I want to send books via Media Mail and wonder what the packaging rules are, if any? Does the post office provide pkgs?

1 Package them so they can be tossed and land safely on hard surfaces, and so they cannot shift around inside the packaging. The PO can sell you packaging, but you can save $$$ if you supply your own. The only rule I know of is that in order to get Delivery Confirmation the package has to be at least 3/4 of an inch thick.

Avvoo_SUCHawitch! Said: 3 I wrap everything in one sheet of bubble wrap like a present and then put it in a brown mailing envelope and tape the envelope into the shape of the book or whatever, securing all the edges. I've never had a problem and all my reports on ebay have been very positive about the shipping method.

Tabbycat replied to post #1: 4 Darwin is absolutely right about packaging them so they can resist harsh treatment. I've heard too many horror stories about people who have lost valuable books (and I mean valuable monetarily or sentimentally) because they didn't know how to wrap them properly. Media mail can be erratic.

Most of the time the treatment is decent enough, but occasionally it can be pretty horrible. I always put "fragile" stickers on packages of books that are of any value at all. I figure that might make some employee think twice before throwing them too far.

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