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> I can't sell paper outside the UK any more. What is this down to? Export regulations? Could you use print on demand or something instead?
by bencollier49 4y ago
> I can't sell paper outside the UK any more.
What is this down to? Export regulations? Could you use print on demand or something instead?
- nonrandomstring 4y agoShipping and tax mainly. What I hope to put into readers' hands for about $15 ends up costing them $30-$40. Physical distribution still seems a mess for small publishers who are in that gap between full POD/Lulu type thing and working with a major brand. For example, many distributors won't take on business with publishers with less than 5 or 10 titles. Mine has 3, so is considered a "vanity press". Coordinating POD internationally is a PITA. So I use a smallish UK POD (Great British Bookshop) of my current project, and hold a few dozen myself mainly for mailing out to reviewers and press. Also, lots of distributors still operate on "store and forward", which means holding litho-printed stock (runs of 500+). I just can't be doing with that in 2022! I also recorded an audio [1] version, which has had precisely zero sales AFAICT, mainly because I have no idea how to break that market. Any podcasters here wanna give it a listen? shoot me a message, cheers. [1] https://digitalvegan.net https://digitalvegan.net
- mprovost 4y agoHave you looked into Ingram Spark? They do on-demand global distribution. I'm considering it for my book once I finish the ebook and get around to printing paper copies.
- Lev1a 4y ago> > I can't sell paper outside the UK any more. > What is this down to? Probably producing locally and then exporting is prohibitively expensive.
- empiricus 4y agoI (living in EU) brought some RPi hats from some UK online store. DHL asked me to to print/sign/scan several docs, complete multiple forms, etc, and make a separate VAT payment. The process took almost two weeks.