Tariffs on Books

[Foo Fighter]

Well, we are where we are regadless of write or wrong iif you will pardon the pun.

Are we going to be affecte with the books we buy now?

Will books attract a significant additional cast?

Will creative ordering be enough to mitigate any additonal costs?

As Pratchett would say "We do indeed, live in interesting times".

 

[Arjen]

I buy most of my books from European sellers. No change yet, but US tariffs and counter tariffs may drive up prices in general.
Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.

 

[Foo Fighter]

Not saying I wish for it.

As an aside, will companies across europe generall increase prices or, just in the USA via responsive tarif's?

 

[edwest4]

Too soon to draw any conclusions. April 1st saw the usual raft of new book announcements at Amazon U.S.

I work for a book publishing company by the way. We are watching this.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Given the past several years trying to get books shipped from the UK, EU, etc., I'd have to say, How much worse can it get?

Everything I've gotten from the UK comes with a ream of paperwork the UK government requires and the fees are damn near the cost of the book oftentimes. The cost and annoyance of that has to be insane. Germany is no better. France wasn't too bad by comparison. And the shipping times are on the order of months, not weeks.

One seller I was trying to get a book from in Australia absolutely refused to sell because they didn't want to ship the book to the US. I don't know if that was because I am a US buyer, or due to some government paperwork issue, but either way, it isn't helpful.

 

[edwest4]

I have bought books from Germany. They arrive quickly and in good condition. On Amazon sites outside the U.S., I have seen notices that read: "This item cannot be shipped to your location." At which point I look for alternative sales outlets.

As a member of a book business team, hysteria doesn't matter. Once the numbers are in, we will act. That is how any competent business operation is run.

Postage costs to Canada and the UK are near the price of the books ordered. That is the fault of the U.S. Postal Service which ended the less expensive Surface Mail in 2007.