Caperton Society Blog

We have a new reprint in the Store! I have completed work on a reprint of "The Killing of Adam Caperton" it is a paperback reprint of the 1918 book by William A. Gordon Jr. it is 96 pages and includes 11 photos. This book was previously available when the Society was selling CD versions of beeks, but had never made it to the printed version until now! it is in the standard 6 x 9 format of most of the other reprint from the society including Bernard M. Capertons "The Caperton Family". Also like other reprints the price is based on the cost to produce. In this case you can pick up a copy for only $14.00 + shipping. Which..... is a great segway into-

New Shipping Rate Added to Store.
We have now been able to include a more economical shipping method! It has always bothered me that a relatively inexpensive reprint would cost as much if not more to ship as it did to buy, but I had never been able to work out a shipping method that was available in PayPal or did not require an excessive amount of work on my part to ship (like stand in line at the post office). Now however I am able to ship via Media Mail, which is significantly less expensive that Priority Mail that was the only method available previously. As an example Media Mail rate for the Killing of Adam Caperton is just $3.50, compared to $7.50 via Priority Mail. Now this price does come at a cost! Media Mail is one of the slowest shipping methods available via USPS, so make sure you are not in a hurry for the book when you order, but if you do use Media Mail you will certainly save money! if you want to look into the new shipping calculator, just add some items to your cart, then click on Pay without paypal and put in your state and zipcode (you don't need to put in anything else to get the shipping costs). You should then be able click on the shipping dropdown to see the differences in shipping.

Adjusted Book Prices
I have also gone thru and adjusted the prices of books based on what the printer is now charging the Society. most (not all) of the paperback prices went down slightly while the Hardback USS Caperton War Diary book went down significantly so that I was able to not only lower the price but also include Free Shipping. I left the old prices on the website with a line thru them so everyone can see the savings.