lucky 7′s Sales on Pace for Record Month in March

March 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

BizAuctions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: BZCN), a prime provider of commercial eBay and Amazon liquidation services for excess inventories, overstocks, and returns, announced today that sales for the month of March are on pace to set a new monthly record.

Delmar Janovec, BizAuctions’ CEO, comments, “BizAuctions-Lucky 7′s Retail-Outlet store sales for the first fifteen (15) days of March are at $48,123. Based upon the sales trend since the opening of the Retail-Outlet store in August of 2010, and sales through the 15th of this month, I anticipate seeing March sales exceeding $90,000 for the month. This could result in an increase of $9,492 or 11% over February sales of $80,508, and an increase of $74,123 or approximately 467% over August sales of $15,877, the opening month of the Retail-Outlet store. The BizAuctions-Lucky 7′s business model continues to make significant progress due to our loyal and growing customer base and advertising in CUPOMANIA, a Hispanic advertising publication that has over 7,000 subscribers in the local communities of Otay Mesa, San Ysidro, and San Diego. Our customers are extremely satisfied in being able to shop for the variety of name brand merchandise that is available in clothing, general merchandise, appliances, household items, and electronics such as Sony, Toshiba, Samsung, Vizio, and Panasonic; Maytag, and Whirlpool appliances; and Polo, Ralph Lauren, Lucky & Buffalo jeans, O’Neill and PING sports apparel and other name brands, all at affordable prices that are significantly below retail. Based upon our current trend in sales, I expect to see many more record months for BizAuctions-Lucky 7′s Retail-Outlet store in this calendar year, 2011.” (For photos of our current Retail-Outlet Store, please view the attached link at: http://www.bizauctions.com/outlet/.)

“BizAuctions closed its retail store in the Chula Vista Center, last year, in anticipation of opening a new larger location in the San Ysidro area, with the ability to sell an expanded array of merchandise under the name of “Lucky 7′s Outlet,” in order to sell its name brand higher-end clothing such as Polo, Ralph Lauren, Buffalo and Lucky jeans, Ed Hardy shirts, PING sports apparel, O’Neill, and other name brands, general merchandise, and electronics such as Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, Panasonic and Vizio, that will generally bring higher retail prices at Lucky 7′s Outlet versus its customary eBay and Amazon business platforms. We are continuing to work with the landlord on the finalization of the lease terms and anticipate a store opening in mid to late April, upon the completion of the tenant improvements,” noted CEO, Janovec.

BizAuctions’ clients have included some of the Nation’s leading retail names at the forefront of their industries.  With a long-term strategy to provide eBay liquidation services to Fortune 1000 enterprises, BizAuctions is a clear and lucrative solution for most any business to liquidate excess inventory on eBay and Amazon platforms.

More information is available at www.BizAuctions.com.

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Amazon to Acquire LOVEFiLM International Limited

January 20, 2011 By 7 Comments

Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining shares in LOVEFiLM International Limited. LOVEFiLM is a leading European subscription entertainment service which combines the benefits of online DVD and games rental-by-post as well as streaming films and TV shows instantly over the internet to PCs, internet enabled TVs and Playstation(R)3. LOVEFiLM operates today in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Amazon already has a significant minority shareholding in LOVEFiLM and does not itself operate any similar business in Europe.

“LOVEFiLM has been innovating on behalf of movie rental customers across Europe for many years and with the advent of the LOVEFiLM player, they are further delighting customers by streaming digital movies for their immediate enjoyment,” said Greg Greeley, Amazon’s Vice President of European Retail. “LOVEFiLM and Amazon have enjoyed a strong working relationship since LOVEFiLM acquired Amazon Europe’s DVD rental business in 2008, and we look forward to a productive and innovative future.”

“The deal is a winner for the members who love LOVEFiLM because of its value, choice, convenience and innovation in home entertainment,” said Simon Calver, Chief Executive of LOVEFiLM International. “With Amazon’s unequivocal support we can significantly enhance our members’ experience across Europe.”

The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011.

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LivingSocial Announces $175 Million Investment by Amazon.com

December 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

LivingSocial (www.livingsocial.com) has secured a $175 million investment from Amazon. LivingSocial has also secured an additional $8 million investment from Lightspeed Venture Partners. LivingSocial will use this investment to maintain a steady drumbeat of worldwide launches and overall business growth while continuing to serve more than 10 million subscribers across the U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland and Australia in more than 120 locations. Because of LivingSocial’s rapid expansion, the company is currently booking revenues of more than $1 million a day on average and is projected to book well over $500 million in revenue in 2011.

