I "accidently" just pledged for the kickstarter. Looks really nice. Yeah, the shipping for things from the US is often horrible. And at least from the point of view of the Swedish department of taxation, a crowdfunding as that is subject to taxation, so I should add upp to 25% VAT* on the cost, and then might also have to pay duty-fees on such purchases.
* Depends a bit on what is bought, but 25% being the top. I believe books in physical form is just 6%, electronic form though has the full 25%..
/Ulfgeir