HOT!! off the press. A couple of screenshots

1) A FRESH layout: with a few tweaks we added some color and organized the workflow better

http://screencast.com/t/i34d9Y5Px

http://screencast.com/t/F4ezcxXTBxge

2) Replenish feature: pulls in your Active Amazon Inventory daily to allow you to ADD quantity to existing listings.
A seamless integration in to the existing workflow.

3) Warehouse FBA center: color coded as you ADD items

http://screencast.com/t/kyrAJGad

4) Shipping costs: added across all categories.

http://screencast.com/t/SgjZLSIu6n

“Dear FBA seller,

In order to meet Fulfillment by Amazon’s (FBA) ongoing commitment to providing a world-class shipping and customer-service program for your products, we will soon introduce new inventory management features and a Long-Term Storage program to better support all sellers’ storage needs.

The Long-Term Storage program will take effect on August 15, 2011. On that date, and each six months thereafter, FBA will conduct an Inventory Cleanup, at which time inventory that has been in our fulfillment centers for 365 days or more will be assessed an upfront, annual Long-Term Storage fee of $45.00 per cubic foot. This translates to $1.10 for an average-sized (8″ X 6″ X 1″) book or $4.58 for an average-sized (11″ X 8″ X 2″) toy. To provide additional flexibility to maintain your unique selection, one Unit of each applicable product ASIN will be exempted from annual Long-Term Storage Fee. Please note, FBA accounts for inventory on a first-in-first-out (FIFO) basis.

Prior to August 15, you will have the option to remove these Units for a reduced fee. Effective immediately, we will be lowering our regular fees for removing inventory from Amazon’s fulfillment centers. The per-unit FBA Inventory Removal fee will decrease from $0.60 per-Unit plus shipping to $0.50 per-Unit with no shipping fee, or $0.15 per-Unit to dispose of the inventory. (The per Unit price of a removal for Oversize Units is reduced from $3.00 plus shipping to $0.60 including shipping or $0.30 for them to be disposed.) From May 15 to August 15, we will be lowering these fees even further: any inventory over 270 days old may be removed for $0.20 per-Unit with no shipping fee ($0.40 with no shipping fee for Oversize Units), or disposed of for no charge.

Sellers have told us that they do not want their inventory sitting in our fulfillment centers, but rather want it shipping out to customers. In a recent survey of FBA sellers, 98.6% of respondents said that they don’t expect to store merchandise in FBA for longer than one year, and indeed most FBA inventory sells through much quicker than that. However, inventory that is overstocked or stored indefinitely in our fulfillment centers limits our ability to provide you with space for fast-selling products customers want. Through this program we will provide you with the information and tools to enable you to improve your return on your inventory investment and focus your business on products that customers desire most.

In advance of each Inventory Cleanup, we will notify you of any Units in your FBA inventory that will have been in our fulfillment centers for 365 days or more as of that date. The recently released Inventory Health Report helps identify your inventory that would be included in the Long-Term Storage program. Additionally, in June we will be launching functionality in your seller account that will automatically identify any of your Units that will have been in our fulfillment centers for 365 days or more on the next Inventory Cleanup date and will enable you to directly create a request to remove or dispose of them if you so choose. We will announce more details about this functionality as soon as it is ready for release, so you will be able to take action well in advance of the Inventory Cleanup on August 15, 2011.

As we release more inventory management features we will continue to send updates through e-mail, the FBA Seller Newsletter, and your seller account.

The Fulfillment By Amazon Team”

source: email from Amazon

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1) Scanner on a stand: I find this super crucial to scanning each item. Companies like Symbol make a pretty good one and you can get one on Ebay to do the trick. A scanner on a stand will allow you to move the item underneath the scanner quickly and move to the next task of labeling.

2) Zebra vs Dymo: Yes! the DYMO Labelwriter is way cheaper, but the Zebra LP2844 for $150 used on Ebay is a workhorse and a must have. I also prefer the way the labels come out of the Zebra – makes for an easier grab and apply label motion.

3) Single Print vs Label sheets/PDF: If your not using single label rolls yet, your wasting tons of time, energy and not to mention eliminating costly labeling mistakes associated with matching up label sheet labels to the appropriate item.

You could be listing for years on Amazon, but a refined listing process is key to listing more on Amazon FBA or even processing the same number of items in even less time. A few more dollars towards the right equipment; Scanner on a Stand, Zebra and some label rolls will go a long way for your Amazon FBA business.

1) Scan the item (cradle scanner recommended – grab one from ebay)
2) Grade individually or preset your item condition and pricer
3) Print out the individual FNSKU label or grab the PDF file in seller central.
4) Put the items in a box for UPS

Printer and Label recommendations for Fulfillment By Amazon FBA 3rd party Sellers:

DYMO Labelwriter 450

Able Label
phone 1-800-348-1455

http://ablelabel.com/dymolabels.html

Label Size: 1.1″ by 3.5″
Qty/Roll: 350
Approx Price Per roll: $4.50 or $5.00
Part Number: 1.1-3.5-DT-0-DYMO
Part Number: 1.1-3.5-DT-77-DYMO

Labels Direct: Chesterfield, MO 63005
Phone Support: 636-458-5156
Toll Free Support: 800-458-5110
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 7:00am to 6:00pm CST

30252 Removable Labels ( removable labels are required if your a FBA Media seller)

http://www.labelsdirect.com/p-5882-ld1x35dymo350r.aspx

Product # LD1X35DYMO350R

Zebra LP2844 (search for one on Ebay or Amazon)

Able Label
phone 1-800-348-1455

http://ablelabel.com/whitelabeldt.html#4inch

Label Size: 3″ by 1″ ( 3 inch by 1 inch)
Approx Qty/Roll: 1,375
Part Number: 3-1-DT-0 , Removable Label Part Number 3-1-DT-0-R
Approx price per roll: $ 4.88 – $8.50

Other trusted label companies we have used:

http://www.mavericklabel.com/

Please add to the list above if you find a better deal. Anything that will help out other users from cutting costs would be welcome!

1) Qualify your items for FREE Super Saver Shipping and millions of Prime Customers.

5) Scale your business.

1) Qualify for FREE Super Saver Shipping and Prime.

Let’s face it , we all love FREE SHIPPING, it’s usually one of the reasons why we would pick one product over another. As a merchant fulfilled seller you are unable to include your products with the pool of Amazon FBA Sellers that can offer FREE SHIPPING on orders of $25 or more and be part of products offered to Prime Customers. Selling products through Amazon FBA will hopefully create a nice spike in sales. I have personally found a 30% increase in our Amazon Apparel business and a good majority of those used “expedited” shipping. Book and media sellers have also reported hikes in sales after converting to FBA.