“To be the biggest player in the local commerce space there is no one better to work with than Amazon,” said Tim O’Shaughnessy, CEO of LivingSocial. “As the social shopping space continues to heat up, LivingSocial is committed to staying focused on providing the high level of quality that consumers and merchants have come to expect when working with us.”

As the online source to find amazing experiences at an unbeatable value, LivingSocial lets anyone experience the hottest restaurants, shops, activities and services in their area. The company has dedicated area experts on the ground in every location working directly with business owners, and constantly researching the best in local adventures to bring a savings of 50% to 70% for consumers.

Recently, LivingSocial expanded its business by acquiring adventure company Urban Escapes, and launching three new verticals including LivingSocial Family Edition, Campus Deals and LivingSocial Escapes, a travel site that offers unbeatable savings on curated adventures. In addition, the company continues a regular flow of launches – on average one per day – and has expanded its reach in Australia with a controlling stake in Jump On It, making it live in five countries.

About LivingSocial

LivingSocial is the online source for people to find handpicked experiences at a great value, inviting anyone to save up to 50% to 70% each day on their favorite restaurants, spas, sporting events, hotels and other local attractions in major cities. LivingSocial has an extensive subscriber base of 10 million, and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. To sign up for Deals in your location, or to find out more information about LivingSocial, visit www.livingsocial.com. You can also follow LivingSocial on Twitter at www.twitter.com/livingsocial.

[SOURCE: LivingSocial]



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Amazon.com to Buy Diapers.com for $540 MILLION!

November 8, 2010 By 5 Comments

The purchase of Diapers.com should be confirmed today by Amazon. Amazon is paying Diapers.com $200 Million over the estimate value of the company, for a total of $540 Million. Amazon.com keeps eyes on the top and best eCommerce sites and purchasing only the strong.

This is great for anyone wanting to sell their eCommerce store. You can use Diapers.com as a map to your goal or Zappos.com….. They all have something in common…

Excellent Customer Service..

Get the scoop HERE

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Amazon Sales Tip

February 10, 2010 By 4 Comments

Amazon Sales Tip – Amazon offers you some very useful tools. One of them is starring right at you. When listing items; you simply glance down the page of the item you are considering selling and take a look at the Popularity Rank. Amazon provides the information just below the description. You should also look at the Best Sellers in your category. If you do not have much understanding of search tools etc…. you can use what Amazon offers you with out much trouble.

When I list on Amazon, I search under my specific category under Best Sellers. Without fail (as long as you are offering the best price) I will generate instant sales……You’ve heard of Google on steroids, well, following this simple tip will be Amazon on steroids for you.

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Amazon no longer offers Bill Me Later

January 5, 2009 By 5 Comments

As of December 31, 2008 Amazon will no longer offer BillMeLater as a payment method. All sales and orders processed with BillMeLater prior to 12/21/08 will continue to be processed.

It does not surprise me that Amazon will terminate their relationship with BillMeLater. If you recall back in October I informed you of eBay purchasing BillMeLater. With eBay as the new owner, they would have access to information Amazon would not want their noses in.

I have mixed emotions of Amazon not offering BillMeLater. When Amazon initially offered BillMeLater, I ran campaigns promoting the service. My sales nearly doubled that week alone. Buyers calling asking for details about BillMeLater. eBay has too much and Monopoly is what comes to mind.

This is a big year for eCommerce as well. You will find Google Checkout becoming more popular and eCrater stronger and more popular. This is a great time to sell or start selling online. You have options and many of them. Some requiring a small investment and other absolutely Free.

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Search for Barcodes

December 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment

A few months ago Amazon made it mandatory for sellers to provide Barcode numbers for all items. The home and garden category was added to this. I have found it difficult to get most of my suppliers to comply. I have a large number of suppliers offering furniture items.  Per the request of some of my suppliers I tried several creative ways to submit the item number as a barcode. Of course they did not work.

The barcodes numbers must be registered. Amazon does provide you with a link to look up the Barcode. You can find the information UPC Database it free and easy to use.

Amazon can extend to you a waiver for 6 months. Email them and inquire about it. You will need to download Amazon Seller Desktop in order to upload your items to Amazon Market Place.

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Say NO to Pirate Software

December 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment

For anyone selling software online; you must read this. I also recommend that you visit the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) to provide you with guidance and up to date regulations in the industry.

In an effort to lift up consumers confidence the SIIA has announced they have taken action against 40 online sellers of illegal software in 2008. What is breaking news about this lawsuit; it is the First ever lawsuit against sellers on Amazon.com and iOffer.com.

Find the Media Release

In quote from SIIA

“The lawsuit are part of the SIIA’s continued aggressive pursuit of online software pirates through both the civil and criminal processes”, Kupferschmid said………….

Thanks to AuctionBytes for posting

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