Amazon.com Annual Meeting: Bezos talks up Flat Rate Shipping, Custom DVDs

[mandy]

Amazon CEO tells shareholders print-on-demand services and flat rate shipping programs are key drivers of growth .

Custom-made books and DVDs have improved Amazon.com Inc.'s selection without raising inventory costs and are becoming more important to the company's business, founder and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos told shareholders at the company's annual meeting Tuesday...

Bezos told the shareholders that selection, rapid delivery and low prices are what customers value, and investing in those "will still be paying us dividends 10 years from now."

In that spirit, Amazon last year launched Amazon Prime, a service that gives customers unlimited two-day shipping for $79 a year...

full article: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financial..._tech_down&chan=tc

Amazon chief lauds flat-rate shipping

[Amazon.com Inc.'s flat-rate shipping program is boosting sales and enticing customers to buy more products they wouldn't otherwise buy from the world's largest online retailer, Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos said Tuesday...

full article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/2...zon24.html

[Anita]

[quote author=mandy link=topic=3848.msg14859#msg14859 date=1148468254]
Amazon CEO tells shareholders print-on-demand services and flat rate shipping programs are key drivers of growth .

Custom-made books and DVDs have improved Amazon.com Inc.'s selection without raising inventory costs and are becoming more important to the company's business, founder and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos told shareholders at the company's annual meeting Tuesday...

Bezos told the shareholders that selection, rapid delivery and low prices are what customers value, and investing in those "will still be paying us dividends 10 years from now."

In that spirit, Amazon last year launched Amazon Prime, a service that gives customers unlimited two-day shipping for $79 a year...

full article: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financial..._tech_down&chan=tc

Amazon chief lauds flat-rate shipping

[Amazon.com Inc.'s flat-rate shipping program is boosting sales and enticing customers to buy more products they wouldn't otherwise buy from the world's largest online retailer, Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos said Tuesday...

full article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/2...zon24.html

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The Free Shipping on most items is one reason I shop OFTEN on Amazon.  I didn't sign up for the Prime thingie because I think they ship pretttttty darn fast.  9 out of 10 times my orders are shipped within 24 hours. 

[amy]

9 out of 10 times my orders are shipped within 24 hours.

Especially if you buy items from Amazon Marketplace sellers  instead of directly from Amazon!  Marketplace sellers are the best! 8)

[Anita]

[quote author=amy link=topic=3848.msg14878#msg14878 date=1148479343]

9 out of 10 times my orders are shipped within 24 hours.

Especially if you buy items from Amazon Marketplace sellers  instead of directly from Amazon!   Marketplace sellers are the best! 8)
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I shop both. 

[amy]

I'm packing a $28 CD for an Amazon customer right now.  That one CD is more than our combined sales from 2 eBay stores and Half this month. We may very well have less than 2 eBay stores when June 1st rolls around... ;D