Comparison of Postage Pricing - Bound Printed Matter Vs. Media Mail - By Weight and Zone
Media Mail		Bound Printed Matter Nonpresorted Parcels Rates Effective July 15, 2007
Weight	Postage	Weight	Zone 1-2	Zone 3	Zone 4	Zone 5	Zone 6	Zone 7	Zone 8
1	$2.13	1	2.12	2.17	2.23	2.30	2.38	2.45	2.62
2	2.47	1.5	2.12	2.17	2.23	2.30	2.38	2.45	2.62
		2	2.21	2.27	2.35	2.45	2.55	2.65	2.87
3	2.81	2.5	2.30	2.38	2.48	2.60	2.73	2.85	3.13
		3	2.39	2.48	2.60	2.75	2.90	3.05	3.38
4	3.15	3.5	2.48	2.59	2.73	2.90	3.08	3.25	3.64
		4	2.57	2.69	2.85	3.05	3.25	3.45	3.89
5	3.49	4.5	2.66	2.80	2.98	3.20	3.43	3.65	4.15
		5	2.75	2.90	3.10	3.35	3.60	3.85	4.40
6	3.83	6	2.93	3.11	3.35	3.65	3.95	4.25	4.91
7	4.17	7	3.11	3.32	3.60	3.95	4.30	4.65	5.42
8	4.51	8	3.29	3.53	3.85	4.25	4.65	5.05	5.93
9	4.85	9	3.47	3.74	4.10	4.55	5.00	5.45	6.44
10	5.19	10	3.65	3.95	4.35	4.85	5.35	5.85	6.95
11	5.53	11	3.83	4.16	4.60	5.15	5.70	6.25	7.46
12	5.87	12	4.01	4.37	4.85	5.45	6.05	6.65	7.97
13	6.21	13	4.19	4.58	5.10	5.75	6.40	7.05	8.48
14	6.55	14	4.37	4.79	5.35	6.05	6.75	7.45	8.99
15	6.89	15	4.55	5.00	5.60	6.35	7.10	7.85	9.50
per lb	.34		.18	.21	.25	.30	.35	.40	.51
		Weight Not Over (pounds)			Postage by zone
	BPM is cheaper compared to Media Mail in the areas with prices in bold text.
	That includes any parcel over a pound up to Zone 5 inclusive
	(It is also a bit cheaper on a few weights in zone 6, i.e.half-pound weights from 1.5 to 4.5 lbs)
	The minimum rate on BPM is for 1.5 lbs.				Books are bound printed matter too.
	Get a zone chart		for your Zip Code at http://postcalc.usps.gov/Zonecharts/default.asp
	Examples
		BPM  is cheaper (over 1 lb) for Zip Codes starting with first digit in cell
	From:		ALL	Almost All	SOME	Very Few	NONE
	California		8	9	6,7	3,4,5	0,1,2
	NYC		1,2,3,4	0	5,6	7	8,9
	Chicago		1,2,3,4,5,6	0	7	8,9	n/a
	For instance, from Chicago, BPM works for almost all zip codes starting with a 0 (New England)
	While from California, it isn't cheaper for any zip codes in the Northeast (0,1,2)
Some post offices may abandon undeliverable Bound Printed Matter, so label your BPM packages Return Requested
	For other rates see			http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/ratesandfees.htm
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