Hi Folks
As some of you know, I wrote a recently released book called "Star
Wars Memories: My Time in the (Death Star) Trenches). It's about the
years I worked on the marketing of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.
I have two international requests for copies of my book. They could,
of course, just order from Amazon in their home countries but they
want signed copies so they have to get them from me.
Case 1) A guy in Australia (and possibly a couple of his friends)
want signed copies. I went to the Post Office and the cheapest rate
they quoted me -- the clerk admitted she didn't really know how to
look this up -- was $24 to ship a 2.1 pound envelope. That would be
one copy of the book. Media Mail apparently can't be used overseas.
Case 2) A Star Wars convention in Norway wants to buy 30 (!) copies,
some personalized and some just signed. They'd like to bring me in
as a guest (in which case they could buy from Amazon locally and I'd
sign on site) but I don't know if my wife, Genny, whose still
recovering after two and a half months in the hospital from a
nerve-destroying ailment, will be well enough by March for me to
travel like that. Thirty copies of my book, which is large and
fairly heavy, would require two boxes weighing about 32 pounds
each. I'm getting quotes for shipping from USPS, UPS, and FedEx
ranging from $500 to $1100.
$24 for one copy or $1100 for two boxes of copies is nuts. There
must be some cheaper way to ship books overseas.
What am I missing?
Thanks,
Craig.
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