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Since ive had a couple book giveaways and more to come, ive learned of a much better way to mail books, by accident when i took in millionaire by thirty to the post office, the clerk asked me a round of standard questions about what was in the package. If you are sending multiple books, compare your media mail price with that of a flat rate box. This service has restrictions on the type of media that can be shipped. Books shipping as media mail may contain incidental book announcements. Mailing a book to canada cost question general selling. Protect paperback books by placing a piece of cardboard against the book and. Your book is a 333page paperback with black ink sold through expanded distribution channels. Hardcover vs paperback books the pros and cons, whats the. Media mail rates are limited to the items listed below. I mentioned offhand that it was a book and the clerk asked if there were any other first class mailings included in the package. Free paperbacks books meet your next favorite book. Nov 19, 2019 by a long shot, the perfectbound trade paperback is the most commonly printed book in the indie publishing arena.
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