USPS Media Mail Shipping Label Maker — Free
USPS Media Mail is the most affordable way to ship books, CDs, DVDs, and other qualifying media items. With rates starting under $4, it is dramatically cheaper than Priority Mail for heavy books and educational materials. Our label maker creates properly formatted Media Mail labels with the correct service indicator. Note that Media Mail has strict content restrictions — only qualifying media items may be shipped using this service.
Delivery Time
2-8 business days
Best For
Shipping books, CDs, DVDs, and educational materials at the lowest rates
Carrier
USPS
USPS Media Mail Shipping Tips
- Media Mail is restricted to books, CDs, DVDs, printed music, and educational materials only.
- Do not include any advertising, merchandise, or non-media items — USPS can inspect Media Mail packages.
- Media Mail is weight-based and extremely affordable — even heavy boxes of books cost under $15.
- This service is slower than Priority Mail but the cost savings are substantial for media items.
- Textbook sellers and used book stores use Media Mail to keep shipping costs down.
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USPS-STYLE FORMAT
From:
Sender address
Ship To:
Recipient address
Enter reference # to generate barcode
REF-000000
shippinglabel.co
5 fields needed to generate
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How it works: We format the label with your barcode/QR. Buy postage from your carrier (USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL) — they add the tracking barcode at drop-off.