Here are the guidelines from the Help Documents.
*Based on the guidelines I would venture to say that the book is postable.*
Allowed:
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Paperback books
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Hardcover books (dust jackets not required)
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Audio books (must be originals, not burned copies)
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Ex-library books
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Books with accompanying media
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Textbooks/Workbooks
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Foreign-language books (if in a language other than English, the language needs to be specified in the book description)
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Playaways (these are considered audiobooks)
Not allowed:
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Anything that is not a book (this includes calendars, coloring books, blank journals)
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Anything that contains advertising
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Advance Reader Copies* (also known as ARC s, Review Copies or Uncorrected Proofs--these are not the final versions of books)
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CD-ROM books/e-books (books that must be read on a computer)
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Burned copies of audio books
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Xerox or otherwise unoriginal copies of books
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Unbound pages
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Music recordings, spoken-word recordings (these can be swapped at SwapaCD)
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leaflets or pamphlets or booklets** without ISBNs (other members complain at spending a credit for these)
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Brochures/Promotional "first chapters" of books - these are not complete books, even if they have an ISBN
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Books that require supplementary non-media materials (non-media materials cannot be sent by MediaMail)
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Pornography (sex manuals and erotica are allowed, hardcore pornography is not allowed)
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Supplementary media alone (without the book they originally accompanied)
*ARCs may be swapped "unofficially" in the Book Bazaar Discussion Forums. They may not be Posted to a PBS Bookshelf.
**A leaflet/pamphlet is an item with fewer than 20 pages; a booklet is an item with between 20 and 50 pages that is not a children's book. Children's books often have less than 50 pages and are not considered booklets just because of their short pagelength.
Please note: if you Post an inappropriate item for swapping, it may be removed from the database as an automatic action without notice; if it has been requested from you before that happens, you will not get credit for sending it.
Last Edited on: 8/15/10 8:41 PM ET - Total times edited: 1
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