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Publisher Portal Delivery Cost Guide

Choosing the right delivery service ensures your books reach their destination efficiently. To help you decide, we've outlined our available delivery options for UK, EU, and Rest of World (ROW) destinations, showing the carrier used, tracking availability, and a simple relative cost guide.

Relative Cost Key:

  • £: Least Expensive
  • ££: Average Expense
  • £££: More Expensive
  • ££££: Most Expensive

UK Deliveries

Here are the options available for deliveries within the UK:

  • Service: Economy
    • Carrier: 2nd Class (Max 2kg)
    • Tracking: Non-Traceable
    • Relative Cost: £
  • Service: Standard
    • Carrier: Royal Mail (Max 2kg)
    • Tracking: Non-Traceable
    • Relative Cost: ££
  • Service: Premium
    • Carrier: UPS Standard
    • Tracking: Traceable
    • Relative Cost: £££
  • Service: Rush
    • Carrier: UPS Timed Delivery (before 10 am)
    • Tracking: Traceable
    • Relative Cost: ££££

EU Deliveries

For deliveries to destinations within the EU:

  • Service: Standard
    • Carrier: Royal Mail (Max 5kg)
    • Tracking: Non-Traceable
    • Relative Cost: ££
  • Service: Premium
    • Carrier: UPS Standard
    • Tracking: Traceable
    • Relative Cost: £££
  • Service: Rush
    • Carrier: UPS Express
    • Tracking: Traceable
    • Relative Cost: ££££

Rest of World (ROW) Deliveries

For deliveries to destinations outside the UK and EU:

  • Service: Standard
    • Carrier: Royal Mail (Max 5kg)
    • Tracking: Non-Traceable
    • Relative Cost: ££
  • Service: Premium
    • Carrier: UPS International Express
    • Tracking: Traceable
    • Relative Cost: £££

Choosing Your Service:

Use this guide to balance cost, speed, and tracking requirements when selecting the best delivery method for your orders. Please note that weight restrictions apply as indicated, and please refer to our carrier matrix for more information.