Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here in the Netherlands Michiel is coordinating Benelux orders. As of the other day, when he had 5 people who wanted a book, the shipping cost per book had dropped to something in the $20 range. The same thing could be done in any other country where there are several LUGgers, e.g. the UK, Germany. Or even on a pan-European level. Shipping a book from the Netherlands to Denmark, say, is not very expensive either. Nathan Daniel Ridings wrote: > I am still hesitant to bother you with this, Jim, you've done so much > already (and I am trying to find a reliable brother or sister). But I > just might take you up on it eventually, unless there are some > scandinavian lurkers out there (reliable brothers and sisters are > something to nurture, not capitalize on). > > Daniel > > > On 1/10/07, Jim Shulman <jshul@comcast.net> wrote: >> For those in non-US places, orders of single copies can be exceptionally >> expensive. Some groups of non-US LUGgers have pooled together and >> purchased >> several copies at one time, which evidently makes for a more acceptable >> shipping fee. >> >> However, for those of you who can't do that, but are daunted by the >> exceptionally steep shipping costs, here's an alternative: >> >> Contact me offline at jshul@comcast.net. I can forward my US address to >> you; have the book sent there. When I receive your copy(ies), I'll >> reship >> to you via the US Postal Service, which is far less expensive than >> their UPS >> Rates. >> >> All best, >> Jim Shulman >> Bryn Mawr, PA >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> Steve >> Unsworth >> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 5:13 PM >> To: LUG Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lug Year Book Came >> >> Shipping to the UK makes the cost $100+, Blurb is not getting any of my >> business I'm afraid :-( >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands Opportunistic Image Acquisition General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com and http://www.greatpix.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS!