What is the best way to ship books?
UPS — but only if you double-box! They dropkick those things. — Donna Barr UPS is reliable and affordable, but if you have more than a couple of cases, you probably will want to have your books shipped by a freight company. Freight takes longer, but if you have a palette full of books, they’ll be shrinkwrapped onto a palette and handled with a forklift. The books come out with a lot less wear and tear that way, and the cost is quite a bit less than UPS. UPS does have a hundredweight service, which is a good compromise. Freight pricing is kind of tricky — I’ve gotten shipments that were quoted at about 4 times what the final cost was. Brenner seems to quote the highest price for the shipment, then they farm out the shipping to a freight broker who gangs the shipment onto other shipping, in the process getting you huge discounts for sharing the truck, fuel allowances, etc. It’s all voodoo to me, so make sure you have someone explain things thoroughly. You can’t beat the price, though
