ABA does not recommend specific prices for shipping, and any value indicated below is simply for the purposes of illustration.

Selecting a Shipping Rate

• To adjust shipping options, go to Store Administration > Configuration > Shipping Quote Settings > Quote Methods
  Select your shipping options here. To edit prices, click the Flat rate tab.

• Flat Rate is the base price for shipping. Default Product Rate is the cost to ship the first, and each additional book. 

EX: Flat Rate= $4.00 Product Rate = $1.00

• Ship 1 book: $5.00
• Ship 2 books: $6.00
• Ship 3 books: $7.00...

• By Default, the prices are set to outdated shipping rates, be sure to check prices with UPS, USPS, or Fed-Ex before calculating your shipping rate.

• Be cautious of Overnight & 2 Day delivery.  Rates can be astronomical, and customers don't realize that items need time to be packed and shipped. It can be problematic for orders placed on Friday.

• For custom products, standard shipping rates can be manipulated on the product page.  For instance, if you are selling a heavy hardcover textbook that weighs 10 pounds, it is possible to add an extra dollar amount to your existing shipping options for just that product. (keep in mind this is only for custom products.)

• Discounted Ground is an available shipping option that will only appear when the customer's order has hit a specific dollar amount.  When the module is activated, the default setting is to trigger free shipping at $100, however this can be changed to any value you would like.  It could even be set to something like $5.00 flat rate shipping for orders over $50 (e.g. it doesn't necessarily have to be used for free shipping.)

• Helpful trick: change UPS Ground shipping to 'Ground Shipping,' then use a less expensive shipping option like media mail when needed.