Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:23:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [WSFA] [Fwd: Re: [smofs] Have any books to spare?]
From: "Elspeth Kovar" <ekovar at panix.com>
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Subject: [WSFA] Re: [smofs] Have any books to spare?

Date:    Mon, May 25, 2009 12:00 am

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Laurie Mann wrote:
>
> Forwarded from Brenda Clough:
>
> The denizens of the Capclave table at Balticon suggested I send this
> around for Memorial Day to SMOFs.
> I am soliciting books, especially F&SF, to be donated to the base
> library at Heidelberg Army Base in Germany.  The base library is very
> low on the budget priorities, and is patronized mainly by American
> soldiers and their families who cannot afford to buy books.  I will also
> point out that most enlisted personnel are of the age where F&SF is a
> favorite genre.  Inoculating young minds now may lead to permanent fandom!
> Due to security concerns, it is not possible to mail items to the
> library directly.  However, my daughter is an Army officer and has
> undertaken to haul books from her APO mailbox to the library.  Her address:
>
> LT Diana C. Benton
> 529 MP Co. 95 MP BN
> CMR 419 Box 0021
> APO AE 09102
>
> If you have a smaller quantity of books, the cheapest way to send them
> is to go to the Post Office and ask them to give you the Flat Rate
> Priority Mail box for mailing to APO addresses; these come in large and
> small sizes.  If you have a truly honking large quantity, ask your Post
> Office if they will do Media Mail Book Rate for you.  (This rate is
> being phased out but I am not sure what the status is now.)

Media mail still exists, though the price went up a bit May 11.

Up to one pound is $2.38, two pounds $2.77, three pounds $3.16, and four
pounds $3.55.  (Not sure above that.)  Note: magazines are not eligible
for media mail rates.

You will have to fill in a customs form for shipping packages to an APO
address.