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From: Rosalie B. (no email)
Date: Mon Feb 06 2006 - 10:04:54 EST
On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 08:28:00 -0500, you wrote:
Bound Printed Matter IS magazines. The rate formerly known as Book
Rate is now called Media Mail and is for books or video tapes etc. -
as Larry correctly notes it is for stuff without advertisements.
I have shipped pounds and pounds of books and magazines over the last
year or two. The Bound Printed Matter rate is actually CHEAPER than
the Media Mail rate especially at the higher weights. It is the
absolute cheapest way to ship stuff. But you can't have any packages
over 16 lbs because then it defaults to regular Parcel Post rate which
is MUCH higher
The other thing I am told by postal workers (after many discussions)
is that BPM mail will not be forwarded or returned, whereas I'm pretty
sure Media Mail (and of course regular Parcel Post) will be.
>eric wrote:<<Whenever mailing boxes of books, magazines, etc, I've always
>just said that it's printed material and have >>
>
>Hi Eric -
>That's what I've always done also. But once, when mailing some magazines
>the clerk asked what I was mailing because I'd written "Bound Material" on
>the box. When I said magazines he said technically it wasn;t supposed to
>ship with that rate because it was intended to be for material without any
>commercial adverts. - like school books, novels, etc - but not magazines.
>He still used the book rate and I totally agree it's a very loose
>regulation! ;-) I wish they'd say more specifically what they will allow
>in the boxes - instead of legal verbage often open to interpretation.
>
>Having said all that, I just went to the USPS website for definition - and
>there's 2 things we;re talking about here - "bound material" and "book
>rate".
>
>According to the website, bound material is:" Bound Printed Matter service
>is a cost efficient way to mail permanently-bound sheets of advertising,
>promotional, directory or editorial material such as catalogs and
>phonebooks."
>
>While "Book Rate" is - "Media MailŪ service is a cost efficient way to mail
>books, sound recordings, recorded video tapes, printed music, and recorded
>computer-readable media (such as CDs, DVDs, and diskettes). Media Mail can
>not contain advertising except.."
>
>I think the clerk helping me was wrong. I had "Bound Material" written on
>the box - and I think he was remembering the rules for "Book rate" or "Media
>Mail"
>
>Sorry if I confused anyone - I was given wrong info (IMHO) by a USPS
>employee. But I believe there;s a way to ship printed material very
>cheaply - like we were discussing.
>
>Sincerely,
>Larry T (Catalina 27)
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: cirejay
>To:
>Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 2:59 AM
>Subject: [world-cruising] Re: Clearing out stuff; especially books
>
>
>--- In , <l02turner at dot dot dot > wrote:
>>
>> Hi Richard,
>> When shipping to the east coast you have a couple of options that are
>very inexpensive -
>> the bus is very cheap - and the post office has a "bound book" rate
>that's very cheap. Magazines are not supposed to ship with this rate
>but sometimes the PO doesn;t inspect the package closely - and, the
>regs. are ambiguous.--
>
>Whenever mailing boxes of books, magazines, etc, I've always just said
>that it's printed material and have never been questioned further. I
>wasn't trying to get away with anything I just didn't know any better
>and no one has ever informed me otherwise. And yes, it is quite cheap
>to ship that way.
>
>eric S/V Nebaras
grandma Rosalie
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