It's been a hot minute since Dave and I sat down and did a podcast focused solely on discussing news and updates from Amazon. And so that's what we did for this particular episode. Here's what we covered. Amazon Raises Employee's Min Wage to $15 (for US and UK) The company's move to raise the minimum wage was lauded by critics but there's a fear that the cost will trickle down to third-party sellers by the beginning of next year. Increase in long-term and Q4 storage fees Amazon storage fees appear deceptively cheap but if you do the math, they could potentially cost 10 times the amount of what a 3PL would normally charge. You'll find a table comparing the old and new storage fees here. If possible, we recommend using a 3PL and Amazon fulfillment. Update to reviews policy The latest announcement basically clarifies on the sanctions a seller can receive for violating the updated review policy. Log in to your Seller Central account and read the verbiage. States collecting Sales Tax A couple more states have joined South Dakota in pursuing sales tax collection for online sellers. We are actively fighting this via the Online Merchants Guild and have plans to take the fight for this "undue burden" to federal court. A hope in the horizon comes in the form of a Congress bill specifying that compliance should be <a href= "https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/2018/09/17/a-new-online-sales-tax-bill-would-create-a-10-million-small-business-e