[pct-l] Why do they have Media mail?

[Eugene Leafty]

I didn't know why they had it, but sure am glad they do because it makes it
so much easier to exchange & sell used textbooks and such.  Buying novels
and other inexpensive books online probably wouldn't be worth it at all if
they shipped as normal parcels.  Thanks for doing the research to find out
where media mail came from.

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of AsABat
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:43 PM
To: pct
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Why do they have Media mail?

I was curious why they even have media mail. I learned media mail was
created in 1938 to provide lower postage for books to "encourage the flow of
educational materials through the mail" to promote "educational, cultural,
scientific, and informational values."