Printed matter

In the Great Britain a special "Book Post" was introduced in 1848 that by 1852 had been extended to the wider range of material.

[1] Printed matter was produced by printers or publishers, such as books, magazines, booklets, brochures and other publicity materials and in some cases, newspapers.

In the Postal Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Mexico, proclaimed on June 20, 1862, terms were specified relating to the rates for printed matter between the two countries.

Printed matter was called as Chūbǎn-wù (Chinese: 出版物) or Yìnshuā-pǐn (印刷品) what had the thousand-years history.

As of June 2007, the USPS has a printed matter classification known as "Bound Printed Matter", BPM, defined as, advertising, promotional, directory, or editorial material that is securely bound and at least 90% is imprinted by a process other than handwriting or typewriting and is only available for user with an imprint permit.