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Prime is killing it in Amazon these days. Prime memberships offer a lot of perks, including one that readers love – free shipping on books. Let’s face it, having free shipping is often the key to getting the sale, because who doesn’t love getting something for free?

As you know, our philosophy at Vervante is that you sell from your site, collect the customer data, build your list and make more money. We also understand that selling your book or product on Amazon is desirable and we recommend Amazon Marketplace. In the past, you didn’t have the option to offer free shipping on Amazon Marketplace to compete with products in stock at Amazon (or printed with CreateSpace). Products in stock, fulfilled by Amazon, or printed with CreateSpace qualify for free shipping for PRIME customers. But now, we’ve got a solution for you with the ability to offer free shipping for your products listed on Amazon Marketplace!

FREE SHIPPING
Here’s how it works. You can now choose to offer free shipping to the Amazon buyer.  There are three shipping regions: US, Canada and International. You can give away free shipping to all regions or limit the free shipping to just US buyers. We will charge you for postage to ship the product but you can choose to not charge the Amazon buyer. Here’s an example if you choose not to charge the Amazon US buyer for postage. For those of you who currently have products listed on Marketplace, you will notice in this example that there is no reimbursement for postage from Amazon. (*NOTE: The following numbers are examples only.)


We will then print and ship the book to the buyer and charge you for the transaction:



So in this case you would make $6.60 on this Amazon sale.  Amazon sale of $15.16 less cost to print and ship $8.56 = $6.60 profit.
 
SET THE SHIPPING FEES
You can offer free shipping but you can now also set your own shipping fees for the Amazon buyer. In the past, we didn’t have any flexibility on what the buyer was charged for shipping.   The pre-set shipping fees were:  $3.99 for US, $9.99 for Canada and $16.95 for International.  With the recent changes, you now have the flexibility to not charge for shipping or set your own shipping fees.  

Here’s another example of a book/product that weighs 4 pounds. As you can see, the prior pre-set shipping fees determined by Amazon would not come close to covering your shipping costs to Canada and International locations.



If you currently have products listed on Amazon Marketplace we suggest that you take a look at your Amazon Reconciliation Report.  This is available in your Vervante Author Account under Reports. You can see what your actual postage costs are vs. what you are reimbursed from Amazon. If the current pre-set shipping fees of $3.99 for US, $9.99 for Canada and $16.95 for International orders is covering your actual postage costs, then you probably don’t need to do anything. However, if your product or book weighs more than two pounds you may want to determine the average postage costs for each region and let us know what you’d like to charge the Amazon buyer so that postage costs aren’t dipping into your profit.

In summary, you now have the option of: 

• offering free shipping by not charging Amazon buyers for postage
• leaving the pre-set postage fees for the Amazon buyer as they are now
• changing postage fees based on how much it costs to ship your book/product to each region

If you want to make changes to existing products, please let us know by emailing change requests to [email protected]. For questions about how we can help you set up the best sales options for your book, or if you would like a free quote, please drop us a line at [email protected]. Or better yet, schedule a call with one of our publishing professionals at https://vervante.youcanbook.me/.

There are a lot of options for selling your book out there. Let us help you figure out what works best for you.

Want an easy, fun and memorable way to keep your brand, business and message at your clients’ fingertips? How about creating card decks that carry your own logo and message?

Custom-designed card decks are a fun and memorable way to present a message with impact.  Card decks can be used to make a big impression with your target audience, giving them a handy and useful gift to enjoy for months or even years, keeping your brand, business or message at their fingertips.

Card decks are a creative and highly adaptable marketing and business tool. Vervante signature card deck and note cards offer an efficient, cost-effective, secret weapon for those seeking out marketing and informational product alternatives.

Card decks have evolved well beyond traditional playing cards stamped with a company logo. Entrepreneurs, businesses and community leaders are taking advantage of the possibilities and leveraging customized card decks as:

• Retail products
• Motivational tools
• Health and fitness support
• Marketing lead generators
• Table-top attention-getters
• Unique gift-bag goodies
• Complimentary bonuses for inspirational or instructional programs or products

These are just a few ideas for using card decks that feature your custom content and design. Vervante card decks are printed on full-color heavy cover weight stock, creating a beautiful and professional product that will compliment your message or intention.  

Great card decks deserve equally great presentation. There are a lot of ways you can package and present your cards, be sure to check our catalog for some inspiration. The presentation can be kicked up another notch by adding fun extras such as a small perfect-bound book, bookmarks, CDs or DVDs, stickers, or anything else that complements the theme.    

Playing-card sized themed cards are just the beginning when it comes to using custom card decks. Vervante also offers a larger-sized calendar card pack, delivered in its own clear display case for prominent desktop placement. Greeting cards, thank you notes, any card with custom content that fits your needs, can be created – and all of them will work to keep you and your message memorable.

Email [email protected] if you would like more information about custom cards, card decks and other unique products and services that help businesses make a statement.

When it comes to building a business, it can be hard to find new ways to stand out from the crowd. That's why we love to brainstorm new products to help our clients - and came up with two new products perfect for fitness professionals, dieticians, nutritionists, gym owners, personal trainers, and just about anyone dedicated to helping people improve their lives.

And so we're introducing to you today our new customizable Daily Fitness & Nutrition journals and the “Fit, Fun and Fierce” motivational card decks.

All that these super-fun and ready-to-brand products need is your logo and – bam! – you’ve got  ready-to-go products that can be used to add new income streams, as additional product or program resources, or even as gifts and incentives.  

Here’s the details:

Daily Fitness & Nutrition Journal

• Two beautifully-designed covers – with space to add your logo (at no charge!)
• Journal comes in 30, 60 or 90 day lengths
• Get in Shape goal-setting section
• Starting weights and measurements diagram page
• Daily nutrition, exercise and resistance tracking pages
• Weekly check-in pages
• Final section for weights, measurements, success and celebrations
• Click HERE to see what's inside the journals

“Fit, Fun and Fierce” motivational card deck

• 33-cards with inspirations, motivations and affirmations
• Cover card can be personalized with logo
• Cards are packaged in window tuck box for easy storage
• Cards are designed to support and inspire – they are not specifically fitness-focused, rather provide positive attitude support and encouragement
• Click HERE to see what's inside the card deck

If this news just elevated your heart rate and you’d like to learn more, check out our fitness products page in the Vervante bookstore, or send us an email at [email protected]. Journals and cards can be ordered as a bundle or individually, and you’re welcome to order samples by clicking on the following links:

• $6.95 for the journal
• $5.95 for the cards
• $11.75 for the bundle

We’re excited to share these new products and hope you are too. Because there’s nothing better than helping people become better versions of themselves.