Silly question... I use stamps for pretty much each book I mail.  Right now I use 2 $1 stamps, 1 forever stamps and 2 10 cent stamps - is that the easiest way?  

I use the self service machine at the post office and buy $2.69 postal stamps. I usually get 6 at a time, but you can get as many or as few as you want

The easiest way is whatever is easiest and most convenient for you.  I use stamps and keep a variety of them on hand.  My post office doesn't have a self service machine.  I used to buy postage from work to mail my books but we no longer have  a postage machine and just use stamps.

I've been using two postcard stamps, two one dollars, and what ever penny stamps I need to make it add up to nine. (I have a bunch of the previous two rates of postcard stamps.)

I've used 2 $ 1 stamps, a Forever stamp and a 20 cent stamp. Also have used 2 $1 stamps, a 66 cent stamp and a 3 cent stamp. I love it when they have the $2 stamps, but lately they haven't had them in stock except for the upside down Jenny stamp and I think there are only 6 on a sheet.

You can order stamps from the post office website and they have all sorts of denominations available.

Yeah, I just get 2.69 stamps from the machine, 6 at a time.

i rarely use stamps nowbut use pre paid postage. When I started at PBS i did use stamps and bought them from USPS

Thank you everybody!!

Hi Patti;

Some advice - If a package weights 13 ounces or more, you have to personally hand it to a clerk, and not put it in a mailbox.  (According to the postal regulations, anyway.)  The automated machines you occasionally see are OK, but around here they don't process media mail.

Larry

Actually, you can select to buy a "different value stamp" on the APC machines. You need to know the media rate and have the book labeled as such. But you can use the APC for media rate.

I have a print out of the PBS rate page that I take with me.

The PBS Postage, or any electronic postage, is also acceptable under the 13 oz rule. The idea is that they can back track it to you.

Just a reminder that if a book is small and light it might be cheaper to use first class mail. 

On the other hand, if a book weighs even 1/100th of an ounce over one pound you have to pay the two pound media mail rate.

Maybe I am imagining it, but it seems that many are assuming that all books can be mailed for the same price.  The heavier the book, themore expensive the postage.

I actually use the scale on the APC, then go back, back, back, and select the Buy Stamps, Different Value.