Kickstarter has announced that it is opening its doors to the U.K. on October 31, 2012. U.K. projects will be listed in pounds sterling, but those outside of the U.K. can still pledge in dollars as the site will provide a conversion.
“Creators have been asking backers to add international shipping costs to their pledges for years, and it wasn’t uncommon for backers to miss the instructions. Today’s update makes it clearer when the creator has requested that international backers add an additional amount to their pledges,” wrote the Kickstarter team. “We’ve also made it easier for creators to limit rewards to domestic backers only, as international shipping can be a difficult part of the process. We felt it was important to get this change out with this international expansion. This feature is available to both U.K. and U.S. projects that launch starting today.”
Source: Kickstarter.com
