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Re: Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amazon's brand

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Post by themagician »

gfsadhfsd wrote: post #235
notatoad wrote: post #228

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>Some of the SKUs we don't even sell to anyone else anymore but Amazon. It seems crazy to me that they don't have an easy process to support this. Amazon must have as much to gain by being the sole reseller as you do from them blocking other suppliers. I don't see why they don't offer a one-click agreement that a manufacturer can sign saying essentially "we won't sell this through any other channels if you won't acce…

No: Antitrust. There's no excuse for Amazon selling and profiting from counterfeits though. Buck stops with them.

It wouldn't be antitrust if YOU are the manufacturer. Amazon does this for some products already, particularly their own. They don't let 3rd parties list AmazonBasics products or Kindles.

Other retailers do this all the time. In fact, that used to be the status quo—signing an exclusive with a retailer.

Re: Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amazon's brand

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Post by Pica_soO »

rhizome wrote: post #125
Pica_soO wrote: post #75

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I try to relive the historic moment, when printing without royalty was common place- also know as enlightenment. Im not implying racism, its just the anger of the has-something over the ladder climbers beneath taking the same steps, his grandfather took, to get "up". I mock, what every book on the history on printing could tell you- that this joke was here several times. Although never this cheap before. People who l…

Impressive Markov work, dude.

There is plenty of room at the bottom. Yesterday they screamed for the singularity, for information to be free, today it is free, and they yell for protection, of their minds hard labor, so completely different from the protection they deny those who work with their hands. Tomorrow, some Namibian kid, learning with cheap ripoff books, will cure there cancer, allowing them to scream on for the centuries to come. To get downvoted by this, this is praise.

Re: Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amazon's brand

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Post by _hyn3 »

binarysolo wrote: post #249
themagician wrote: post #178

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I've been running into his problem personally. About 25% of our business now is done via Amazon. We sell to Amazon retail directly and also use Amazon FBA internationally. The problem is that "other sellers" keep beating us to the buy box for certain SKUs. Amazon keeps asking us to sell to them for a lower price. The funny thing is, Amazon already gets the lowest price, by far, compared to all other distributors. I k…

I run a few Amazon stores with about 10,000 SKUs -- don't re-SKU, what you want to do is brand gating... IF you are the brand owner and/or manufacturer. I can give you a few tips if you just need some advice. I'm guessing you don't have a vendorcentral account manager, but if you do, they can VERY effectively start banhammering the 3P knockoff companies. Also, check out sellercentral forums for a community of folks t…

If even very large, legitimate brands like Apple, Energizer, Sandisk, Huggies, etc can't seem to get control of counterfeits sold on amzn, than it seems the solution might be a bit more complex.

Apparently even worse at alibaba:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/business/alibaba-fake-mer...

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Post by beezle »

billpollock wrote: post #176
dfc wrote: post #111

We recently ordered four or five Oreilly Hadoop books from amazon and the printing was horrible. The fonts look terrible and simple things like grey backgrounds are not uniform. The book is still legible but the printing gets distracting at times. I thought it was an indication that Oreilly had lowered there standards.

We generally avoid POD. Quality doesn't always meet our standards, and we're picky.

As an author and publisher using Lightning source, I would argue that our print on demand books are equal to those of any major publisher and better than many I pull off shelves in bricks and mortar dealers.

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Post by themagician »

_hyn3 wrote: post #303
binarysolo wrote: post #249

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I run a few Amazon stores with about 10,000 SKUs -- don't re-SKU, what you want to do is brand gating... IF you are the brand owner and/or manufacturer. I can give you a few tips if you just need some advice. I'm guessing you don't have a vendorcentral account manager, but if you do, they can VERY effectively start banhammering the 3P knockoff companies. Also, check out sellercentral forums for a community of folks t…

If even very large, legitimate brands like Apple, Energizer, Sandisk, Huggies, etc can't seem to get control of counterfeits sold on amzn, than it seems the solution might be a bit more complex. Apparently even worse at alibaba: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/business/alibaba-fake-mer...

Apple earbuds are probably the best case example. Look at the reviews. The volume of fakes is enormous and it's impossible to spot (as Amazon).

You would think hat Amazon would just tell everyone who isn't Apple who is trying to list that SKU to get lost.

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Post by thejosh »

s917 wrote: post #121
foota wrote: post #108

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If you're in a goldfish I think you're already out of luck

I think he's trying to say "you can't teach a goldmine to ride a bicycle". Edit: Humorless. Sad.

No, meant goldrush, not sure why I typed goldfish..

Re: Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amazon's brand

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Post by suvelx »

nommm-nommm wrote: post #285
suvelx wrote: post #273

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They're almost guaranteed to be 'genuine' Levis. But you can't be sure Target hasn't asked Levis to counterfeit themselves.

What do you mean by "counterfeit themselves?" Do you mean selling the same exact product made by Levis under the Target label?

Levis (may) make products specifically for Target with the Levis brand, but with inferior quality and materials to get the price down to fit Target's desired profit margin.

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Post by jjeaff »

PhasmaFelis wrote: post #208
jjeaff wrote: post #186

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Yes. They are a "tech" company. It's not breaking the law it's "disrupting". See Uber, Airbnb, etc.

They're not ripping people off, they're Moving Fast And Breaking Things!

They're not screwing investors, they're "failing fast".

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Post by nommm-nommm »

suvelx wrote: post #307
nommm-nommm wrote: post #285

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What do you mean by "counterfeit themselves?" Do you mean selling the same exact product made by Levis under the Target label?

Levis (may) make products specifically for Target with the Levis brand, but with inferior quality and materials to get the price down to fit Target's desired profit margin.

Interesting perspective.

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Post by fapjacks »

sjs7007 wrote: post #244
fapjacks wrote: post #153

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These specific flashlights can be bought from AliExpress for two or three dollars a piece. I totally agree that they're a great light, just don't pay more than a couple bucks for one. I bought a pack of five for ten dollars.

link?

Sorry, I can't seem to find a link. It's been a year or so since I bought them, but I've got one of these flashlights in every room where I spend time, and a couple in my hiking/camping gear. They are not stupid bright, but the light is bright and very uniform. I'd keep checking AliExpress. I'm sure a pack of them will pop up again sometime. Sorry I couldn't find a link.
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