Frequently Asked Questions

How long will it take for me to receive my order?

For printed orders, your item(s) will be shipped within 2-3 weeks, and you should receive an email notifying you with a tracking number.

For digital orders you should receive a link to download a PDF of the book/mini book immediately via email confirmation.

If you don't receive a link, don't get a shipping email by 3 weeks, or have any other issues please reach out to hello@deeproutes.org 

 

Why are your printed books so expensive?

We print our books and mini books to-order (as orders come in), so the cost for our books & mini books is higher than if we were able to order them in bulk. We hope in the future, dependent on demand, to be able to get books printed in bulk but we don't currently meet the minimums (50-100 copies) that most bulk printers require. Early in the project we only offered our books in a digital format because of the high cost for small printing orders, but our community asked for more printed materials and we're doing our best to make that possible despite the printing cost being higher than we'd like. 

So for now, 8.5x11" books like For the Love of Grains, cost ~$25 to print; and 8.5x5.5" mini books like Gossy: A Journey with Cotton cost ~$11 to print.

Whatever is leftover after printing costs goes towards Deep Routes programming and operating costs. More recently, like with our For the Love of Grains book, a portion is also donated towards supporting other grassroots organizations like The Sudanese Resistance Front.