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happyTopic: Self-publishing
I learned something new today. I've found out that the weight of the paper matters to the shipping charges. The POD book I had weighed 253 g because I used 80 gsm paper whereas another normal paperback I'm reading (with roughly the same number of pages) weighed only 187 g. It amounted to a savings of about US$1 for shipping charges. I'll make sure the printer uses lighter weight paper, not necessarily thin but lighter.
My website is now ready to take orders. I've added the pricing info, shipping charges and even a low-res snapshot of my book to make the access faster. Things are certainly moving.
I've chosen to offer payment mode via email Paypal. The online Paypal is sleeker but from what I've read, if not properly orchestrated, you may not be able to trace which customers have paid and their email addresses for confirmation. Hence, I've chosen the more manual route for now and see how.
Su Yin
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