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Last month I
decided it was time to do something to end my daily waiting in post
office lines. I knew about the various online postage services, but for
five years I resisted subscribing because I didn't want to pay more
monthly fees or be bothered with setting up a postage system and
printing labels.
After doing some investigating of the various services available, I
settled on
endicia, but still needed to do a little research of the
available printer options. I found that I could either opt for the low
cost printer up front and pay for more expensive labels as I go, or pay
for a little more expensive printer up front that used much cheaper
labels.
The Dymo LabelWriter 400 printer was available through
endicia in a
package deal for $239.95 without a scale, or $249.95 with a scale.
Alternatively, I could buy the same printer at my local Office Max for
$199.98. The package offered by
endicia was a much better deal, but I
still had the label issue to resolve. It seemed the best deal available
for labels would involve a two-part label that would cost $.09333 each.
The next most likely candidate to me was the package offered by
endicia
that included the Zebra LP2844 printer for $474.95 which included 7
months of premium endicia service. I also found that I could get labels
for this printer in bulk (12 rolls) from
endicia for $.035 each.
To me, making the decision was simple, I bought the Zebra printer
package from
endicia because the savings on label cost alone would pay
the difference after shipping 3850 books, but to me the clincher was the
fact that the Dymo printer labels would require me peeling and sticking
two labels and the Zebra printer prints a single 4" x 6" label meaning
less handling time by me and a cleaner and more professional looking
package for my customers.
After receiving my package, I set it all up within a couple hours and
have not had any problems with it since. There is no way I would go
back to standing in line at the Post Office and I do not miss all the
cutting and taping of addresses on packages either.
If you are just getting into online bookselling or if you are an
experienced online bookseller looking for efficiency improvements, I
strongly endorse
endicia. If you really want to make some efficiency
improvements, add
SpaceWare's program
AMan Pro and you
will be able to import your email and print your postage labels all
within AMan Pro
because they have integrated
endicia into the program.
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