Shipping and Delivery Policy

Buyer is responsible for giving correct address.

Production & Delivery for Preorders for first 200+ books

  • For the first books from the first 1000 books printed, I’ll handle shipping instead of tying up with a logistics provider.
  • Manufacturing Process: Once I have enough market interest, I will launch the pre-order payment gateway (then you can see the “total pre-orders” value on my profile and this website’s home page).
  • Once I get approximately 200 pre-orders, I will order the printing of 1000 books!
  • I am self-publishing for many reasons like getting lowest possible price; so, I tied up directly with a printing press (book publishers outsource to them). The mass production takes just 7 working days i.e. 8 days.
  • Once your book is ready, I’ll pack it, put your previously provided address on the parcel, and send it to you via India post. I’ll Whatsapp and email your India post tracking ID; intra-city delivery takes 1-3 days.
  • Most buyers are from the city, and the rates for intra-city India Post are very low, under 100 Rupees… I may tell you how much I paid to ship your book to you (you can reimburse my shipping expense if you can afford to).
  • For buyers who are significantly far from my city Trivandrum, e.g. international buyers, I’ll let you know the price of delivery after enquiring with India Post. I’ll probably not be able to afford shipping, so I’ll send you a second payment link just for shipping.
  • This India Post shipping strategy will save us quite a lot on shipping costs so let’s do it this way, because most initial buyers are young students or beginner employees without much to spend.
  • In case of any issue related to delivery, report the issue on my contact email & Whatsapp (in case you are not satisfied with the Indiapost tracking ID system’s response).

Delivery Mode for Orders for all subsequent books

  • For the later non-pre-order phase of operations, I’ll tie up with a shipping provider who I’ll decide upon… When that decision is taken, this section will be updated.
  • Usually, the shipping charge is automatically calculated based on your address and product specifications, and charged during order placement.
  • Most shipping companies dispatch orders on Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
  • Most shipping companies ship orders placed after 4.00 PM on next working day
  • In case of any issue related to delivery, you can report it on provided contact emails or Whatsapp in case you are not satisfied with the tracking ID system’s response.

Posted by anandkumar.iitm@gmail.com