This is NOT an official site and the author is NOT responsible for accuracy. This site is based on helpful comments by members of BSJ. Rather than sifting through emails, I thought it would be helpful to have this information on a site. Thanks to Dick for his comparison comments.
Since Bound Printed Matter rates are ZONED, AND they are based on half pound increments (up to 5 pounds), it uglies up the whole process a little you can print out a zone chart for FROM you TO everywhere at the USPS web site ...
Bound Printed Matter advantages kick in for ...
| Local, 1, 2 | at 2.5 pounds |
| Zone 3 | at 2.5 pounds |
| Zone 4 | at 2.5 pounds |
| Zone 5 | at 3.5 pounds |
| Zone 6 | at 3.5 pounds |
| Zone 7 | at 3.5 pounds |
| Zone 8 | at 7 pounds |
and the difference at the change point is usually just a few pennies... but as the weight increases the savings increase DRAMATICALLY... an eight pound parcel going from me to somewhere fairly close ... say Philadelphia (in Zone 2 from me) ... the Media Mail postage would be $4.30 ... Bound Printed Matter would be $2.32 ... the same parcel going to the West Coast Zone 8 from me) would have a Bound Printed Matter postage of $4.30 (same as Media Mail) ...
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