Tariffs Affect on Space Whale Dreams
- Shannon Smith
- Jan 19
- 2 min read
Hello Dreamers,
1, 2 ,3 ,4, how do you declare a trade war?
Bow, curtsy, do the twist, begin!
All joking aside, it has come to my attention that the president-elect, who will be president tomorrow, wants a 25% tariff on all goods from Canada. I normally don't talk about politics as I do not know enough to have an opinion worth broadcasting, course, if this tariff threat comes to fruition, its a punch I need to roll with.
Thought I outline how this will affect me, technically a business owner, and you the possible purchaser of my books.
On Amazon
If you buy a physical copy of my book via Amazon, there won't be a direct tariff on that. The books, both paperback and hardcover, are printed in the United States for American customers.
However, the materials for the printing the book, like paper and ink, might be imported from elsewhere. Lets be frank: Amazon ain't going to eat that. So, 2 things will likely happen:
The wholesale cost to print the book will go up.
My cut of the royalties will be reduced
These things will, sadly, inflate the price.
Some good news: if you bought the ebook version via Kindle, that will be unaffected. Last I checked, tariffs only effect physical goods, and not digital ones. Ditto for the audiobook version on Audible.
Limited Edition Orders
I'm not going to do a preorder campaign. Why? If you want a limited edition with my bookplate and signature on it, it will cost you.
You see, for me to put that extra, manual, ink, on your book, I need to order author copies shipped directly to me. So, for hardcovers, that means ordering from the states. While paperbacks are printed in Canada for Canadian customers, there is still the question of, wait for it, shipping it into the United States.
Whispers of the Abyss was about $20-$25 CAD to ship a hardcover into the US via Canada Post, aka the cheapest possible option. Now, add another $7.50 CAD for a $30 book.
Live Events
No direct effects. Well, other than no hardcover copies from Amazon KDP. Was looking at Toronto Print House for the next set of hardcovers anyways before the tariff threat.
Author copies are printed in Canada - I'm in Canada. So the wholesale cost won't go up there. As for merch, well, it depends. Bookmarks, posters, cards, and stickers are all printed by Vistaprint, which is a Canadian company.
Now, even printed and sold in Canada, there might still be an effect. After all, you think Canada is just going to take this laying down? The federal government has already made it clear that they will impose retaliatory tariffs of their own.
Website
Tariffs only effect physical products. Nothing digital is getting this glorified sale's tax. So, when I start posting the ebook miniseries, copies of the books, including audiobooks, on this site, they will not be effected. Services, to my knowledge are not effected either. Looking at you, Amazon, Wix.
If I ever start selling physical merch or books, it will apply.
Blog is still free to read.
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