How to get an exact postage quote
Step 1
Go to the Australia Post calculator here.
If this is going anywhere other than Australia, click the Overseas tab on the right.
On the left side, write 6076, then choose Lesmurdie from the drop-down menu. On the right-hand side, select your country. Then hit the red Go button.
Step 2
At the top of the next page you’ll see a little brown cardboard box and the hyperlink, Enter weight. If you’re wanting one book, enter 0.55. That should cover the book and packaging. Don’t forget the decimal point or it’ll think your parcel weighs half a tonne!
If it’s more than one book you’re wanting, multiply 0.515 by the number of books requested. Ignore ‘Size’. Now hit Set weight.
Step 3
You’ll now see some postage estimates. Scroll down. The two that are relevant to you are Express and Standard with the cost displayed next to them (in Aussie dollars, of course). Both of these options include tracking so those are the only two choices ever used for Lee’s books.
For example, one book to the US usually costs AU$41.15 standard or $AU54.75 express. One book to the UK usually costs AU$47.10 standard or $62.10 express. If your estimate looks way out compared to these amounts, check you entered the weight right!
If you’re a little lost, wondering if you’re looking at the right things, click here.
Now add the cost of the books (AU$30 each) to the cost of the postage and you’ll have a pretty close ballpark figure for getting signed book/s. What Lee charges may be slightly different, after packing, if the parcel weighs a little less than expected.
If you want to know what all these Aussie dollar amounts are in your currency, try xe.com currency converter to get a rough idea.
And don’t worry, at any time you can email Lee at leewinterauthor@gmail.com and ask for an exact postage quote when you know what you want.