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Any books received in December 2024 will not be processed until Janurary 2025
Our Re-Home or Recycle your books service
We offer our customers a service to re-home or recycle your unwanted books. We accept all books, and for those of sufficient quality to sell to new homes, we pay €0.40 per book in the form of a book voucher. Books not in good enough condition will be recycled responsibly.
How the process works
- On completion of this FREE product at the checkout, you will receive an order number.
- Once your box(es) is/are ready, they can be booked in for collection or they can be brought to the post office.
To Book in box(es) with an post use the Return your online shopping link on the An Post website or follow this link: https://www.anpost.com/Post-Parcels/Click-and-Post/Returns
Type book into the find a retailer box: Select the bookshop.ie
Reason for return: Select Other
Order Number: Enter the Order number received from us at the checkout
Complete the checkout with An Post
Please note the following:
- Multiple boxes can have the same order number
- Collection from your chosen address by An Post costs €6 per box (Max 20kg)
- Dropping off at the post office costs €4.95 per box (Max 20kg)
- Vouchers are paid at €0.40 per book.
- Processing this product in no way commits you to sending us books.
- Once your books have been processed we will email you a gift certificate
- Parcels that do not have an order number can not be paid for.
CHECKLIST FOR PACKING YOUR BOOKS:
- Pack your books into a sturdy cardboard box (no bags).
- Ensure your books are secure so they aren’t damaged in transit (under-filled boxes are likely to collapse, and over-filled to burst open). Seal the box with strong adhesive tape designed for shipping
- If you can hear or feel the contents of the box moving inside, then they are not packed properly
- Make sure your box weighs no more than 20kg (an Easy way to do this is to weigh the books in batches on a kitchen weighing scales)
- Write your order number clearly on each box
We cannot be held accountable for the items damaged in transit due to poor packaging. If you are sending more than one box per consignment, please ensure these are packed separately and clearly labelled.
We Reject and Recycle books with the following damage:
- Water damage
- Missing pages
- Excessive annotations, underlining or highlighting
- Ripped, damaged spine
- Creased or torn covers
- Missing dust jackets
- Discoloured cover or pages
We Recycle but do not pay out for the following:
- Magazines
- Used School books
- RTE Guides
- Foreign language books
- Puzzle books, e.g. crosswords, Sudoku etc.
Please be aware that when we receive your books, they will be manually checked on arrival.
We cannot return any books that have been rejected however we will recycle any items that have been deemed unsellable.
20 Kg = Approx: 60 Paperback books or 50 Large Paperback / Hardback books
The easiest way to weigh books is get a kitchen scale and weigh them in batches of 4 or 5 kg
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Declutter
What a great idea to recycle unwanted books.
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Re home
I sent some books back and two weeks later I still haven't heard anything. ?
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Declutter books
Absolutely brilliant I am only sorry I didn't use this service years ago. I am recommending it to all my friends and family
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book collection
great service for good books you no longer want
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Brilliant idea
I have used this service twice and have recommended it to others. A great way to pass on books to be resold or recycled with the bonus of getting some store credit.
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Recycling books
Fantastic way to recycle your good quality pre-loved booked. Very straight-forward process and very cheap postage for up to 20km. Really helpful owner with very prompt replies you queries. Vouchers received for books can be used in the online store. Highly recommend.
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Excellent Idea
This is a brilliant way to recycle books and you can get some store credit for any that can be resold. I found the process easy to follow, it only costs €6 to have your parcel collected by An Post and within a week or two you get a voucher from The Bookshop for any credit. I've just sent down my next boxes and I will definitely use again.
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Re-Home or Recycle your books
Such a good service. Really easy to use and a great way to clear some space on bookshelves while knowing someone else will get the chance to enjoy your old books
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Buy recycle your old books
Adore this service - can treat myself to more books with my voucher!!! A bit confused as to why my books get rejected - I don’t add in damaged ones but overall a fantastic service
