Book shipments - Handling

Form

• Books and brochures must be bound or have a cover
• The pages must be tightly held together on the side. Supplementary deliveries for loose-leaf works, whose primary work could itself be sent as a book shipment, do not have to be bound
• Books and brochures with removable CDs attached inside. (CDs are subject to the same content restrictions that apply to books and brochures, i.e. they may not serve commercial purposes or contain prohibited advertising, etc.

Advertising

Book shipments may include advertising and a dedication if the following conditions are met:

• The advertising within or appearing on the main dispatch item must be confined to the outside and the inside of the cover and to a maximum of four consecutive pages at the start and end of the work
• The dedication may consist of a brief saying such as "In fond remembrance, the author ", to which brief quotations or the like could be added. The dedication may also appear on a loose sheet of paper or card and be enclosed
• Catalogs, advertising flyers or other advertising may be enclosed as the main dispatch item

Posting

Book shipments must be posted in an unsealed package and bear the inscription "Büchersendung"(book shipment) above the address. The inner packaging may be sealed if it is the manufacturer's packaging and the sender has consented to the item being opened for inspection by making the note "Darf zu Prüfzwecken durch die Post geöffnet werden" (May be opened for inspection by the postal service).

Book shipments may be sealed if they contain at least 100 copies of the same kind of item - i.e. items with the same format, the same weight class and the same sender - when they are posted and the sender has consented to the package being opened for inspection. Sealed shipments must be marked with the remark "Büchersendung/EntgeIt gepr." (book shipment/postage verified) above the address.