Sending a book by post is quite simple, providing it is packaged correctly, but if you’re sending multiple books it can get expensive, especially if you’re shipping books overseas from the UK.
Find out how to post books cheaply in the UK and abroad and use Parcel Monkey’s free courier quote tool to compare prices from some of the UK’s top courier companies.
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There are many reasons why you might send books by post in the UK. Maybe you’re moving home from university, or perhaps you’ve bought a box set of books as a gift for a friend or relative.
Whatever the reason, you won’t want to pay more than you need to in postage and that’s where Parcel Monkey can help. We offer a cheap alternative to posting books through the Post Office, helping you find and book parcel delivery services with renowned courier companies like Parcelforce, DPD, UPS and DHL at significantly reduced prices.
It’s completely free to use our courier quote tool and you don't even need to register to get a price. Simply package your books and enter the weight and dimensions into the quote form to start comparing prices.
Follow these five simple steps to post a book in the UK or overseas.
Courier prices are determined by the size and weight of your parcel and the destination, so the cost of posting a book will vary, but you can get an instant price by using our courier quote tool.
If you need to send a large box of books, we can help you find cheap prices for sending boxes up to 500kg in the UK and 100kg internationally.
If you need to send a book to an international destination, you can get a price right here with Parcel Monkey. Just follow our packaging instructions above and enter the destination, along with the weight and dimensions of your parcel into our courier quote tool.
Whether you’re an individual who is shipping books to the USA from the UK, or you’re a charity shipping heavy boxes of books to international destinations, we can help.
Please note that some international destinations, such as China, have import restrictions on books. Before you ship, always check with the customs authority for the country you’re shipping to along with our prohibited and restricted items list, provided by our courier partners.
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