With POD, we use a worldwide network of printers to print and ship our books to customers. When you order a book that's part of our POD program, the printer closest to you will print and ship your book directly to you. Your book will typically arrive 2-3 weeks after you place your order.

That 2-3 week waiting period is one reason why all our POD physical books always include the PDF version—we want you to be able to get started designing with the digital version while you're waiting for your printed book!

For many customers outside the U.S., using POD will likely mean your book will be printed and shipped from somewhere closer to you—perhaps even in your own country! This reduces the risk of getting charged additional customs and duties.

The POD program also helps us reduce our warehousing costs since we won't have to pay a warehouse to store and ship our books. We still have some products at the warehouse, so we're discounting those things until they're sold out and we can move everything to POD!