I've just read Jane's post, Amazon have really lost the plot this time. I have no idea how they'll police it. So glad I gave up selling on there a long time ago.
The signing for thing hasn't hit me, I've had a couple of parcels from them recently which have just come through the door in the usual fashion. I did complain years ago when I ordered my Palm from them, and it was left in a huge box on the doorstep in full view of the road (despite there being an open porch oh, inches away), they just said that they were happy with their delivery service and if anything went missing they'd replace it. Which just made me wish I'd told them it hadn't arrived.
Jane's written some more today about bookselling problems with Abe. I can't believe that stuff about not being able to advertise yourself at all. Yet Amazon allows those terrible sellers who have a one size fits all formula for every book they claim to offer: 'book may be, may have etc.' Who buys on a description like that?
It's maddening having to be on edge today wondering about that package. I've occasionally had a parcel left in the box (which is outside the house) with 'signed for by postman' on it! I don't mind that.
As I said on Jane's post, it's coming to something when ebay are the best of a bad bunch.
I want to know how Amazon finds out that you are sending out promotional material - do they email buyers and ask them to snitch on sellers? It's all very big brother-ish.
I had another look at abe at the time of the free postage fiasco, but their antiquated software put me off, I'm glad it did with recent developments. Turbolister isn't perfect, but it's definitely better than Homebase, and I can put in paragraphs and several photos very easily.
My posties sometimes leave things in the recycling box in the porch, which is fine by me, but it seems to depend which one I get.
I haven't had to sign for anything from Amazon (I only order DVDs from them, because of Book Depository offering free delivery to Australia) and I don't think my mom (in England)has either, when I've had things delivered to her; I'll ask her.
Amazon had a run-in with Macmillan recently because they (Amazon) wanted to set the prices for e-books, but they had to back down.
Without being aware of all the Abebooks stuff Jane mentions in her post, I had noticed that it had got a lot less user-friendly for buyers over recent months and that one or two of my favourite sellers had disappeared from there. A shame, because Abebooks used to be good.
I don't think I've eaten a creme egg since the early 1980s (they're very over-rated, IMO), but they do look smaller than they did back then.
Different countries, different policies, I suppose. I'm surprised Macmillan beat Amazon!
Agree about Abe. Their website is still awful after all these years and they've made it harder for the buyer to contact the seller. I used to buy there quite a lot but now hardly ever.
Goodness me! I love the weasel expressions they put in like because Macmillan has a monopoly over their own titles, as if that were somehow unfair. It all comes down to caveat emptor, anyway.
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The signing for thing hasn't hit me, I've had a couple of parcels from them recently which have just come through the door in the usual fashion. I did complain years ago when I ordered my Palm from them, and it was left in a huge box on the doorstep in full view of the road (despite there being an open porch oh, inches away), they just said that they were happy with their delivery service and if anything went missing they'd replace it. Which just made me wish I'd told them it hadn't arrived.
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It's maddening having to be on edge today wondering about that package. I've occasionally had a parcel left in the box (which is outside the house) with 'signed for by postman' on it! I don't mind that.
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I want to know how Amazon finds out that you are sending out promotional material - do they email buyers and ask them to snitch on sellers? It's all very big brother-ish.
I had another look at abe at the time of the free postage fiasco, but their antiquated software put me off, I'm glad it did with recent developments. Turbolister isn't perfect, but it's definitely better than Homebase, and I can put in paragraphs and several photos very easily.
My posties sometimes leave things in the recycling box in the porch, which is fine by me, but it seems to depend which one I get.
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The bread is slightly heavy but very good.
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Amazon had a run-in with Macmillan recently because they (Amazon) wanted to set the prices for e-books, but they had to back down.
Without being aware of all the Abebooks stuff Jane mentions in her post, I had noticed that it had got a lot less user-friendly for buyers over recent months and that one or two of my favourite sellers had disappeared from there. A shame, because Abebooks used to be good.
I don't think I've eaten a creme egg since the early 1980s (they're very over-rated, IMO), but they do look smaller than they did back then.
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Agree about Abe. Their website is still awful after all these years and they've made it harder for the buyer to contact the seller. I used to buy there quite a lot but now hardly ever.
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Bread looks lovely!
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It is!
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