Bring almost nothing when you move

[Midnight Rambler]

Also, about books - you can ship them Media Mail pretty cheaply. I sent a box here that was nearly 50 pounds for about $40 a couple of years ago (though the price has probably gone up some since then). The only thing is that there can be nothing else in the box besides books and other media (the rules for other things, like magazines, can get quirky), including any packing material, so your books have to fit exactly in order to not bang around. And obviously you need a very strong box if it weighs that much! The time it takes can be random; sometimes it takes months (it goes by ground/ship), but last time I did it from the west coast my box got here in only a little over a week.