I am ordering 8 hardback books from someone, each book is only about 190 pages. I was curious because media mail gives you a better deal when you ship books and i heard that when you send more books together shipping could be a little cheaper, but I was curious on how much something like this would cost for shipping? One small hardback through media mail should be somewhere around $2.77 or something I am guessing.

Here are the current media mail rates. My guess is that 8 standard size 190pg hardcovers would probably land in the $4.46-$5.26 range.

Current USPS Media Mail rates*:
  Effective April 17, 2011

To see the full list of Media Mail Rates at USPS, go here.

Up to 1 pound.......................................$2.41
More than 1 pound, less than 2 pounds....... 2.82
More than 2 pounds, less than 3 pounds..... 3.23
More than 3 pounds, less than 4 pounds..... 3.64
More than 4 pounds, less than 5 pounds.....4.05
More than 5 pounds, less than 6 pounds.....4.46
More than 6 pounds, less than 7 pounds.....4.87
More than 7 pounds, less than 8 pounds.....5.26
More than 8 pounds, less than 9 pounds..... 5.65
More than 9 pounds, less than 10 pounds....6.04
 

If you are ordering 8 hardbacks from the same member, and they are not wishlisted books, you may want to consider asking if they would consider giving you a deal - since they will be saving so much on shipping - maybe they would give you 8 books for 6 credits, or similar - it can't hurt to PM and ask.

JMHO

Mistie, the deal I am getting is 8 books for 4 credits, I am pretty excited about it. I am getting a whole series. Thanks for the media prices Melanie, I was feeling a little bad because I thought that she would have to spend so much money on the shipping for that many books. I don't feel so bad now. Thanks for all the info :)

If she was smart, she figured out what shipping would be before she accepted the deal. Or she maybe jsut doesnt' care and wants them out of her house. 

A much simpler way to figure out what the MM rate is for large/heavy packages is to weigh the package yourself, (figuring 2 lb. 10 oz as 3 lbs.)subtract one pound and multiply the remainder by 41c and add $2.41 for the grand total.  i.e. the rate is $2.41 for up to 1 lb. and 41c for each pound or fraction above that.  Thus an 8 pound package of books (or between 7 and 8 pounds) would be 41c X 7 ($2.87) plus $2.41 for the first pound for a total of $5.28.  If this seems cumbersome, it really isn't after you have the concept in mind.  I do this all the time and the postal clerks are often amazed that I have the right amount of postage on a package.  (usually in stamps which creates another discussion entirely)

The above is only true up to 7 lbs. and above that the rate is 39c per pound, not 41c.  Why they came up with this combination, I have no idea!!

If you order a bunch of books from me (and I'll probably give you a deal if you do) you will find this concept illustrated in practice.