📦 Shipping & Handling Policy

Thank you for supporting our independent bookstore! We take great pride in ensuring your books arrive safely and securely. Below you will find everything you need to know about our shipping rates, timelines, and handling procedures.

🌎 Domestic & US Territory Shipping

We ship to all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and all U.S. Territories and Possessions (including Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Minor Outlying Islands).

• All domestic shipments of books—regardless of distance or offshore location—are sent via USPS Media Mail.

• Premium carrier choices or international shipping are not available at this time.

• Stickers are mailed separately.

⚖️ Tiered Shipping Rates

Our shipping rates are calculated at checkout based strictly on the total weight of your package. These rates combine actual postal costs, high-quality protective materials, and credit card processing fees into a clean, flat integer rate:

• Up to 1.0 oz: $1.5

• 1.1 oz to 1.0 lb: $7.00

• 1.1 to 2.0 lbs: $9.00

• 2.1 to 3.0 lbs: $10.00

• 3.1 to 4.0 lbs: $12.00

• 4.1 to 5.0 lbs: $14.00

• 5.1 to 6.0 lbs: $15.00

• 6.1 to 7.0 lbs: $17.00

• 7.1 to 8.0 lbs: $18.00

• 8.1 to 9.0 lbs: $20.00

• 9.1 to 10.0 lbs: $21.00

• 10.1 to 11.0 lbs: $23.00

• 11.1 to 12.0 lbs: $24.00

• 12.1 to 13.0 lbs: $25.00

• 13.1 to 14.0 lbs: $26.00

• 14.1 to 15.0 lbs: $27.00

• 15.1 to 16.0 lbs: $1000.00

Ordering More Than 15 lbs of Books?
If your cart exceeds 15 pounds, our system will display a protective $1,000 bulk shipping rate. To complete a larger order, please contact our support team directly so we can manually calculate an affordable, custom shipping rate and send you a direct Stripe link.

🛡️ Our Structural Packaging Guarantee

We do not use flimsy bubble mailers. To protect your investment, every single order is hand-packed from our Oregon office using industrial-grade, rigid packaging:

1. Waterproofing: Your books are sealed inside an airtight plastic sleeve to guard against rain and humidity during transit.

2. Impact Protection: Heavy cardstock chipboard inserts line both sides of your book to prevent corner dings and edge wear.

3. Rigid Outer Shell: Orders are enclosed in custom, multi-fold corrugated cardboard bookfold mailers or heavy-duty boxes taped with high-tensile packaging tape.

🧩 Multi-Box Shipments

To ensure the physical structural integrity of larger collections, orders exceeding 5–6 pounds may be split into multiple separate boxes at our discretion. This prevents heavy stacks of books from bursting through a single cardboard box during transit. If your order is split, you will receive tracking numbers for each individual box at no additional cost to you.

⏳ Processing & Transit Times

• Handling Time: Because we carefully hand-pack each order to order, please allow 1 to 3 business days for your package to be prepared and dropped at the post office.

• Estimated Transit: USPS Media Mail generally takes 2 to 8 business days for delivery within the contiguous United States. Please note that shipments traveling offshore to Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. Territories rely on marine and air transport networks and may take 2 to 4 weeks to arrive.

Once your order ships, an automated confirmation email containing your tracking information will be sent directly to you.