Soft-cover books can legally be sent by media mail. Books are books whether soft-bound or hard-bound, so I think pressbooks are okay, especially since they are called "pressbooks". Magazines are not supposed to be sent Media Mail. On another website I sell large soft-binder books about the size of press books which I do send by media mail and have not had a problem. The advertising in pressbooks is defunct, so technically it's not advertising: it's a vintage book. FRANC
-----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Can a pressbook be sent via Media Mail? I get packages of consignments all the time that are sent via Media Mail, and posters clearly can not be sent via media mail, so this is illegal. Interestingly, the Post Office has been increasingly catching this and marking the packages Balance Due (of course this is especially easy with tubes of posters!). But I was looking to send a large box of pressbooks, and I wondered if they CAN be legally sent via Media Mail. I went to the USPS website, and they were (predictably) not that helpful. Here is what they say: " Media MailR 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 for incidental announcements of books. The maximum weight for Media Mail is 70 lbs" Of course pressbooks contain tons of advertising, so does that mean THEY can't be sent via Media mail? Opinions? Bruce Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
