The year that we debuted Under the Gripping Beast at OVFF, we were able to split the initial order and arranged to get 100 copies shipped to a Columbus-area fan's home address; she brought them to the con. Since we sold through all of them at the con, there wasn't any take-home packing needed, and the cost-to-ship was under $30. That was many years ago, true, but given the cost of additional bags of checked luggage, it might still be an option worth considering.