Quoted from unigroove:Speaking of Amazon: anyone want to share their opinion on how they package stuff?
For magazines or books, they usually pace the book between two stiff pieces of cardboard and pack it in a mailer which fits the book (Or cardboard). The mailer is pretty thick, and has a tab that you pull to open the package at one end, then you can slide the book out. If it's in a box, they will pad the box with those air packets, or bubble wrap so the items inside won't slide around.