I meant to include a link: https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2008/html/pb22247/html/not123_047.html
> On Jan 9, 2020, at 10:37 PM, Michael Haynes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I’ve never used it but for your large order, you might want to look into > M-bag service. Back when I did a lot of online book selling I know it was > used by some book dealers. > > Hope that helps! > > -Michael > >>> On Jan 9, 2020, at 10:09 PM, Craig Miller <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> 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. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> 310/995-1252 (mobile) >> https://www.facebook.com/cfmiller >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-miller-990b2719/ >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
