The weather outside is frightful… But recycling’s so delightful! Try using the (clean, dry) plastic bag your newspaper gets delivered in to wrap your books before packaging them to mail. The inner layer of plastic is terrific for protecting your book from the rains and snows, and the effort is really appreciated by the requestor. And re-using the plastic is so much better than putting it into the landfill!
Never too soon to mail! USPS is setting a “deadline” for Christmas mailing to APO/FPO addresses and overseas of November 13th for Media Mail. The deadline doesn’t mean you can’t mail after that date, but that date is the last mailing date that will guarantee your package arrives by December 25th. See the USPS table of destinations/postal rates/deadlines to mail here.
