METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSCRIPTION-BASED SHIPPING

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in which, because conventional shipping programs are typically threshold-based, a customer is required to order a certain number or cost of items to obtain a benefit of reduced or free shipping.SOLUTION: Embodiments may provide mechanisms that allow customers of an e-commerce Web site to pay a certain fee to obtain a subscription in a shipping program that provides subscribed customers with free and/or reduced-rate shipping for at least some items ordered via the e-commerce Web site during a period covered by the subscription.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4