University - General Information About Amazon
Domestic Expedited Shipping
Domestic Expedited Shipping is a delivery option that a buyer may choose when placing an order and serves as a valuable means of addressing the urgent and pressing needs of buyers. With the Domestic Expedited Shipping option, buyers may expect to receive their orders within 1-3 or 2-6 business days after shipping, depending on a seller’s settings.
Carriers
Sellers may use any carrier of their choosing to deliver their products, as long as the expected delivery time schedule is met.
Note: Sellers may offer buyers other delivery options as well, including Domestic Standard Shipping, Domestic Two-Day Shipping, Domestic One-Day Shipping, International Standard Shipping, and International Expedited Shipping.
Rates
Amazon charges buyers a shipping fee for every item shipped, and transfers it to sellers to cover some of the shipping costs. The fee charged varies according to product category as follows:
- Books – $6.99
- Music, Video, or DVD – $6.19
- Software & Computer Games – $6.99
- Video Games – $6.99
- Kindle Accessories – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Camera & Photo – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Electronics – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Computer – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Cell phones & Service – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Office Products – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Kitchen & Housewares – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Tools & Hardware – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Sports & Outdoors – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Outdoor Living – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Musical Instruments – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Toy & Baby – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
- Everything Else – $6.49 + $0.99/lb.*
*Weight of the item, not including the seller’s packaging.