I had originally tried to order myself three proof copies of my recently self-published homeschooling book, Think Like a Teacher, bilingual edition. Amazon claimed it couldn't deliver proof copies to me in Korea, but since I remember receiving hard copies of the 2022 edition of my book, I knew I'd be able to order regular copies this time, too. So I did. Estimated arrival date is February 2. I'll be curious to see whether the print quality is better this time. Last time, the pages of the book kept falling out, probably because the book was too thin, meaning there wasn't enough padding compound to make the perfect binding work. This time, thanks to the addition of the Korean translation, the book is now twice as thick. I'll also be checking for text-alignment problems and other annoyances.
ADDENDUM: I had emailed a print request to the Korean print shop close to Seoul National University, but I haven't heard back from it this week. The Korean printer did a much better job last time, but each hard copy cost me around W5,500 to print. With the book now twice as thick, and with inflation since 2022, I can easily imagine these new books costing me over W10,000 apiece to print. But that's why I upped the cover price to $11.99, or currently, about W17,300. That way, I can at least make a few bucks.
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