http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y14/m03/i31/s01
By Ina Steiner
EcommerceBytes.com
March 31, 2014
Amazon is raising fees for low-priced items by placing new minimum referral fees in many categories, and sellers affected by the change call it a significant increase - depending on the category, fees on a $5 item could rise anywhere from 33% to 150%. And while it's not clear how many items listed in the Personal Computer category would cost $5, fees for such an item would rise from 30 cents to $1.
The new fees take effect on May 16, 2014, and because of Amazon's price parity policy, sellers who consider raising prices to cope with the higher fees say they'll have to raise prices across all the venues on which they sell, including their own websites.
