Rampidbyter Rampid byter: A byte of my .Net developing life.

I sold a few books through Amazon the last week or so. The first time ever doing so. Amazon bills a credit for about $4 for shipping the books. I made a rookie mistake by taking the first book to be shipped by UPS. The cheapest shipping available from UPS was $14 plus an added tax along with sales tax racking the total cost to over $16 to ship ONE book. Because I was at my second business day I went ahead and ate the costs, which cut my profits in half on the sale. Come to realize I could have just gone to USPS and paid for media mail. With both an padded book-sized envelop, shipping, and a confirmation number included came out to be nearly $4 even. Rookie mistake learned. USPS beats the pants of UPS in costs and quality of service for shipping. Plus they also sell stamps so it can be a two-for-one kind of deal going there.