News You Can Bruise for 2004 April 28 (entry 0)

(8) Wed Apr 28 2004 12:22 PST Free Cheap Rider: Today I sent a book to someone (who reads this weblog and will soon be pleasantly surprised). Book rate is so cheap! Why do we subsidize sending books through the mail?

Comments:

Posted by Susie at Wed Apr 28 2004 20:41

Because they weigh so much.

Posted by Brian Danger Hicks at Thu Apr 29 2004 00:40

To facilitate the transfer of scholarly information in an attempt to increase the position of the United States in academic circles.

And then after a hundred years or so we just forgot to repeal it.

Posted by Leonard at Thu Apr 29 2004 12:31

Hmm hmm. Makes sense. But I don't think we 'forgot' to repeal it--it's got a constituency now.

Posted by DeanG at Thu Apr 29 2004 17:50

Yep....sending a stack of papers? Make sure you have enough staples in them to constitute a "book". I think it's 3.

A bigger issue: Look into the growth rates of first class postage vs. bulk-rate/junk-mail.

Posted by Kristen at Thu Apr 29 2004 18:45

I think I know who it is, but I better not spoil it for them, or make myself look dumb if it isn't.

Posted by Leonard at Thu Apr 29 2004 19:12

Kristen, you are probably right.

Posted by Rachel at Fri Apr 30 2004 01:29

in that case, I have an inkling aussi

Posted by Leonard at Fri Apr 30 2004 12:42

Oh no! Soon everyone will know!