SKIP Book Kickstarter

Edward Lye wrote:I backed one book right at the start then upgraded to USD65. At that level if I only choose one book, do I get slapped with the additional postage? How can I work this out? I only have one credit card.

Mark Master wrote:I have a housekeeping question: I started at less but then increased to $65. Since then I got an email that said I’m receiving this email because I’m not at the $65 level. Is this a problem I have to look into further? I really don’t want to miss out on the stretched stuff.

Mike Haasl wrote:

Edward Lye wrote:I backed one book right at the start then upgraded to USD65. At that level if I only choose one book, do I get slapped with the additional postage? How can I work this out? I only have one credit card.

One option is to back with two cards, one at a lower level to get the physical book and pay for shipping, the other at $65 with US Virgin Islands as the location to get free shipping (eBooks only).

The other would be to just do the US Virgin Islands but then you can't get the physical book.  Maybe you have a friend that could back at the lower level for you and you pay them back?

At the $65 level, the shipping is based on sending a bunch of books to you, Kickstarter isn't fancy enough to allow different shipping amounts based on how many physical books you want.

Rebecca Blake wrote:Could he give his books away to the knights who say free and request that they ship him one?
(You can get media shipping in the US for just around $3)

"give his books away to the knights who say free" how does that work

BTW I live at the opposite end of the globe ... which kinda surprised me when the "A Year In An Off-grid Kitchen" Kickstarter book was sent from Great Britain.

Would this qualify me to be ranked K2.5 at least?

Nicole Alderman wrote:

I believe Kate Downham lives in Tasmania? And I think the most affordable way to print was to actually print outside of her country. I'm not sure, though.

Yes I discovered the Tasmania connection while trying to figure out her rather vague sauerkraut recipe. Room temperature in the tropics isn't room temperature in Tasmania.

I decided not to engage the Knights unless I can negotiate with Arthur. Maybe I could use them as stocking stuffers and spread the knowledge in this neck of the woods.

Perhaps a task force could explore finding an offshore printer/distributor for non-US backers. I don't mind surface mail if the costs are considerably lower. My last purchase from Brisbane was stuck at Sydney for a week waiting for an aircraft.

Mike Haasl wrote:Justin Rhodes!!??!?!?!?  That needs a bigger font...

We have Justin Rhodes as the 110K stretch goal!

Mike Haasl wrote:I looked behind the kickstarter curtain and there are almost the same number of people at the $10 level (the eBook) as there are at the $65 level.  If those folks (who don't want a physical SKIP book anyway) jumped up to $65, they'd get days of bonus material (books, movies, presentations, plans, etc) and if they select the US Virgin Islands for their location they continue to get charged zero for shipping.  That would bump us up 5 stretch goals so they and everyone else at the $65 level would get an even bigger pile.

Robin Swindle wrote:

Mike Haasl wrote:I looked behind the kickstarter curtain and there are almost the same number of people at the $10 level (the eBook) as there are at the $65 level.  If those folks (who don't want a physical SKIP book anyway) jumped up to $65, they'd get days of bonus material (books, movies, presentations, plans, etc) and if they select the US Virgin Islands for their location they continue to get charged zero for shipping.  That would bump us up 5 stretch goals so they and everyone else at the $65 level would get an even bigger pile.

What if you explained that in an update? Those get emailed to everyone who backs the Kickstarter right? I know that you have explained how to avoid the shipping charges in the FAQ, but not everyone is going to read that. It would be awesome if we could motivate even half of those $10 backers to bump their pledge up to the $65 level.

Mike Haasl wrote:Thanks Robin, I'll put that in an upcoming update.  I think we did mention that a few updates ago but it's a good one to repeat.

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