Postage rates
As from 30th April, the British Post Office is raising its prices. They usually raise them every year, but this year they are going up by a lot. The main burden is falling on small parcels and overseas mail.
What affect will this have on my prices? For UK customers, not a huge amount. I will be increasing my standard charge from £3.25 to £3.50. A single paperback will go up to £2.00, from £1.80. The rates for additional paperbacks will have to go up from £1.00 to £1.50, as once the parcel is past a certain thickness (and 2 paperbacks will do it ) they have to be sent via packet mail, for which there is now a flat rate of £2.70 up to 750g.
The Post Office has raised its overseas charges some cases by nearly 40%. This does alas mean I have to make increases in the p&p charges for orders going overseas. Australisia has now been placed in a zone of its own, which is even more expensive, but I not be making any extra charges for Australian customers, other than the general increase. So, Airmail for Europe will be £6.00 (£4.50), and for the rest of the world (including Australia and New Zealand), £9.50. (£8.50). Paperbacks will be £3.10 (£2.10) in Europe, and £4.50 (£3.50) in the rest of the world.
As ever, if you order a lot of books, I will reduce postage costs. I am going to use a different courier (MyHermes) to send large parcels of books in the UK, as they are considerably cheaper than Royal Mail's parcel post.
What affect will this have on my prices? For UK customers, not a huge amount. I will be increasing my standard charge from £3.25 to £3.50. A single paperback will go up to £2.00, from £1.80. The rates for additional paperbacks will have to go up from £1.00 to £1.50, as once the parcel is past a certain thickness (and 2 paperbacks will do it ) they have to be sent via packet mail, for which there is now a flat rate of £2.70 up to 750g.
The Post Office has raised its overseas charges some cases by nearly 40%. This does alas mean I have to make increases in the p&p charges for orders going overseas. Australisia has now been placed in a zone of its own, which is even more expensive, but I not be making any extra charges for Australian customers, other than the general increase. So, Airmail for Europe will be £6.00 (£4.50), and for the rest of the world (including Australia and New Zealand), £9.50. (£8.50). Paperbacks will be £3.10 (£2.10) in Europe, and £4.50 (£3.50) in the rest of the world.
As ever, if you order a lot of books, I will reduce postage costs. I am going to use a different courier (MyHermes) to send large parcels of books in the UK, as they are considerably cheaper than Royal Mail's parcel post.
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