{"id":10621,"date":"2017-05-19T10:02:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T09:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/?p=10621"},"modified":"2020-01-24T10:42:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T10:42:19","slug":"amazon-ecommerce-news-190517","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/amazon-ecommerce-news-190517\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Interesting Stories from the World of Ecommerce This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Welcome to this week&#8217;s eFocus, RepricerExpress&#8217; weekly round-up of ecommerce and Amazon news.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Amazon\u2019s new bestseller list tracks what people are actually reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/users\/AndrewLiptak\">Andrew Liptak<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/\">The Verge<\/a> reports that Amazon is launching a new bestseller list called Amazon Charts, which will track the top 20 books sold and the top 20 books being read that week. The list will provide a more stable snapshot of the week\u2019s bestselling and most-read books and incorporate data from physical books, Kindle books and Audible audiobooks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2017\/5\/18\/15655386\/amazon-charts-bestseller-list-books-kindle-audible\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon is hiring people to break into the multibillion-dollar pharmacy market:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/christina-farr\/\">Christina Farr<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/\">CNBC<\/a> reports that Amazon is hiring people to figure out how they can break into the multibillion-dollar pharmacy market. For the last few years, Amazon has held at least one annual meeting at its Seattle headquarters to discuss whether it should enter the pharmacy business. But this year, it&#8217;s ready to get more serious. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/05\/16\/amazon-selling-drugs-pharamaceuticals.html\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon UK to use live music gigs to attract Prime subscribers:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tamebay.com\/author\/dan\">Dan Wilson<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/tamebay.com\/\">Tamebay<\/a> reports that Jeff Bezos wants to make the attractions of Amazon Prime even better. The various existing attractions include delivery perks, music and videos, the Kindle library and much more for \u00a379 a year in the UK. Now, Amazon is adding access to live music gigs via video to draw in new users. <a href=\"https:\/\/tamebay.com\/2017\/05\/amazon-uk-to-use-live-music-gigs-to-attract-prime-subscribers.html\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is Amazon a threat to your business?:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/tamebay.com\/author\/chris\">Chris Dawson<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/tamebay.com\/\">Tamebay<\/a> reports that according to a report by SLI Systems, 36% of online businesses view Amazon as more of a threat than last year and 35% consider it to be just as much a threat as a year ago. Of those surveyed, 71% of online businesses consider Amazon to be a threat to their future. <a href=\"https:\/\/tamebay.com\/2017\/05\/is-amazon-a-threat-to-your-business.html\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A seller\u2019s guide to Amazon product reviews:<\/strong> Our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feedbackexpress.com\/\">Feedback Express<\/a> report that according to a study by BrightLocal 84% of people trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendation. The post reveals why product reviews matter, how to get more positive reviews and how to deal with negative product reviews. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feedbackexpress.com\/a-sellers-guide-to-amazon-product-reviews\/\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s nearly the weekend&#8230;are you excited?<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/nWJ9NfT1PXhSM\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/supersimple-weekend-tgif-supersimplesongs-nWJ9NfT1PXhSM\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our newsletter for pro tips for selling on Amazon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this week&#8217;s eFocus, RepricerExpress&#8217; weekly round-up of ecommerce and Amazon news. 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