Are Booksellers being forced off Amazon - Is this yet anothe hurdle to jump?
Ive already posted 3 times today about trying to do listings when Amazon seem to be doing everything in their power to stop me.
Unbelievably I've now encountered a new problem
I'm just trying to do some simple edits of some of my current listings - change my asking price , correct a spelling mistake in my description of the book. etc. Each time the little red dot warning me something is wrong pops up on "Product Details". The problem is "Language Type" - I have to change "unknown" to "original language" .
This is another new box and , presumably, "unknown" has been put in as the default. It is not a difficult thing to correct but it is so annoying
9 replies
Seller_FQHkqHJI5SqTh
I've encountered something new today too.
Won't let me list a book as new, only used or collectable. It's not the brand, Lotus, in the title, I've listed two other Lotus books today, or the publisher, Veloce; again listed other Veloce titles today.
Can't say I get too exorcised over this sort of thing; it'll sell elsewhere. Used to dicker about for ages to get everything listed. Now it's one shot and forget it; Amazon's just not worth the effort.
Seller_5uBYL2LFkHdQM
They do this in fashion categories quite often. A really annoying one was when it suddenly required you to update whether an item was 'water resistant' or not. We sell mostly knitwear so for months and months you had to update to 'not water resistant' every time you wanted to make a minor edit.
Seller_RAXEWLxQ2dbmN
"Language Type" seems to apply only to audio books as far as I can tell yet it appears to be on every edit page for books.
The new format is almost unbelievably clunky and useless for the majority of books.
It is full of mostly irrelevant options such as :
Does this product have customisations?
Target Audience
Part Number
Maximum Reading Age
Included Components
Lexile Code
GDPR Risk
Number of Pages Unit
Dangerous Goods Regulations
EU TSD Non Age Specific Warning
Compliance Media Source Location
GPSR Safety Attestation
Product Warranty
GHS Statement
...yet there is no field for important attributes such as editor, illustrator, preface, foreword etc &c
In any case, these fields should only be completed by the publisher/manufacturer. They are for the most part completely irrelevant for resellers (almost certainly amounting to at least 99% of the sellers who are forced to scroll through this nonsense).
Seller_GPLxAbyNPI33I
My latest frustration is with the new inventory management. Unlike the old version you can't scan an ISBN into search.
Are Booksellers being forced off Amazon - Is this yet anothe hurdle to jump?
Ive already posted 3 times today about trying to do listings when Amazon seem to be doing everything in their power to stop me.
Unbelievably I've now encountered a new problem
I'm just trying to do some simple edits of some of my current listings - change my asking price , correct a spelling mistake in my description of the book. etc. Each time the little red dot warning me something is wrong pops up on "Product Details". The problem is "Language Type" - I have to change "unknown" to "original language" .
This is another new box and , presumably, "unknown" has been put in as the default. It is not a difficult thing to correct but it is so annoying
Are Booksellers being forced off Amazon - Is this yet anothe hurdle to jump?
Ive already posted 3 times today about trying to do listings when Amazon seem to be doing everything in their power to stop me.
Unbelievably I've now encountered a new problem
I'm just trying to do some simple edits of some of my current listings - change my asking price , correct a spelling mistake in my description of the book. etc. Each time the little red dot warning me something is wrong pops up on "Product Details". The problem is "Language Type" - I have to change "unknown" to "original language" .
This is another new box and , presumably, "unknown" has been put in as the default. It is not a difficult thing to correct but it is so annoying
9 replies
9 replies
Seller_FQHkqHJI5SqTh
I've encountered something new today too.
Won't let me list a book as new, only used or collectable. It's not the brand, Lotus, in the title, I've listed two other Lotus books today, or the publisher, Veloce; again listed other Veloce titles today.
Can't say I get too exorcised over this sort of thing; it'll sell elsewhere. Used to dicker about for ages to get everything listed. Now it's one shot and forget it; Amazon's just not worth the effort.
Seller_5uBYL2LFkHdQM
They do this in fashion categories quite often. A really annoying one was when it suddenly required you to update whether an item was 'water resistant' or not. We sell mostly knitwear so for months and months you had to update to 'not water resistant' every time you wanted to make a minor edit.
Seller_RAXEWLxQ2dbmN
"Language Type" seems to apply only to audio books as far as I can tell yet it appears to be on every edit page for books.
