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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 86.130.218.222
Posted on Friday, April 12, 2013 - 06:55 pm:   

Now that PRINTED PAPER rates seem to have been abolished from UK to addresses abroad, we publishers and writers need to up our game to move real books about rather than just ebooks.
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Gary Fry (Gary_fry)
Username: Gary_fry

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 86.31.138.83
Posted on Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 10:46 am:   

How do you mean, Des? Is it about to be abolished? Royal Mail are still advertising PP options.

http://www.royalmail.com/parcel-despatch-low/international-delivery/surface-mail
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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 86.130.218.222
Posted on Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 11:51 am:   

Yes, but the PP options are exactly the same price as letter rates now.
A book recently cost me £9.90 to send by air mail to Canada, where until recently it would have cost about half that.
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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 86.130.218.222
Posted on Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 11:57 am:   

BTW, Gary, if you can access my Facebook profile, have a look at the my highlighted post there and it's various comments.
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Gary Fry (Gary_fry)
Username: Gary_fry

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 86.31.138.83
Posted on Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 08:47 am:   

You're right. Anything above 500g is going to cost nearly a tenner to ship!! Bastards.
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Rosswarren (Rosswarren)
Username: Rosswarren

Registered: 11-2009
Posted From: 86.176.27.40
Posted on Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 12:14 pm:   

Playing into the hands of Amazon's POD service.
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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 86.130.218.222
Posted on Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 12:31 pm:   

Yes, but I sell some books signed (for those who want them signed) after first purchasing them from Amazon, like THE LAST BALCONY. This change will hit that process. But I shall bear any losses.

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