Shipping policy
UK delivery
We post orders Monday to Friday only. Nothing is posted at weekends or on bank holidays, so an order placed after the cut-off on a Friday, or on a Saturday or Sunday, goes out on Monday. This applies to Express too.
| Service | Price per order | Order by (Monday to Friday) | Carrier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | £1.99, or free on orders of £10 or more | 6am on a weekday for same-day dispatch | Royal Mail Tracked 48 |
| Standard via Amazon Shipping | Same as Standard: £1.99, or free on orders of £10 or more (orders up to £40 only) | 6am on a weekday for same-day dispatch | Amazon Shipping |
| Express | £2.99 | 1pm on a weekday for same-day dispatch | Royal Mail Tracked 24 |
| Express Signed For | £4.99 | 1pm on a weekday for same-day dispatch | Royal Mail Tracked 24, signature on delivery |
Rather not use Royal Mail? Choose Standard via Amazon Shipping at checkout, at the same price. It is offered on orders up to £40. If you choose it for an address in one of these areas, your order goes by Royal Mail Tracked 48 instead:
- Northern Ireland (BT)
- Isle of Wight (PO30, PO31, PO33 to PO41)
- Isles of Scilly (TR21 to TR25)
- Channel Islands and Isle of Man (GY, JE, IM)
- Outer Hebrides (HS)
- Shetland (ZE)
- Orkney, Caithness and Sutherland (KW)
- Inverness, the Highlands, Skye and Moray (IV)
- Perth and Perthshire, Lochaber, Fort William and the Small Isles (PH)
- Deeside, Donside and Speyside (AB31 to AB38)
- Inverurie, Turriff, Huntly, Keith, Banff and Buckie (AB44 to AB56)
- Callander, Lochearnhead, Crianlarich and Killin (FK17 to FK21)
- Isle of Arran and Isle of Cumbrae (KA27, KA28)
- Argyll and Bute, including Bute, Cowal, Oban, Kintyre, Islay and Mull (PA20 and above)
Delivery is charged once per order, not per book, so add as many books as you like.
Any 10 £1 books: £10, delivered. Ten £1 books make £10, which is the minimum spend for free standard delivery.
When will my order arrive?
We post Monday to Friday, not at weekends or on bank holidays. Orders placed before the cut-off on a weekday leave our warehouse that day. Orders placed after the cut-off, at the weekend or on a bank holiday go out on the next working day. For example, an Express order placed at 3pm on Friday is posted on Monday and Royal Mail aims to deliver it on Tuesday.
Royal Mail aims to deliver Tracked 24 the next working day after dispatch, and Tracked 48 within two working days. Delivery times are Royal Mail's targets, not guarantees.
We email you when your order is on its way, with a tracking link.
United States
Tracked delivery, priced by the weight of your order: £3.99 up to 0.25 kg, £4.99 up to 0.5 kg, £7.99 up to 1 kg, £11.99 up to 2 kg, £14.99 up to 3 kg, £23.49 up to 5 kg, £49.99 up to 10 kg and £99.99 up to 20 kg. A typical paperback weighs about 0.25 kg. Printed books are free of US import duty.
Canada
Tracked delivery with duties paid, so there is nothing to pay on delivery: £8.99 up to 0.5 kg, £10.99 up to 1 kg, £13.99 up to 2 kg, £16.99 up to 3 kg, £22.49 up to 5 kg, £35.49 up to 10 kg and £59.99 up to 20 kg. Canadian GST is added at checkout; there is no duty on books.
Australia
Tracked delivery by Australia Post: £6.99 up to 0.5 kg, £8.99 up to 1 kg, £13.49 up to 2 kg, £17.49 up to 3 kg, £26.99 up to 5 kg, £52.99 up to 10 kg, £79.49 up to 15 kg and £105.99 up to 20 kg. Heavier orders may arrive in more than one parcel.
Brasil
Tracked delivery: £9.99 up to 0.5 kg, £17.49 up to 1 kg, £32.99 up to 2 kg, £63.99 up to 4 kg, £95.49 up to 6 kg, £127.49 up to 8 kg and £158.99 up to 10 kg. Larger orders arrive in more than one parcel. Books are free of Brazilian import tax, but Correios may charge a handling fee of about R$15 on delivery. Books weighing over 2 kg each can't be sent to Brasil, so they don't appear in our shop there.
New Zealand
Tracked delivery with duties paid, so there is nothing to pay on delivery: £8.49 up to 0.5 kg, £12.49 up to 1 kg, £18.99 up to 2 kg, £24.99 up to 3 kg, £36.49 up to 5 kg, £65.99 up to 10 kg and £124.49 up to 20 kg. Orders to New Zealand can be up to £440.
Japan
Tracked delivery: £6.99 up to 0.5 kg, £9.99 up to 1 kg, £15.99 up to 2 kg, £23.99 up to 3 kg, £34.49 up to 5 kg, £61.49 up to 10 kg and £115.99 up to 20 kg. Orders to Japan can be up to £80, which keeps them under the limit where import tax is charged, so there is nothing to pay on delivery. Larger orders may arrive in more than one parcel.
South Korea
Tracked delivery: £5.99 up to 0.5 kg, £8.49 up to 1 kg, £12.99 up to 2 kg, £20.99 up to 3 kg, £32.99 up to 5 kg, £63.49 up to 10 kg and £124.99 up to 20 kg. Books are free of Korean duty and VAT. Korean customs needs your Personal Customs Clearance Code (PCCC), which we ask for before checkout; it must match the name, phone number and postcode on your order. Books weighing over 2 kg each can't be sent to South Korea, so they don't appear in our shop there. Larger orders arrive in more than one parcel.
Switzerland
Tracked delivery with duties paid, so there is nothing to pay on delivery: £12.99 up to 3 kg, £16.99 up to 10 kg and £18.99 up to 20 kg.
Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man
Standard delivery by Royal Mail Tracked 48, at UK prices: £1.99, or free on orders of £10 or more. Orders to Jersey can be up to £60, which keeps them under the limit where Jersey GST is charged, so there is nothing to pay on delivery.
Norway
Tracked delivery: £5.49 up to 0.5 kg, £6.99 up to 1 kg, £10.99 up to 2 kg, £16.99 up to 3 kg, £19.49 up to 5 kg, £38.99 up to 10 kg and £77.99 up to 20 kg. Books are free of Norwegian VAT and duty. Larger orders may arrive in more than one parcel.
Hong Kong
Tracked delivery: £8.49 up to 0.5 kg, £9.99 up to 1 kg, £12.49 up to 2 kg, £15.49 up to 3 kg, £21.99 up to 5 kg, £37.49 up to 10 kg and £71.99 up to 20 kg. There is no import duty or tax in Hong Kong.
At the moment we deliver to the UK, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Brasil.
Our books are single copies
Most of our books are second-hand, and we usually have just one copy. Very occasionally a copy sells elsewhere before we pick your order. If that happens we'll email you and refund that book in full.
Something wrong?
If your order hasn't arrived or something isn't right, email london@sellbooks.co.uk with your order number and we'll sort it out. See also our Returns policy and FAQ.