http://banane.disqus.com/I write about SF, writing, and technology.enSun, 18 Feb 2007 19:01:15 -0000http://www.banane.com/2007/02/16/mail-not-male-obsession/#comment-4733415<p>This will bore everyone to tears, but whatever. Media rate for a pound of books- anything with a hardcover, basically, and some long tomes like Infinite Jest, is $2.07. The unabomber incident made it so that anything over a pound can't go in a mailbox. I tried it 3X and the third time got a nice little red sticker and a return. So I go to the post office- they say, you don't have to wait in line, just walk up here- if it's proper postage and over a pound, that is. Not sure htey let you skip the line for real questions. There's a shallow part of the counter (at north beach at least) and you put your over-pound-media-rate package there, get eye contact, and she/he will nod at you, and off you go.</p><p>Those arch. books- if you list on amazon make hte sender pay postage as it will probably be steep. Check the values there too.</p>bananeSun, 18 Feb 2007 19:01:15 -0000http://www.banane.com/2007/02/16/mail-not-male-obsession/#comment-4733416<p>I need the scoop on how you avoid the lines at USPS. And what your method is to process the Amazon reseller mess. I have 4 moving boxes of glossy architectural books - heavy! - that gotta hit the road, Jack!</p>Nancy MSun, 18 Feb 2007 12:50:23 -0000