Packaged sheet media and method of using same

A ream of paper packaged for use on an associated paper tray of an associated printing system, said ream of paper comprising:

• a stack of sheets of paper, said stack including a top, a bottom, a first end, an opposing second end, a first side and an opposing second side;
• a first wrap including a central portion extending between opposing first and second end portions, said first wrap disposed around said stack with said opposing end portions secured together along one of said top and said bottom of said stack such that said first wrap is capable of supporting said stack during transport thereof, said central portion having a substantially-uniform width along an elongated length thereof, said first end portion and said second end portion each having a substantially-uniform width along an elongated length thereof, said substantially-uniform width of said first and second end portions being less than said substantially-uniform width of said central portion and being approximately equal to one another, said first and second end portions at least partially overlapping one another such that an elongated grasping area having approximately said substantially-uniform width of said first and second end portions is formed thereby along said first wrap;
• and,
• a second wrap disposed outwardly of said first wrap and covering substantially all of said top, said bottom, said first end, said second end, said first side and said second side of said stack.