Ship books, CDs, DVDs, and educational materials at the lowest rates. Up to 70 lbs with delivery in 2-8 business days.
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Media Mail is USPS's special low-cost service for shipping books, films, manuscripts, and educational materials. It's by far the cheapest way to ship heavy items like textbooks.
Books, textbooks, CDs, DVDs, vinyl records, and educational materials. Perfect for booksellers, libraries, record shops, and anyone shipping educational content where delivery time is flexible.
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Slower than Priority Mail but significantly cheaper.
Full USPS Tracking on all Media Mail packages.
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Media Mail is for: books (at least 8 pages), films (16mm or less), printed music, manuscripts, CDs/DVDs, vinyl records, and educational charts. No advertising or general merchandise.
No. Media Mail packages cannot contain advertising, catalogs, or any items that aren't strictly educational media. USPS can open and inspect Media Mail packages.
Media Mail typically arrives in 2-8 business days, but it can occasionally take longer during peak seasons. It's best for non-urgent shipments.
Only computer-readable media (software on discs) qualifies. Video games on disc may qualify, but game cartridges and gaming hardware do not.
Yes, all Media Mail packages include USPS Tracking. You can see when it's delivered, but detailed scans may be limited compared to Priority Mail.
USPS can inspect Media Mail packages. If they find non-qualifying items, they'll charge the difference as postage due to the recipient, plus possible penalties.
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