To be honest, I have a Stamps.com account & I just go by their guidelines (weight, thickness, etc.). Usually I pay between $5 - $7 to ship internationally.
Susan Currently Reading: Holy Fools - Joanne Harris Next Up: Storm Front - Jim Butcher Just Finished: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood - Ann Brashares 4/5 Audios: Currently Listening To: A Treasury of Royal Scandals - Michael Farquhar; Undead and Unemployed - Mary Janice Davidson Just Finished: A Treasury of Deception - Michael Farquhar 3/5 -----Original Message----- From: "Cheryl Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:36:58 To:[email protected] Subject: [BookCrossing] Somebody who can write an article about shipping, please inform us & earn wings (If I've missed an article that's already posted, please help me find it. :) I've shipped internationally from the USA at least three times now and gotten lost at usps.com each time, and gotten different advice from the postal clerks each time, too. I know each country has different regulations, but still there must be a way that those of you who ship int'l can package & ship relatively affordably and efficiently. For example, I just sent one paperback to Singapore. Because apparently Singapore cooperates somehow with int'l mailing, I was able to ship it in a special Global Priority (small) Envelope for $5.25, which to me seemed reasonable. Exploring usps.com gave me a higher rate for surface mail packaged in brown paper (which is how I package books for media mail within the US). I did have to, accd. to the clerk, fill out a customs form. I'm not sure if that was accurate advice though because how is a gift of a used paperback 'dutiable?' Shipping to Greece was not fun at all. And every few weeks there are questions in this forum about M-bags. Surely somebody from the US has enough experience they can write an article with advice, and/or a flow-chart how to get info. from usps.com, or what questions to ask the clerk at the post office, or mistakes to avoid.... ? Please? LLR Cheryl Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
