sending books via royal mail ?

lixxus · 9 Aug 2009 at 21:13

any advice please on what sort of packaging i can use, so the books stay intact and bend free when sending in the post.

is the sort of packaging that amazon use to deliver books, available to buy and if so what is it called please

Sin_Chase · 9 Aug 2009 at 21:14

Cardboard+Tape?

K.C. Leblanc · 9 Aug 2009 at 21:16

They're called 'book mailers', probably the best place to get one is to ask at a second hand book shop.

lixxus · 9 Aug 2009 at 21:18

K.C. Leblanc said:
They're called 'book mailers', probably the best place to get one is to ask at a second hand book shop.

Sin_Chase said:
Cardboard+Tape?

ill try that to, need to see if i got some Cardboard lying about the house first, other ill just buy the book mailer thingy. (if the price is right)

thanks

Greenlizard0 · 9 Aug 2009 at 21:20

Books by Royal Mail? Ouch, that'll probably cost a fair bit.

lixxus · 9 Aug 2009 at 21:23

Greenlizard0 said:
Books by Royal Mail? Ouch, that'll probably cost a fair bit.

well any suggestions. i was checking parcel2go, but £6 for a medium size textbook seems a lot

yermum · 9 Aug 2009 at 22:17

Don't forget that it is often cheaper to send 2 smaller parcels than one large one. I sent mine with a broken down cardboard box wrapped around them, then brown paper.