The new format is almost unbelievably clunky and useless for the majority of books.
It is full of mostly irrelevant options such as :
Does this product have customisations?
Target Audience
Part Number
Maximum Reading Age
Included Components
Lexile Code
GDPR Risk
Number of Pages Unit
Dangerous Goods Regulations
EU TSD Non Age Specific Warning
Compliance Media Source Location
GPSR Safety Attestation
Product Warranty
GHS Statement
...yet there is no field for important attributes such as editor, illustrator, preface, foreword etc &c
In any case, these fields should only be completed by the publisher/manufacturer. They are for the most part completely irrelevant for resellers (almost certainly amounting to at least 99% of the sellers who are forced to scroll through this nonsense).
Seller_GPLxAbyNPI33I
My latest frustration is with the new inventory management. Unlike the old version you can't scan an ISBN into search.
Seller_FQHkqHJI5SqTh
I've encountered something new today too.
Won't let me list a book as new, only used or collectable. It's not the brand, Lotus, in the title, I've listed two other Lotus books today, or the publisher, Veloce; again listed other Veloce titles today.
Can't say I get too exorcised over this sort of thing; it'll sell elsewhere. Used to dicker about for ages to get everything listed. Now it's one shot and forget it; Amazon's just not worth the effort.
Seller_FQHkqHJI5SqTh
I've encountered something new today too.
Won't let me list a book as new, only used or collectable. It's not the brand, Lotus, in the title, I've listed two other Lotus books today, or the publisher, Veloce; again listed other Veloce titles today.
Can't say I get too exorcised over this sort of thing; it'll sell elsewhere. Used to dicker about for ages to get everything listed. Now it's one shot and forget it; Amazon's just not worth the effort.
Seller_5uBYL2LFkHdQM
They do this in fashion categories quite often. A really annoying one was when it suddenly required you to update whether an item was 'water resistant' or not. We sell mostly knitwear so for months and months you had to update to 'not water resistant' every time you wanted to make a minor edit.
Seller_5uBYL2LFkHdQM
They do this in fashion categories quite often. A really annoying one was when it suddenly required you to update whether an item was 'water resistant' or not. We sell mostly knitwear so for months and months you had to update to 'not water resistant' every time you wanted to make a minor edit.
Seller_RAXEWLxQ2dbmN
"Language Type" seems to apply only to audio books as far as I can tell yet it appears to be on every edit page for books.
The new format is almost unbelievably clunky and useless for the majority of books.
It is full of mostly irrelevant options such as :
Does this product have customisations?
Target Audience
Part Number
Maximum Reading Age
Included Components
Lexile Code
GDPR Risk
Number of Pages Unit
Dangerous Goods Regulations
EU TSD Non Age Specific Warning
Compliance Media Source Location
GPSR Safety Attestation
Product Warranty
GHS Statement
...yet there is no field for important attributes such as editor, illustrator, preface, foreword etc &c
In any case, these fields should only be completed by the publisher/manufacturer. They are for the most part completely irrelevant for resellers (almost certainly amounting to at least 99% of the sellers who are forced to scroll through this nonsense).
Seller_RAXEWLxQ2dbmN
"Language Type" seems to apply only to audio books as far as I can tell yet it appears to be on every edit page for books.
The new format is almost unbelievably clunky and useless for the majority of books.
It is full of mostly irrelevant options such as :
Does this product have customisations?
Target Audience
Part Number
Maximum Reading Age
Included Components
Lexile Code
GDPR Risk
Number of Pages Unit
Dangerous Goods Regulations
EU TSD Non Age Specific Warning
Compliance Media Source Location
GPSR Safety Attestation
Product Warranty
GHS Statement
...yet there is no field for important attributes such as editor, illustrator, preface, foreword etc &c
In any case, these fields should only be completed by the publisher/manufacturer. They are for the most part completely irrelevant for resellers (almost certainly amounting to at least 99% of the sellers who are forced to scroll through this nonsense).
Seller_GPLxAbyNPI33I
My latest frustration is with the new inventory management. Unlike the old version you can't scan an ISBN into search.
Seller_GPLxAbyNPI33I
My latest frustration is with the new inventory management. Unlike the old version you can't scan an ISBN into search.
