Media Mail Rates

“Media Mail and Library Mail pieces are charged per pound or fraction thereof; any fraction of a pound is considered a whole pound. The minimum postage per piece is for a piece weighing 1 pound.”

“Only these items may be mailed at the Media Mail prices:”

“Here's what you can send:
Books (at least 8 pages)
16-millimeter or narrower width films
Printed music and test materials
Video and sound recordings (including tapes, albums, and CDs/DVDs)
Playscripts and manuscripts
Printed educational reference charts
Medical loose-leaf pages and binders
Computer-readable media”

“Books, including books issued to supplement other books, of at least eight printed pages, consisting wholly of reading matter or scholarly bibliography, or reading matter with incidental blank spaces for notations and containing no advertising matter other than incidental announcements of books. Advertising includes paid advertising and the publishers‘ own advertising in display, classified, or editorial style.”

“NOTE: Video games, computer drives, and digital drives do not qualify for Media Mail prices.”

“You can only send certain types of media: If you try to include anything that's not allowed, you (or your recipient) will have to pay higher postage rates. All Media Mail packages are subject to opening and inspection by the Postal Service.”

“Maximum weight is 70 lbs.”

“Media Mail and Library Mail are not sealed against postal inspection. Regardless of physical closure, the mailing of articles at Media Mail or Library Mail prices constitutes consent by the mailer to postal inspection of the contents.”

“Media Mail and Library Mail are subclasses of Package Services. The USPS does not guarantee the delivery of Media Mail or Library Mail within a specified time.”

“Each piece must show in the address or return address the name of a school, college, university, public library, museum, or herbarium or the name of a nonprofit (as defined in 703.1.0) religious, educational, scientific, philanthropic (charitable), agricultural, labor, veterans, or fraternal organization or association. Only the articles described in 5.0 may be mailed at the Library Mail price.”