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Souce for media mailing supplies
The number of my books being sold and mailed through online book
posting services have increased recently. Does anyone know a good supplier of padded mailing envelopes that I might purchase from? |
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"John Warner" wrote in message om... The number of my books being sold and mailed through online book posting services have increased recently. Does anyone know a good supplier of padded mailing envelopes that I might purchase from? Please don't use padded mailing envelopes. They don't protect books from bumping of corners, the dust jackets can adhere to the interior bubbled lining, and they're not as bulletproof as you think. You don't know if the next package in the stack is a 25 pound box of Aunt Martha's jelly, which may leak all over your padded envelope and destroy your book. Your book may also be next to that eBay seller's package, full of sharp metal Structo toy parts that poke through his poor packaging and into your little "padded" envelope. I've shipped hundreds of books successfully. First, I put the book (and receipt) in a plastic bag, and seal it shut. I then use a small box OR wrap the book in heavy cardboard. Padding is added, of course, to prevent the item from shifting during mail processing. Kris |
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Don't send books in padded mailing envelopes; they are likely to arrive
damaged. Send them in boxes with lots of cushioning instead. A couple good, reasonably priced suppliers are www.uline.com and www.papermart.com cheers ~ Denise -- Empty Mirror Books & Distribution www.emptymirrorbooks.com specializing in modern poetry, the Beat Generation, & the work of Michael McClure Denise Enck - Quanta Webdesign www.quantawebdesign.com websites for organizations, individuals, & the arts Post Office Box 972, Mukilteo, WA 98275-0972 USA "John Warner" wrote in message om... The number of my books being sold and mailed through online book posting services have increased recently. Does anyone know a good supplier of padded mailing envelopes that I might purchase from? |
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"Kris Baker" wrote in message
. com... Please don't use padded mailing envelopes. They don't protect books from bumping of corners, the dust jackets can adhere to the interior bubbled lining, and they're not as bulletproof as you think. [and] "Denise" wrote in message ... Don't send books in padded mailing envelopes; they are likely to arrive damaged. Send them in boxes with lots of cushioning instead. I would certainly agree with regard to shipping overseas and to shipping collectible books and oversized books and particularly valuable books. I recently had an eBay knucklehead ship me a copy of: Manning, Robert. *England's Conversion and Reformation Compared [etc.]* The First American Edition, Revised and Corrected from the Fifth Dublin Edition (Lancaster [Pennsylvania]: Jesse Kendall for George Daly, 1813), loose in a bubble-padded envelope! Naturally, the front cover was torn off. (I paid a bargain eBay price and I have another copy and have recently handled a third, so I was not distraught--just annoyed.) But for reading copies and new, tightly bound, average-sized books (like a lot of the review copies that I sell), I've found that a good, sturdy, padded (with paper mash, not plastic bubbles) envelope does the job. I've shipped over 1,300 books that way and had only one complaint. I order them from uline.com. And I think I am the only one who has mentioned the other side of the coin: there are some people who pack and tape and seal and wrap things so tightly that it is impossible to open them without damaging them--that's happened to me more times than my eBay example above. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com |
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But for reading copies and new, tightly bound, average-sized books (like a lot of the review copies that I sell), I've found that a good, sturdy, padded (with paper mash, not plastic bubbles) envelope does the job. I've shipped over 1,300 books that way and had only one complaint. I order them from uline.com. And I think I am the only one who has mentioned the other side of the coin: there are some people who pack and tape and seal and wrap things so tightly that it is impossible to open them without damaging them--that's happened to me more times than my eBay example above. I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments William - most of my items are sent in 'Jiffy Bags', in addition to a layer or two of buble wrap around the book - never had any complaints, as I always ensure the book can not move around the mailer. Recently got a large box with a Folio Society set of Shakespeare that I inadvertantly poked some scissors through as it was so tightly packed - the same nearly happened with a set of Pepys' Diaries - a well angled swiss army knife saved the day! I am beginning to despair of the risks taken with the folding cardboard book mailers that have no waterproof provision. Touch wood I have been lucky so far - but can see a water damaged book arriving in our wintry future! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone, Tom L-M |
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"Tom L-M" wrote...
William M. Klimon wrote... I've shipped over 1,300 books that way and had only one complaint.... I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments William - most of my items are sent in 'Jiffy Bags', in addition to a layer or two of buble wrap around the book - never had any complaints... You two might not have had complaints, but anyone who sends me a book in a bag--even if the book arrives undamaged--goes straight to my won't-buy-from-again list. -- Jon Meyers [To reply, lose your way.] |
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"Jon Meyers" wrote in message ... "Tom L-M" wrote... William M. Klimon wrote... I've shipped over 1,300 books that way and had only one complaint.... I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments William - most of my items are sent in 'Jiffy Bags', in addition to a layer or two of buble wrap around the book - never had any complaints... You two might not have had complaints, but anyone who sends me a book in a bag--even if the book arrives undamaged--goes straight to my won't-buy-from-again list. -- Jon Meyers [To reply, lose your way.] I just received a signed 1st ed. of Eugene Izzi's The Take in a unpadded 8X10 manila envelope. No interior padding, no plastic bag, nothing. Hard to believe, but the book arrived undamaged. But I will never again buy from this dealer. Gary Phillips |
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Tom L-M wrote:
I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments William - most of my items are sent in 'Jiffy Bags', in addition to a layer or two of buble wrap around the book - never had any complaints, as I always ensure the book can not move around the mailer. But it is not movement that is the problem with the Jiffy Bags. It is that they do not offer enough protection - the bags are fairly easily dented, bent, or punctured; potentially causing books to arrive with bumped corners, indentations, or worse. It does happen. When I receive such a shipment, I don't always complain to the seller; I just won't buy from them again. best, Denise Empty Mirror Books & Distribution www.emptymirrorbooks.com specializing in modern poetry, the Beat Generation, & the work of Michael McClure |
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When I receive such a shipment, I don't always complain to the seller; I just won't buy from them again. best, Denise If I had that attitude my 'wont buy from' list would include almost every dealer that I have ever bought from, excepting around 5 - and including some of the bigger names. Jiffy bags and buble wrap are obviously more common over here. Cheers, Tom L-M |
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