Dear (bookseller),

We have two announcements for you today: the extra charges timeframe has been reduced, and you can now download the full list of Abebooks categories.

Extra Charges Timeframe Update
Starting today, buyers have 4 days instead of 7 to accept or reject extra charges on their orders.

Booksellers at the UK Summit in London first suggested this change and we followed up with the Advisory Group. More than 90% of AG members agreed that the timeframe should be shorter than the current 7 days, with the majority leaning towards 3 or 4 days.

You can request extra charges to cover insurance, tracking, postage on heavy books or taxes. After 4 days, you have the option to process the order anyway, or to reject it. You can follow up with the buyer if you need to using the e-mail address provided in your order e-mail.

Please note that the reduced timeline will be applied to any new extra charges requests, but not to any outstanding requests in your account.

Download Categories List
If you are using an inventory management tool other than HomeBase or our online listings manager, you can now download our full Abebooks categories list and assign the category codes to your listings.

The new Abebooks categories aren't viewable to buyers yet, but you can start assigning categories to your listings now so that your books will be found when the new Browse launches. [Read more in Bookseller Central.]

Remember that Abebooks categories are separate from your catalogs, and that you can continue to use your catalogs in addition to the Abebooks categories. Just sign on to your account and select [Downloads] from the Members Menu and then [Download Abebooks Browse Categories List] to get started. [View instructions.]

If you're going to start assigning categories to your listings, make sure to contact our Customer Support team before uploading your first file with the categories. We'll need to update your account to process the file.

If you have any questions about either of these changes, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Support team.

Sincerely,

Your Abebooks Team