| 90-SECOND BOOK SHIPPING GUIDE |
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Make sure your books arrive safely. Take 90
seconds to review this helpful information.
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| USING OUR
LABELS |
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 Cut along the dotted lines
Tape all four sides to the package
Do not cover the bar code with clear
tape
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| PACKING
MATERIALS |
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| Paperbacks
Use sturdy envelopes, bubble mailers, or strong
grocery bags. Do not use thin paper bags, they often
tear.
Hardcover and Audio
Books
Use bubble mailers or folded cardboard.
Tips:
- Save bubble mailers & cardboard you receive with
shipments and recycle them for outgoing books
- If not using bubble mailers, protect the corners and
bindings of your hardcovers by adding some padding
Important Shifting Warning
- Prevent shifting - fold over excess material and
secure with tape
- If your book shifts, it may rip the package and fall
out
Your package should look like this when it
arrives:
Not like this:
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| PROTECT YOUR
BOOK |
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 Use Strong Packaging
Tape
- Tape all openings and reinforce all
seams
- Do not use Scotch Tape, it has proven not to
hold
 Add Plastic
- Protect against rainy-day water damage
- Use saran wrap, a plastic bag, or
bubble
wrap
- Do not use Press'n Seal, it leaves a sticky residue
Self-Seal Caution
- Self-seal flaps often open during transit. Always
secure with extra packaging
tape.
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| USE ANY MAILBOX OR LEAVE FOR
YOUR CARRIER |
13 Oz Rule Not For Bookins Shipments
You may have heard about a USPS rule,
or noticed a decal on blue boxes saying that deposit of stamped mail over
13 ounces is prohibited and any such mail will be returned. This does
not apply to any Bookins shipments or packages from any PC Postage
provider. 
All Bookins shipments, including those of 13
oz or more, can be dropped in blue mailboxes. You may also leave your
Bookins shipments for your letter carrier, regardless of weight.
The 13 oz restriction only applies to packages with
stamps, not PC Postage that we provide.
For more information on the 13 oz rule and PC Postage
exclusions, click here for the Post Office
memo. If your mail carrier is not aware of this
rule, print out a copy of the memoand leave it for your carrier.
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| PRIORITY MAIL WARNING |
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 Do Not Use Priority Mail
Envelopes
The Post Office may charge you the full Priority Mail
rate if you use their envelopes. Even if you use them inside
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